Community Energy in Ireland: The financial aspects
One of the key recommendations is the feed in tariff which is probably inspired by the successful German implementation of solar energy.
feed-in tariffs
6 Ways to Spark the Clean Energy Revolution
Renewable energy sources like wind and solar have made big leaps in the last few years, with installation prices falling and demand increasing. But we’re still miles away from where we need to be.
The price of solar power
All across Europe feed-in tariffs and subsidies for solar power are being cut or even scrapped. In Portugal and Spain, these actions are justified with the debt crisis, even though they expand these states’ trade deficit. This month the Spanish government took a decisive move to scare investors away and expel most renewable energies from the electric grid, particularly solar.