Where does the smell come from?

         Jędrzej Winiecki          Dobrich joins protests. The city, located in northeastern of Bulgaria, with a population of approximately 110 000 inhabitants, wants immediate end to the exploration operations of shale gas deposits in neighboring Romania. The distance from Dobrich to the border is approximately 40 kilometers and is even more so in the area … Read more

How and Why the government reduces the generous support scheme of renewables after he struggled three years to implement it

         With the insistence and arguments coming from Romania, the Commission accepted. After a year and a half from applying at the scheme, the Romanian authorities twisted and stated that the support is too generous and is loading too much the electricity bill. The government will approve next week the draft Ordinance on postponing the … Read more

Cluj made it on the short list of “green” awards, in constructions

          Some companies have started to organize the official certification of buildings, but for now just a production hall and an office building have such an official title in the county. Most of the initiatives announced are coming for office buildings. The Romanian Green Building Council (CRCV) announced the finalists after two rounds of judging, … Read more

Solar Decathlon Europe

       Also Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 will take place in Versailles, France. The participating teams are: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – School of Engineering and Architecture Universisad de Castilla – La Mancha and Universidad de Alcala de Henares University Chiba University ENSA Nantes, ESB, Audencia Group, … Read more

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Nuclear decommissioning costs amount to €66 billion in UK alone

         Foratom instead claimed that “it is renewable energies, especially wind and solar energy that are the most systematically subsidised forms of energy, not nuclear energy.”          Foratom then set out some of the subsidies renewables receive. The highest figure they quote is “In Germany, total subsidies amount to €5 billion per year”.          But … Read more

€10-25 billion needed to secure Europe’s nuclear power stations

           Die Welt, a German daily newspaper, says that the European Commission investigation into the continent’s nuclear fleet – originally prompted by the Fukushima nuclear disaster – paints a devastating picture of the safety measures in the EU’s nuclear power plants.            French daily Le Figaro claims that none of France’s 58 nuclear power plants met standards outlined by … Read more

UK government slashes RO PV support by 20%

           Prior to the UK government’s consultation on solar support, all solar PV was eligible for 2 Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) per MWh. This has now been reduced to levels as low as 1.6 ROCs/MWh.            However, the cuts are not quite as severe as previously feared – officials had previously threatened to cut PV rates … Read more

EWEA 2013 Chair sees promising signals from emerging markets

         How would you describe the current wind power market in Europe and what do you think the short-term outlook is?          The context where the EU wind industry is currently operating is one of economic downturn. Yet, the strong links between economic activity, energy supply and demand and energy investments, make it more difficult … Read more

UK commits £113 million to African renewables

          The package includes two programmes to help stimulate private sector investment to provide low carbon energy in Africa, a £15 million programme to reduce emissions from cattle ranching and support smallholder farmers in Colombia and a £1.5 million programme to help developing countries to develop strategies to reduce their emissions.           The Green Africa … Read more

The Future of Electricity Markets

         If recent trends are any indication, such a re-evaluation is imminent if not already underway in many electricity markets around the world, a process that could have wide ranging implications for the world’s most capital intensive sector.          Two related processes are driving these changes: first, the move toward more … Read more

Technical possibilities and economic succes of small wind turbines

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The “dash for gas” not wanted by wind turbine-supporting public

          The Guardian reported Tuesday that the poll, conducted by ICM Survey, shows only coal and nuclear are less popular that shale gas.           When asked to choose between having the two energy sources within two miles of their home, the Guardian noted, 67% of respondents favoured a turbine, compared to just 11% who would … Read more

Wind energy’s most prestigious prize goes to Professor Arthouros Zervos

         The award was presented to Professor Zervos by Klaus Rave, Vice President of EWEA.          Speaking at the presentation of the award at the conference dinner of the EWEA 2013 Annual Event in Vienna, CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Christian Kjaer said “It is hard to know where to begin to … Read more

What Are The Advantages Of AC Solar PV ?

          Microinverters all but disappeared from the market in the early 2000s, due to their high cost and relatively low efficiency. But over the last five years, rapid advances in semiconductor technology and improvements in efficiency and reliability have made microinverters a viable alternative to central inverters. Today, ACPV systems account for more than 30% … Read more

VDE, Fraunhofer Will Certify PV Plants for “Technical Bankability”

        Plunging costs throughout the solar PV technology chain have helped to improve the cost profile of solar PV plants. But upstream upheaval also contributes to questions about supplier quality and viability, and adds uncertainty and risk for potential investors in a PV project. Standard certification of individual components by themselves is no longer sufficient … Read more

Solar PV R&D: what are researchers working on ? Part 4

          A very hot area in solar R&D is screening-engineered field-effect photovoltaics (SFPV) – it has the potential to enable low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells to be made from virtually any semiconductor material, according to researchers from the US DOE's Berkeley Lab and the University of California (UC) Berkeley.           While still in its infancy, SFPV … Read more

Solar PV R&D: what are researchers working on ? Part 3

       Although still in the research stage, several new solar-related technologies are close to becoming commercial reality. The largest solar energy research institute in Europe is the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, headquartered in Freiburg Germany. Its director, Professor Eicke Weber, says the key focus is to bring solar PV costs down while increasing … Read more