GERMAN RESEARCHERS ADVISE CUTTING RENEWABLES RED TAPE
September 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A REPORT from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for the European Commission has pressed for simplifying bureaucratic procedures demanded of renewable energy producers wishing to connect to national grids. Following a survey of generators, a majority of respondents "perceived the permission and the grid connection procedures they face in their countries as too complex and above all too lengthy," said the report. It suggested the creation of "one stop agencies for submitting applications", plus the "streamlining and ...
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