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Energy Policy Special

Energy Policy Special

  Work keeps following me, I guess. I just cannot visit any country anymore without paying some attention to its energy system. So I noticed in the Dominican Republic, that electricity meters are installed outside the building, visible for anyone passing by. This got me thinking if this habit could be of any benefit for Germany in meeting the challenges of the energy turnaround. According to my research the legislative package on smart meters and smart grids is still work…

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Scroby Sand

Scroby Sand

One of the first commercial offshore windfarms in the UK sits just three kilometers off the coast in Great Yarmouth. It consists of 30 turbines with a capacity of 60 megawatts that have been feeding electricity into the grid since 2005. The wind farm has also become a major tourist attraction: E.ON runs an information center (which was closed today, unfortunately, like half of the stores and restaurants in the city center during the winter months) and boat trips take…

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