African feed-in tariffs in the spotlight

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 24 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English

Since South Africa introduced a feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme last year the question of how to extend similar renewable energy schemes throughout the content is on the table.

UK solar farms – the next big thing in renewable energy ?

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 07 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English

If successful, planning applications in Cornwall and Dorset may set a trend for approval of large-scale PV panel installations. Owners of agricultural and redundant industrial land could potentially benefit from substantial guaranteed income over the next 25 years under the government’s Feed-in Tariff scheme, without the visual and wildlife implications of wind turbines.

Australia’s Energy Struggle

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 23 October 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

Australia is far behind other nations in its shift toward renewable energies. The national renewable energies target forces energy companies to pay a tax of $1.71 per tonne of carbon dioxide produced.

Solar Feed-in-Tariffs Still Revered in Europe Despite Revisions

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 22 September 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

The commom wisdom among renewable energy proponents on subsidies has long been the more, the better, but state supports have proved to be too successful leading to reductions in some European countries to one type of state support — the guaranteed payment rate for solar generated from photovoltaic (PV) installations.

France to Seek Bids for Offshore Wind-Power Farms by the End of This Year

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 28 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

France will seek bids for offshore wind farms by the end of the year to raise renewable energy production and catch up with its neighbors in building sea-based turbines, a government official said.