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    This is great progress. The states can only restrict the area setting by state law if they absolutely want to control the expansion differently. The remuneration for medium-sized photovoltaic systems of 40 to 750 kilowatts on roofs and up to one megawatt on open spaces has been increased. This will give new impetus to this previously weak asset class. The transformation of...

  2. Newsletter XVII 2024 - April 21st to 27th - News+ Reform of the Climate Protection Act: One step forward, two steps back

    in no way replace parliamentary procedures. After all, large parts of the solar package are a great achievement. Countless private individuals and companies are waiting for the reduction in bureaucracy in order to have a photovoltaic system installed and connected more easily. The installation of solar systems is booming, despite the previous blockade. Citizens from all political camps want solar energy...

  3. Newsletter XVI 2024 - April 14th to 20th - News+ Poland: The Tusk government is also relying on nuclear energy

    in no way replace parliamentary procedures. After all, large parts of the solar package are a great achievement. Countless private individuals and companies are waiting for the reduction in bureaucracy in order to have a photovoltaic system installed and connected more easily. The installation of solar systems is booming, despite the previous blockade. Citizens from all political camps want solar energy...

  4. Newsletter XIV 2024 - March 31st to April 6th - News+ - It's not just Germany that is getting out

    as protection against storms New studies on the expansion of photovoltaic systems on open spaces in Germany In Germany, there is significantly more space available for the expansion of open-space photovoltaic systems than is required for a completely renewable electricity system according to current estimates. Ground-mounted photovoltaics (PV) are solar modules that, unlike rooftop solar modules,...

  5. Newsletter III 2024 - January 14th to 20th - Current news + Psychological explanations for doing nothing

    50.000 participants, the organizers 80.000. According to police information, more than 10.000 people took to the streets in Münster, 13.000 in Bochum, around 4.000 in Kiel and 3.000 in Jena... * Photovoltaic systems | network operator | Charging stations Solar roofs and charging stations Retail complains about long waiting times Retail in Germany complains about long waiting times when connecting...

  6. Newsletter LII 2023 - December 24th to 31st - News+ Nuclear power fantasy fails due to desolate industry

    For a total of 52 hours on Christmas Day, the electricity price on the stock exchange was negative or zero. Negative electricity prices occur when either wind turbines or photovoltaic systems - sometimes both together - generate so much electricity that it can no longer be used sensibly. Then wholesale electricity buyers are paid for it. Especially at low...

  7. Newsletter LI 2023 - December 17th to 23rd - Current news + steps towards climate change, unsettled OPEC and loving politics

    Church photovoltaic offensive brings green energy to church roofs in Baden Not only politicians, the church is also actively pursuing plans for climate neutrality. Photovoltaic systems will soon be installed on the roofs of church buildings in Baden. The Evangelical Regional Church in Baden has ambitious goals for a sustainable future. In 2024 it plans a comprehensive...

  8. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    show from the last few years. The FZ Jülich announced in 2021 that, according to its findings, 33 percent of the land area in the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) would be suitable for photovoltaic systems and 76 percent for onshore wind turbines. The dimensions of the planned expropriations become very clear here. The European public is only too happy to...

  9. Newsletter XLV 2023 - November 5th to 11th - News+ Are Habeck, Pistorius, Baerbock an infernal trio?

    Find out Meßkirch – on an abandoned area of ​​a quartz sand pit. The company Emil Steidle wants to research in its sand pit in Meßkirch-Rengetsweiler (Sigmaringen district) whether a photovoltaic system can protect newly planted trees from wind and weather, but especially drought. To do this, she has spent the summer on a 3.500 square meter area where sand is no longer mined...

  10. Newsletter XXXIX 2023 - September 24th to 30th - News+ “Populist, verbally radical, ethnic” – and no end in sight

    Credit Union for Reconstruction (KfW), which is responsible for distribution. The funding program 442 provides grants of a maximum of 10.200 euros for the purchase and connection of a charging station, a photovoltaic system and a solar power storage system. "A total of around 33.000 applications were approved - despite technical delays," KfW told dpa. [...]...

