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Germany Legislates to Help Prevent Power Blackouts

29.11.2012 - Germany passed legislation designed in part to help prevent blackouts as the country moves towards relying on renewable energy and out of nuclear power. Following the Fukushima...

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German Green Power Surcharge to Rise 47% in 2013

15.10.2012 - Subsidies levied on German consumers to support renewable power will rise by 47% next year, putting pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition to keep energy costs in...

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EU Energy Chief Urges "Speed Limit" on German Green Power Costs

25.09.2012 - Germany must rein in the runaway costs of subsidising electricity from renewable sources or risk overburdening consumers, European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on...

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Green Energy to Hit Germans' Bills

27.08.2012 - Germany's energy strategy will cost consumers dearly as costs for new renewable power generation units and networks must be passed on, the head of the German unit of Swedish state...

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Germany Needs to Keep Some Conventional Power

22.08.2012 - Germany must keep a safe layer of fossil fuels-based power capacity in the decades to 2050 by when it hopes to derive 80% of electricity from renewable sources, said a study...

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German Transport Firms Turn Offshore Headache into Profits

10.07.2012 - Andreas Wellbrock is proud of his pontoon. The floating vessel transports gigantic tripods - reminiscent of rusty space rockets - through the harbour of Bremerhaven, a German port...