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Greek Electricity System Faces Collapse
New Solar Installations Banned
Greece, aiming to stave off a fresh energy crisis, plans to support
its main electricity market operator through a temporary tax on
renewable power producers and by extending an emergency loan, a senior
official said on Friday. The electricity system came close to collapse
in June when market operator LAGHE was overwhelmed by subsidies it pays
to green power producers as part of efforts to bolster solar energy.
Greece has slashed the guaranteed feed-in prices it pays to some solar
operators and is no longer approving permits for their installation.
–Harry Papachristou, Reuters, 28 September 2012
(http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/28/us-greece-interview-idUSBRE88R0UQ20120928)
Sharp Corp. plans to end production and sales of solar cells and
modules in the U.S. and Europe by March as part of a restructuring,
Kyodo News said. Osaka-based Sharp plans to cut more than 10,000 jobs,
or about 18 percent of its workforce, and is in talks to sell plants as
it tries to return to profit, two people with knowledge of the proposal
said yesterday. –Bloomberg, 27 September 2012
(http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-27/sharp-to-end-solar-panel-business-in-u-s-europe-kyodo-says.html)
The amount of electricity produced from “green” energy sources in
Scotland fell by almost half for a period earlier this year – because it
was not wet or windy enough. The figures prompted opposition concerns
that Scotland could be left in the dark if the “wind isn’t blowing”.
–Scot MacNab, The Scotsman, 28 September 2012
(http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/scotland-not-windy-enough-for-green-power-1-2550478)
The UK biofuels industry stands to be ‘devastated’ by draft proposals
being developed by the European Commission, renewables chiefs have
warned. “The great irony is we have been repeatedly asking for a clear
pathway to 2020, not least to secure investment in technological
advancement. Nobody listened. Now Europe is planning a quantum leap
which threatens to wipe us out. It is a double whammy and an absolutely
galling prospect for companies that have invested millions in good
faith.” –Farmers Guardian, 28 September 2012
(http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/renewables/biofuels-industry-would-be-devastated-by-eu-plans-rea/50036.article)
Switzerland would have to charge higher end-user power prices and
resort to new gas-fired plants to fill the supply gap created by its
planned nuclear phase-out prompted by Japan’s Fukushima accident, the
Swiss energy ministry said on Friday. The statement also said the
average household electricity bill, estimated at 890 Swiss Francs ($950)
a year, was due to rise in line with higher costs for renewable energy
and to cover the costs of investment in the grid. –Reuters, 28 September
2012
(http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/28/switzerland-gas-idUSL5E8KSFFT20120928)
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey has given the clearest
indication yet that he expects gas to continue to play a major role in
the UK’s energy mix for at least the next two decades, revealing 20 new
gas-fired power plants are likely to built over the next few years.
–Business Green, 27 September 2012
(http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2213148/davey-20-new-gas-power-plants-in-the-pipeline-for-the-uk)
The defence of windfarms put forward by Mark Lynas and Chris Goodall,
which was discussed a couple of days ago, has now had a response from
Gordon Hughes. Hughes is less than impressed with the two greens’ table
manners. He seems even less impressed with their analysis of the
electricity grid. –Andrew Montford, Bishop Hill, 28 September 2012 (http://www.bishop-hill.net/blog/2012/9/28/ouch.html)
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