German Consul General Boasts of His Nation’s Renewable Energy Policy

The Germans call their nation’s energy policy Energiewende. But the literal translation of the word — energy transition — belies the [...]

Germany’s Upper House Passes Renewable Energy Law

Germany’s upper house of parliament Friday passed an ambitious renewable energy law which aims to mitigate the effects of [...]

POWER Digest July 2014

Chile Banks on Renewable Capacity Expansion, Energy Efficiency. Chile in mid-May released a $650 million investment plan to reduce [...]

Germany Ups New Green Energy Surcharge on Industry to Meet EU Rules

Germany on Tuesday offered to change a planned reform of its renewable energy policy, trying to end a standoff [...]

American and German Approaches to Energy-Climate Policy

Germany’s energy transition, or Energiewende, offers lessons for the United States, just not the ones typically cited on this [...]

Germany’s Renewable Energy Law Is About to Look More American

The next phase of Germany’s energy transition takes competitive markets into account. As cost pressures mount in the German [...]

The Money Problem With Germany’s Renewable Energy Law in 3 Charts

The world’s solar leader grapples with how to make its solar policies financially sustainable. As the German government gets [...]

German Bill Revises Energy Tax Concessions For Industry

The German Cabinet has approved a bill to modify the nation’s renewable energy law (EEG) to bring renewable energy [...]

BSW-Solar to Challenge Proposed Solar PV Self-Consumption Charge in Court

Germany’s Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) has announced that it will challenge government plans to impose the surcharge according to [...]

Germany Moves Forward on Renewable Energy Plan

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government approved legislation on Tuesday revamping Germany’s sweeping plan to generate more than 40 percent of [...]