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The battle over the EEG

Germany: At the end of January, Peter Altmaier, the German Federal Minister for the Environment, had announced a proposal to introduce a so-called electricity price protection measure. This would be a catastrophe for the development of renewable energies. However, the chances of success for his proposal are quite limited.

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01 Mar 2013

The German Federal Minister for the Environment Peter Altmaier caused a commotion on January 28 with a concept that calls the further development of PV technology and the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) into question. He did, however, encounter overall resistance. Presumably he won’t succeed with it. The plan, titled “Proposal for Introduction of Electricity …

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