Germany should aim to be a leader in hydrogen technology: minister

[ad_1] FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany should aim to be a leader in technologies needed to make and utilize hydrogen, which offers a green alternative to fossil fuels in the shift…

Old green power plants seek to regenerate as Germany turns off subsidies

[ad_1] FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Wilfried Haas owns a 3 kilowatt solar system which has been running as a micro power station since 1992, helping Germany, Europe’s largest economy, curb its…

Denmark plans $30 billion offshore wind island that could power 10 million homes

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark is moving forward with plans to build an artificial island tying in power from offshore wind farms of up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of capacity,…

Italy’s ERG flicks switch on hydro, gas plant sale: sources

[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Italian renewable energy company ERG has kicked off the sale of hydroelectric and gas-fired power plant assets worth more than 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion), attracting…

Explainer: Mexico’s electricity spat pits investors against more state control

[ad_1] By Adriana Barrera, David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government’s fight with private power firms over access to the grid owned by state-run Comision Federal de…