Green Energy Subsidies: UK Should Look To Germany For Cautionary Tale
How heavily should a state intervene in its energy sector? Virtually every developed state ponders this question. As a cautionary tale about subsidies for renewables gone wrong, it is worth looking at...
View ArticleMerkel’s Energy Issues For 2013: Subsidies, Loopholes and the Fear of a Blackout
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is not about to make substantial changes to green energy subsidies – at least not until the elections in autumn 2013. Some issues, however, need to be resolved: There...
View ArticleSoaring Solar Power Giving Politicians Headaches
Despite cuts in subsidies, solar power has been soaring in Germany throughout 2012. According to the industry association BSW-Solar, the energy produced has risen by 45 percent, to 28 billions of...
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