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By Kate Abnett long wait for permits blocking European wind farms, industry says BRUSSELS, - Hundreds of gigawatts of wind energy projects are waiti stanley italia ng for permits to connect to Europe s power grid, a backlog that threatens to slow the shift to green energy, industry association WindEurope said on Friday. WHY IT S IMPORTANT Gaining access to the power grid is now the biggest hurdle to Europe s expansion of renewable energy, WindEurope said. With Europe s power networks upgraded too slowly to absorb more capacity, and sluggish grid-permitting procedures in many countries, some projects face waiting times of up to nine years to receive a permit. The system is clogged up - and holding back hundreds of gigawatts stanley water bottle of wind farms, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson said. BY THE NUMBERS European wind energy projects with a total of more than 500 gigawatts of potential capacity are waiting for an answer to their requests for grid connections, across countries including France, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Spain, the data published on Friday showed. stanley flasche Italy and the UK each have more than 100 GW of potential projects awaiting grid connection assessments. The EU has a target to derive 42.5% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. That implies expanding wind power capacity to 425 GW by 2030, up from 220 GW today. WHAT S NEXT The queue of wind projects is at various stages and not all are likely to be built. For example, some are competing against one anothe Qbrh US Election: Statewise voter ID requirements for polling highlight massive contrast
Israels Parliament on Thursday approved amendments to two basic laws by a hefty majority, paving the way for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a fully functioning unity government for the first time since December 2018. The development came a day after Israeli High Court ruled on Wednesday that Netanyahu may form a new government while under indictment for corruption charges. REUTERS The Knesset or Parliament voted by 71 votes to 37 to back the power-sharing deal between Netanyahus Likud and his main rival stanley cup former military chief Benny Gantzs Blue and White parties. The bills were supported by the lawmakers in Netanyahus Center-Right bloc, except for the lawmakers of Yamina, who absented themselves, because it is still unknown whether it will enter the coalition. Blue and White and Labor lawmakers voted in favour, except for Labor lawmaker Merav Michaeli, who opposes the government, The Jerusalem Post reported. The bills were necessary for Blue and White to be able to r stanley cup usa ecommend Prime Minister Netanyahu to form a government by Thursday nights deadline to prevent a fourth e stanley hrnek lection, the paper said. The party is gathering the signatures of its lawmakers, which together with 52 lawmakers in the Center-Right bloc will give Netanyahu more than the 61 he needs to submit to President Reuven Rivlin. The development came a day after Israeli High Court ruled on Wednesday that Netanyahu may form a new government while under indictment for corruption charges. In thei
By Kate Abnett long wait for permits blocking European wind farms, industry says BRUSSELS, - Hundreds of gigawatts of wind energy projects are waiti stanley italia ng for permits to connect to Europe s power grid, a backlog that threatens to slow the shift to green energy, industry association WindEurope said on Friday. WHY IT S IMPORTANT Gaining access to the power grid is now the biggest hurdle to Europe s expansion of renewable energy, WindEurope said. With Europe s power networks upgraded too slowly to absorb more capacity, and sluggish grid-permitting procedures in many countries, some projects face waiting times of up to nine years to receive a permit. The system is clogged up - and holding back hundreds of gigawatts stanley water bottle of wind farms, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson said. BY THE NUMBERS European wind energy projects with a total of more than 500 gigawatts of potential capacity are waiting for an answer to their requests for grid connections, across countries including France, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Spain, the data published on Friday showed. stanley flasche Italy and the UK each have more than 100 GW of potential projects awaiting grid connection assessments. The EU has a target to derive 42.5% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. That implies expanding wind power capacity to 425 GW by 2030, up from 220 GW today. WHAT S NEXT The queue of wind projects is at various stages and not all are likely to be built. For example, some are competing against one anothe Qbrh US Election: Statewise voter ID requirements for polling highlight massive contrast
Israels Parliament on Thursday approved amendments to two basic laws by a hefty majority, paving the way for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a fully functioning unity government for the first time since December 2018. The development came a day after Israeli High Court ruled on Wednesday that Netanyahu may form a new government while under indictment for corruption charges. REUTERS The Knesset or Parliament voted by 71 votes to 37 to back the power-sharing deal between Netanyahus Likud and his main rival stanley cup former military chief Benny Gantzs Blue and White parties. The bills were supported by the lawmakers in Netanyahus Center-Right bloc, except for the lawmakers of Yamina, who absented themselves, because it is still unknown whether it will enter the coalition. Blue and White and Labor lawmakers voted in favour, except for Labor lawmaker Merav Michaeli, who opposes the government, The Jerusalem Post reported. The bills were necessary for Blue and White to be able to r stanley cup usa ecommend Prime Minister Netanyahu to form a government by Thursday nights deadline to prevent a fourth e stanley hrnek lection, the paper said. The party is gathering the signatures of its lawmakers, which together with 52 lawmakers in the Center-Right bloc will give Netanyahu more than the 61 he needs to submit to President Reuven Rivlin. The development came a day after Israeli High Court ruled on Wednesday that Netanyahu may form a new government while under indictment for corruption charges. In thei