EC's Green Paper: 2020 renewable energy targets at risk The European Commission today opened the debate on EU energy and climate policy after 2020 – offering the energy industry the prospect of the long-term clarity and stability needed for large, long-term investments.   The European Commission's Green Paper on a "2030 framework for climate [...]

  Turkey decision to simplify the process for developing solar power projects of up to 500 kilowatts will spur a boom in installations, the industry’s main lobby group said.      The government published legislation last week that allows the plants to start production without getting a license, Nafiz Kaya, a spokesman for the Turkish [...]

The World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) demands a global ban on new nuclear power, policies to phase out current plants – and a decisive, immediate move to a 100% renewable world This week on April 26 marked the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl atomic power disaster. The Fukushima catastrophe earlier this year reiterates that [...]