Thursday, October 11, 2012

Germany eyes cap for support for wind power, biomass

Reuters: Germany's environment minister outlined plans on Thursday to limit support for wind energy and biomass generation following a similar cap imposed on the photovoltaic sector, as part of a proposed reform of renewable energy policy. Peter Altmaier also raised Germany's green targets, saying he wanted renewables to account for 40 percent of total power production in Germany by 2020, up from 25 percent now and an original target of 35 percent. The increase came as no surprise, given the rapid expansion...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/us-germany-energy-idUSBRE89A0V720121011?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29

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