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Climate Scoreboard: EU Member States Fail To Convince With Patchy 2050 Plans
Only eleven EU Member States delivered a 2050 emissions reduction strategy by 2015 as required by EU law – and the strategies that were submitted vary hugely in quality. These are the findings of the EU LIFE-funded MaxiMiseR project from…
Germany Converts Coal Mine Into Giant Battery Storage for Surplus Solar and Wind Power
Germany is embarking on an innovative project to turn a hard coal mine into a giant battery that can store surplus solar and wind energy and release it when supplies are lean. The Prosper-Haniel coal mine in the German state…
Germany’s MEP Werke to Add EVs to Solar Leasing Business
MEP Werke, the German clean energy company that allows customers to rent their rooftop solar panels in exchange for a monthly fee, has revealed plans to add electric vehicle leasing to its offering in a bid to boost the business…
Barcelona to Begin Banning Old Cars in 2019, Munich Ordered to Develop Diesel Ban Plans
In response to worsening air pollution problems in many of Europe’s largest cities, Barcelona (Spain) and Munich (Germany) have been moved to action. In Barcelona’s case, voluntarily, and in Munich’s case, as the result of a court order. To be…
Biogas Cost Reductions to Boost Sustainable Transport
While most people will identify electric vehicles as a sustainable form of transport, particularly when paired with renewable electricity generation, biogas also holds great potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. “In the global pursuit for…
Swedish Breeze Reaches Germany
Developer GP Joule will install Breeze wind farm management systems from Swedish company Greenbyte on its German assets. The German company will use the products to monitor, analyse and optimise its 23 wind farms in the country, it said. The…
Siemens Signs Local Talent
RTS Wind has been subcontracted by Siemens to erect wind turbines and install cabling at a project in Germany. The work involves the installation of eight 3MW direct drive turbines, as well as the internal cabling at the project in…