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France With up to 10 000 To switch from old diesel Cars Electric Cars.
Europeans hate this lingering smell of diesel smoke that seem to be everywhere in many cities, I've got good news for you if you live in France, you may be pleased to learn that the government has launched an aggressive initiative old, heavily polluting diesel cars on the road by offering homeowners to 10 000.
11400 to switch to a plug-in electric or hybrid electric car 100 battery.
The announcement by the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Energy Ségolène Royal, it is clear that the offer was for diesel cars over 13 years.
Also note that the bonus be cumulated with the environmental bonus that's been extended from 1 January, 2015, the offer is for individual owners.
The details of the offer are electric vehicles is 3,700.
4,200 per diesel car conversion premium over 6,300.
7200 by the environmental bonus, for a total of 10,000.
2850 to convert a diesel car more, 4000.
4550 by the environmental bonus, for a total of 6,500 in incentives.
In addition to these great incentives, the French government will also offer a bonus of 500 for the replacement of old diesel cars over 13 years with class Euro 6 vehicles emitting less than 110 gCO2 km.
This is great news for those of us who love everything about European cities, except the constant smell of diesel and of course for those who live there, and hopefully breathe less diesel pollution at some point in the near future.
Those who speak French or just are curious and want to read the original press information can be found here.
Image Credit Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy; Government of France.
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You would think so, but it would be contrary to all EDF plans to sell more power.
This plan certainly has the fingerprints of the nuclear industry everywhere but I shrugged my shoulders, I could design a more effective plan to reduce the disposal of fossil fuel transport, but oddly enough, France is not me contacted about Zut Alors and despite a lack of efficiency, it could certainly advantages for those of use sitting here on the opposite side of the world.
For me, the handling cold winters seems obvious to install more wind and solar power on the roof which facilitates pressure trasmission and help during summer heat waves when nuclear weapons may have to close and to produce electricity in winter during the day price drop when the sun shines and the wind blows will contribute to the demand for change.
France buys more German electricity See graphs attached Both trendlines are constructed on the basis of figures RTE operates the French transport network.
Net imports of Germany appear lower net exports bit by France are almost constant.
Given the very low coefficient of determination, regardless of the type of regression used, it is impossible to speak of a trend, but the data shows that there is at least no reason to think France was importing more.
It is true that France imports more than German power during some months of the year, mainly in winter, however, as virtually every European power exchanges, that's driven by economics rather than need.
France was closing its remaining coal plants and gas power plants at a significant rate and replaced them by imports mainly in Germany, simply because the less art.
In recent years, France has also often provides the French power struggle Belgium during the winter while filling the resulting gap by importing Belgium has no interconnection with Germany if direct imports are impossible which led much of the increase in french winter imports.
Both the decrease of the production capacity and increased demand in Belgium are likely temporary France has a new generation high capacity coming onstream in the early 2020 s wind mainly at sea in 2020, Belgium has also completed interconnection with Germany, a large gas plant and several fairly large offshore wind farms to cover its winter deficit.
Meanwhile, Germany should develop a slight decrease in lignite capacity by 2020, all that should significantly reduce the gap in spot prices and therefore in electricity trade based arbitration if anything, wait for French imports from Germany to stabilize or decrease in the future.
It is mainly trade, but there are times when France imports at full capacity is only 3 GW anyway notably in February 2012 that's when the spot market price reached 700 MWh Demand is said to increase 2 4GW with each C so 3GW really doesn t make much difference perhaps is not a trend, but France is increasingly dependent on imports over the last decade, RTE recognizes that and they react there will be a capacity market in 2016 to ensure the demand is met during periods of cold I suspect that the price of electricity in France will rise a bit faster than they already do in costumers must pay certificates of proficiency in the end they are trying to force the utilities to maintain unprofitable gas plants line the lower demand will reach the most likely effect of peak winter price Allem erm modest peak price drops should be the effect on Germany certificates are paid by French customers after all.
But there are too many unknowns at this time to predict the outcome.
German nuclear disappeared in 2021 Grafenrheinfeld is due to close in July, eight left.
Austrian utility Verbund already said he can close any gap until further 3GW Austria is not really the hydropower development at the moment they seem to import cheap power content and resell the existing hydraulic storage.
Nuclear closure could make gas plants profitable again and stimulate investment in the new RE for a short time until enough RE refilled.
You never know if all the coal plants already applied will be allowed to close.
What is the French strategy How many nuclear plants will close in the coming years the demand keep falling How offshore wind will they go Ad Is Flamanville online they buy most of Germany if it makes economic sense .
It would be even more fun if really all data were available to us of any plant on the grid, we still charge Does the cost of nuclear Rumor has it that EDF must sell for.
3-5 to cover operating costs and decommissioning funds have earned the cost of coverage does anyway.
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