Tag: subsidies
Estonia to Retract Pledge on Wind Energy Subsidy Limits
Estonia will keep an annual cap on the volume of wind energy eligible for subsidies, retracting a pledge to [...]
UK Lawmakers Reach ‘Landmark Deal’ On Renewable Energy Support
After months of haggling over the costs related to subsidizing renewable energy, the UK Energy and Finance ministries have [...]
Poland’s draft renewable bills would give greater support to large solar plants
Stanislaw Pietruszko, the head of the Photovoltaic Association of Poland (PVAP), says the country’s new renewable energy act could [...]
German Environment Minister plans to reform Renewable Energy Act
With a focus already on federal elections in September 2013, German Environment Minister Peter Altmaier wants to push a [...]
Germany must change its RE legislation to curb power price : RWE
Germany must change its renewable- energy legislation to curb power-price gains and guarantee security of supply, according to utility [...]
New bill proposes to extend wind energy PTC, slash oil subsidies
A group of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced new legislation that would extend a number [...]
The end of clean energy subsidies?
The federal government has given generously to the clean energy industry over the last few years, funneling billions of [...]
U.S. slaps new fees on Chinese solar panels
The U.S. Commerce Department has imposed new import fees on solar panels made in China, finding that the Chinese [...]
70% of Americans oppose federal subsidies for fossil fuels
A survey by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication shows that about 70% Americans oppose federal subsidies for [...]
Obama Budget Would Cut $40 Billion in Fossil-Fuel Credits
President Barack Obama, who pledged an “all of the above” energy strategy that included fossil fuels, renewed his proposal [...]