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Unsubsidized solar PV plays a crucial role to meet the renewables targets in Germany and elsewhere.

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Topic of the Week: Subsidies (Part 2): Subsidy-free PV is key to meeting renewables targets

Following the announcement that Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW) is planning to build the largest subsidy-free solar plant in Germany with 180 MW, Mohit Prasad, Project Manager at GlobalData, agrees with the above statement.

Solar and other renewables are growing fast in the Middle East, though there are several policy challenges.

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Middle East renewable energy ambitions face new challenges

Following the conclusion of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), Jennifer Aguinaldo, Energy Editor at GlobalData shares her view.

Scaling-up renewables - especially solar and wind - combined with electrificaton of the heat, transport and industry sector could could also save up to USD 160 trillion in avoided health costs, energy subsidies and climate damages, IRENA says

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Topic of the Week: Subsidies (Part 1): Every dollar invested pays off up to seven times

A report by IRENA charts pathways to further accelerate energy transformation which meets climate objectives while creating jobs and fostering economic growth.

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Green stocks the next megatrend in equities

Peter Garnry, Head of Equity Strategy at Saxo Bank, sees a big shift towards environment and climate protection. Investors should tilt portfolios towards new green industries, he underlines.

For each region in Europe, the potential of renewable energies and the electricity demand were determined.

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Topic of the Week: Self-sufficiency (Part 5): Is RE self-sufficiency possible where you are?

A new study shows that many regions and municipalities in Europe could meet their electricity demand using electricity systems based exclusively on renewables. However, their development would exacerbate land use pressure around metropolitan areas and larger conurbations.