www.windaction.orgfacts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impactsWindactionhttp://www.windaction.org/articles/c117+119?theme=atomXarayar2006-06-12T02:16:27ZGerman savings banks eclipse Deutsche on solar funds.210462009-05-04T19:03:26Z2009-05-04T19:03:26ZGerman savings banks are handing out more loans to renewable-energy projects as corporate rivals retreat from financing the world's biggest solar-panel market.
The 438 savings banks financed 45 percent of the 5.3 billion euros ($7 billion) invested in solar and wind power projects in 2008, while loans from major corporate lenders including Deutsche Bank AG shrank to 0.8 percent.
Planning of the Grid Integration of Wind Energy in Germany Onshore and Offshore up to the Year 2020.4932005-02-01T05:00:00Z2005-02-01T05:00:00ZConcept for a step-by-step extension of the transmission grid in Germany
for the connection and integration of wind turbines onshore and
offshore taking into account the production and
power station developments and the
necessary regulating and reserve power.
Introduction:
A reasonably priced and reliable electricity supply is an important location factor for the
development of an economy. Against this background, it is necessary to investigate the
demands placed on the entire system for the generation and transmission of electrical energy,
which in future must again be optimised for the integration of the inevitably increasing
amount of electricity generated from wind energy. The economic effects resulting from this
must also be determined. Maintaining the current level of reliability of supply must be
included here as an important boundary condition.... The high price of free power.22462006-03-28T12:28:52Z2006-03-28T12:28:52ZIf wind energy really is the energy of the future, as the developers claim, it must prove itself in the market without government subsidies. This has not yet happened anywhere; the projections are all based on artificial models with hidden costs -- costs for you and me, the taxpayers and consumers.