Craig, The roots of the Passivhaus concepts actually go back to the 70's work that was funded by the new…
On German renewables community united
The most recent data starts to show a significant effect of this, with demand visibly lower at 12-13h than at…
On The commercial sector discovers “own consumption”
I would assume the Nuclear plants would only bid in the capacity market if they had spare capacity with which…
On Has the age of capacity markets only just begun?
Mr Morris Europe needs "capability markets" to reward flexible generators that better integrate renewables. Capacity markets can prop up old…
On Has the age of capacity markets only just begun?
Do not allow the lobbies to do what they have already done in Spain! We have the same scenario in…
On The Battle over Electricity: Part II
Nice reporting. As an ex-pat, Nam vet in Munich, I was not aware this blog existed in English. Good stuff.…
On Dubious reports about “Energiewende in doubt”
The recent decision by Germany to support cheap Chinese solar panel imports (Germany opposes an EU anti-dumping trade lawsuit before…
On Labor unions – pro-nuke or pro-renewables?
Ratepayers want low cost, SAFE energy and Solar is now ready to provide it. There are only three things standing…
On Renewables co-op fights Vattenfall for control of Berlin grid
[...] interview with Joseph Göppel here, a conservative Member of Germany’s Parliament and one of the strongest proponents of the…
On The Energiewende – the Result of a Powerful Mass Movement from Below
[...] Morris notes that Germany’s commercial sector is increasingly discovering own consumption. The feed-in tariff [...]
On The commercial sector discovers “own consumption”