  11. Newsletter XXXVIII 2023 - September 17th to 23rd - News+ A future that I dread

    towards representation... * Photovoltaics | Power storage | Taxes Sales tax advantage for photovoltaics remains permanent The reduced tax rate or zero tax rate when purchasing photovoltaic systems and electricity storage systems will be permanently valid, as the Federal Association of the Solar Industry (BSW) emphasizes based on information from the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF). The reduced tax rate...

  12. Newsletter XXXIV 2023 - August 20th to 26th - News+ The sun will shine for another 4,5 billion years

    Only the Californian parabolic trough power plant in the Mojave Desert has been producing around 350 megawatts of power for years. By the way: Photovoltaic systems are predominantly installed on house roofs. Modern systems do not rely on sunny weather, but always work as long as it is light. They deliver around 1,5 watts on an area of ​​100 square meters. A house roof with 60...

  13. Newsletter XXXIII 2023 - August 13th to 19th - News+ Military coup in Niger: Uranium mining and environmental destruction as deeper reasons?

    An MDR AKTUELL user wonders what happens to the excess energy. There are methods, including converting energy into heat. In reality, however, wind turbines or photovoltaic systems are usually switched off. Converting electricity into heat is one of many ways to use excess electricity that is currently being developed. So far, what has mostly happened...

  14. Newsletter XXIX 2023 - July 16 to 22 - News+ I don't want to be my grandson

    Balcony power plants are cheap, easy to install and reduce electricity costs. We show which mini PV systems performed best in the tests. The costs of small photovoltaic systems with a current input of up to 600 watts are amortized after about two to three years. However, our experience from the tests shows that some systems...

  15. Newsletter XXVI 2023 - June 25 to July 1 - News+ Two tips on how we can further strengthen the far-right AfD

    Rebuild the solar industry! More and more people want a solar system, as the demand shows. It's just unfortunate that the well-functioning domestic solar industry was destroyed. Photovoltaic systems on the roof or on the balcony railing are a great thing: they contribute to climate protection, save money in the long term and ensure a certain degree of self-sufficiency. Anyone who produces their own electricity...

  16. Newsletter XXV 2023 - June 18th to 24th - News+ US war machine: Many knew, only he disagreed

    to reach. This is reported by the Chinese television station CGTN. Afterwards, Yu Bing, deputy head of the National Energy Administration, said that the construction of large-scale wind power and photovoltaic systems in the Gobi and other desert regions is an important measure to implement a green and low-carbon energy transition and build a new energy system... * Power supply |.. .

  17. Newsletter XXII 2023 - May 28th to June 3rd - News+ Political style in Germany Please, strengthen the AfD

    would have to electrify. “The target renewables share of 80 percent by 2030 therefore refers to higher total electricity consumption, so that the pace of expansion of wind and photovoltaic systems must increase significantly,” write the IW researchers... May 29th Heating Act | Springer Press | Hate Habeck softens the heating law: No reason to be happy Habeck's announcement is...

  18. Newsletter XVI 2023 - April 16th to 22nd - News+ Poisons for eternity - Uranium and its radioactive relatives

    Message to: kernare-welt@reaktorpleite.de April 22nd Agriculture | Agri Photovoltaics | Renewable Energy Act Solar systems on fields and pastures When the farmer harvests twice With photovoltaic systems, farmers can use their land in two ways: as agricultural land and for electricity production. So far, however, interested farmers have had to fight against sometimes strong resistance. This could...

  19. Newsletter XIV 2023 - April 2-8 - News+ Wars and School Massacres: The Cancer of Dehumanization

    only a purely preventive fight, but rather showed alternatives in energy production and in communal cooperation at an early stage. The first wind turbine, community energy, the first photovoltaic systems and efforts to use energy more economically can be traced back to this movement. Many things that were laughed at back then or dismissed as niche have now become a stable pillar of...

  20. Newsletter XI 2023 - March 12th to 18th - News+ 12 years after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima – What have we learned from it?

    Cover the world's electricity needs If some of the world's water reservoirs are covered with solar systems, this could cover a large part of the electricity needs and save a lot of water. With photovoltaic systems on existing water reservoirs, a large part of the world's energy needs could be covered; thousands of municipalities and more than 150 metropolises could even use their entire...

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