The onshore wind law comes into force on February 1, with which the traffic light coalition sets legally binding area targets for onshore wind power. By 2027, 1.4 percent of the area in Germany should be available for wind turbines. By 2032 it will be two percent. In most countries, these goals are far from … Read more
News hour Sjoerd den Daas correspondent China Sjoerd den Daas correspondent China A white steel wall is rising in one of the most geopolitically charged places in Asia. Windmills at sea, in the middle of the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan wants to become greener, and at the same time hopes to become less dependent on energy … Read more
Wind turbines, new fire engines and the amount of the dog tax are occupying city councils north and south of the Peene this week. Western Pomerania The public part of the meeting of representatives of the Schmatziner community, which takes place on Monday from 5 pm in the community center in the Schlatkow district, deals … Read more
The canton of Zurich has great potential for unused renewable energy, including wind energy. (Intern WK) – Now more than ever, these energy sources need to be harnessed. Construction then took a closer look at the potential of wind energy and made it clear where it might be worth it and how to proceed. The … Read more
Offshore wind farms that make excessive profits due to historically high electricity prices will have to repay those profits. An amendment to this of a Royal Decree is being prepared. That is what the federal energy regulator Creg said on Tuesday in the House Energy Committee. – Due to the historically high prices for natural … Read more
Warren Buffett’s investment firm Berkshire Hathaway has a plan for a solar and wind renewable energy project. The project is called Wind Prime, according to Bloomberg, and experts believe it will be the largest facility of its kind built in the United States. The construction of the facility will cost 3.9 billion dollars, writes Oilprice. … Read more
In the port of Ghent, Electrabel has opened a charging station for electric cars that runs entirely on wind energy. It is connected to three new windmills that were recently placed next to the R4. They should produce about 33,000 megawatt hours per year. That would correspond to the annual energy requirement of about 11,000 … Read more
The phenomenon of excess profits also occurs in solar and wind energy, report The standard. According to Energy Minister Zuhal Demir (N-VA), it is complex to intervene. “I don’t want to make people happy with a dead sparrow,” she says on Radio 1. – Nuclear energy has the greatest surplus profit, but these are unprecedented … Read more
Boris Johnson used to mock wind power, now the British Prime Minister wants to make his country a global pioneer. His plans are ambitious, but Brexit is making the project more difficult. Boris Johnson is notorious for brilliant announcements, and quite often the plans fizzle out after a short time. But the British Prime Minister, … Read more
Belgium has never exported so much electricity as in 2021. This is partly due to the nuclear power plants, which have been running at full speed. – Last year 59 percent more electricity was exported than in 2020, according to the annual figures of high-voltage grid operator Elia. The output accounted for 21.7 terawatt hours … Read more