renewable energy tariff Articles
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The challenge of an EU-GCC clean energy network
The enhancement of EU-GCC cooperation on energy issues could be significantly facilitated from the establishment and operation of an EU GGC clean energy network (EU-GCC CLEANERGY.NET). CLEANERGY.NET would have to act as a catalyst and a coordinator for EU-GCC energy cooperation on different levels: research, technology and industry, but also on the level of energy policy, through dissemination of ...
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Between populism and price increases: Who will pay for the cost of renewable energy?
As feed-in tariffs gain traction as a policy mechanism of choice, we must keep in mind the bigger picture of the financial health of developing country electricity sectors. It was not too long ago that the World Bank and other international financial institutions were drawing attention to the soaring debt levels of developing country utilities. In order for feed-in tariffs or other electricity ...
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Morocco`s first CSP plant forges path to tech-led cost cuts
The imminent start-up of Morocco's Noor I CSP Plant will be followed by lower cost adjacent plants thanks to technology gains such as larger trough apertures which have eclipsed the impact of higher cost dry cooling systems, Driss Berraho, Business Development Manager at ACWA Power, told CSP Today. A consortium led by ACWA Power started construction on the 160 MW Noor I project in Ouarzazate, ...
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Local challenges confronting the CSP market in South Africa
Lacking of a definitive Government energy policy in South Africa has been a key barrier hindering progress in the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) market in the country. The CSP Today’s South Africa 3 part guide’ states: “The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), published in mid-2010, identified South Africa’s 2013 renewables target of 10,000 GWh of energy from all renewable ...
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Where neoclassical economics fails: impacts on renewable electricity in the UK
This paper explores the appropriateness and effectiveness of using a market-based governance system, in the form of the renewable obligation (RO) in the UK, to drive the uptake of electricity from renewable technologies. The paper will argue that neoclassical thinking around markets makes key assumptions on efficiency, effectiveness and equity that are not suitable for emerging renewable ...
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Feed-in Tariffs: the energy saving option
Energy saving feed-in tariffs (ESFITs) are a relatively new concept and are designed to use the same principles as Feed in Tariffs for renewable energy (REFITs) They offer a promising way of improving electricity efficiency and reducing electricity demand, thereby decreasing carbon emissions The Electricity Market Reform proposals which form part of the 2012 Energy Bill provide a bias towards ...
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How feed-in-tariffs kick-started renewable energy generation
Since the feed-in-tariffs came into force on 1st April renewable energy generation has become within the reach of far more people than ever ...
By Vital Energi
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Economics of large-scale intermittent RES-E integration into the European grids: analyses based on the simulation software GreenNet
Market integration of Renewable Energy Technologies for Electricity (RES-E) generation is one of the core topics in the energy policy agenda of the European Commission (EC). However, legislation in this context still faces a variety of lacks (e.g. ignoring unbundling principles) in almost all countries of the European Union (EU). The recently finished EC-Project GreenNet addresses these existing ...
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SMEs demand help to the UK government to cut carbon emissions
A new report examines how SMEs can contribute to the government’s carbon emissions 2020 targets and recommends a range of measures. A new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) titled “Making Sense of Going Green”, supports the government must include measures to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) cut carbon emissions through the upcoming Energy ...
By Vital Energi
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How Green Tariffs Can Benefit Utilities and Consumers
The challenges facing the electricity sector in the U.S. have been widely discussed in the last year—issues ranging from evolving pollution controls to slow growth in demand. In particular, many utilities see the rise of small-scale, distributed solar power as a threat to their businesses. Anxious about losing customers, utilities are moving to reform self-generation rules so that ...
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Renewable energy and the green economy: Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009
Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (the 'Act') received Royal Assent on May 14, 2009. The Act's aim is to foster the growth of renewable energy projects, promote a green economy and energy conservation and to encourage the efficient use of energy. Its scope equals its intended impact on Ontario's energy sector: both are substantial. To realize its objects, the Act creates the ...
By McMillan LLP
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Background: EU electricity and gas directives
3.rd Energy Market Package, proposed September 2007 September 2007 the EU Commission proposed a revision of the electricity and gas market directives with amendmets of the directives on electricity and gas markets and the directives on cross-border trade of electricity and gas. The main changes are that all countries must have independant regulators of the electricity and gas markets, that these ...
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