Tag Archives: German renewables

Another case of the green chicken coming home to roost?

Posted on December 11, 2014 by

You just knew it had to come: “With just a 48-hour notice delivered by a personal phone call to Ms. Merkel on a Saturday, the CEO of E.ON, the largest German and European power producer, let it be known that … Continue reading →

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Germany’s energy future – COAL???

Posted on November 15, 2013 by

If shutting down Germany’s nuclear plants were a joke, this would be the punchline – “that power can’t be made up with renewable energy from wind or solar as such sources are too intermittent to provide reliable, round-the-clock power, according … Continue reading →

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for July 30, 2012

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Items of interest: 1-Disgrace of the day – After receiving $78,334,713.00 this month from the US Taxpayers (1603 Grant), a Vancouver (Canada) -based wind and solar energy company is up for sale A year ago I wrote:  I’m curious … is “Yabucoa” … Continue reading →

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for January 13, 2012

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Items of interest: 1:More Sierra Club nonsense, “Edison should put that money into cleaner energy sources such as wind power.” – Tribune Democrat Well discuss that failed logic in a separate, full post. 2:I find headlines like this hilarious – … Continue reading →

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