The voice of Salvador Dali will guide you around his birth house in Figueres
Understand the great artist’s legacy with the help of augmented reality technology
Many solar farmers would also need to invest in battery capacities, which raises the barrier to entry into the micro-production renewable market
Last week, the Hungarian government made a decision to suspend the grid feed-in of energy generated from future solar installations. According to a statement by the Hungarian Solar Panel Association (MNNSZ), this single move has destabilised the solar industry in the country, causing massive uncertainty for solar system producers, retailers and consumers.
This is because the new regulation would ban new installations from being able to resell excess energy back to the Hungarian grid for an indefinite amount of time, according to a statement by Gergely Gulyás, the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office.
This is a curtail trade scheme popular throughout the European Union and one of the pillars holding up the solar expansion. This is because solar farmers, especially small and micro producers, could use the revenue from selling extra energy to pay off their investments relatively quickly.
According to the Hungarian Solar Panel Association, private individuals need between six and eight years to pay off the investment, while small companies with more space for photovoltaics (PV) need around one to two years. However, the new regulation banning PV systems from the grid could put a stop to renewable expansion in Hungary in general.
Here is what has changed: until last week the system operated on a balance settlement basis, meaning that the difference in the energy produced by a solar system and consumed by a household had to be settled. If consumers used more, they would have to pay the energy provider, if they consumed less - the provider paid them.
With the new regulations, solar energy producers would not have the option to sell their energy back to the grid. Instead, they can use it during the day and at night, during peak consumption, that energy would be lost, unless producers install expensive batteries.
However, as the Hungarian Solar Panel Association explained in a press statement, this would come with a significant cost implication.
To have a chance at the title, municipalities need to work with people between 14 and 29 to create a joint and coherent policy programme
President Macron has unveiled a water-conservation plan in view of a possibly arid summer ahead
Understand the great artist’s legacy with the help of augmented reality technology
The platform allows the visualization of future additions to the city and to predict whether they make the city more pedestrian-friendly
Ready for stage two: 30 youngsters from Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania will spread best practices from Germany and Portugal and build up media literacy in their home countries
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The new regulation focuses on codifying buskers’ do’s and don'ts, including the prohibition of lewd and racist songs
President Macron has unveiled a water-conservation plan in view of a possibly arid summer ahead
The platform allows the visualization of future additions to the city and to predict whether they make the city more pedestrian-friendly
The new regulation focuses on codifying buskers’ do’s and don'ts, including the prohibition of lewd and racist songs
To have a chance at the title, municipalities need to work with people between 14 and 29 to create a joint and coherent policy programme
The city is giving everyone who turns 16 this year a 100-euro voucher to be spent on art supplies or cultural events
The new itineraries are part of the DiscoverEU programme, which lets 18-year-olds travel by train between important European sites
The European Commission has published its first progress report charting the achievements of the socio-cultural movement that combines beauty, inclusion and sustainability
The 2023 edition of the creative initiative promises to be bigger, bolder and more inclusive
A talk with the head of Mission Zero Academy on the benefits for municipalities if they go the zero waste way
A talk with Nicolae Urs, one of the key figures behind the city's new data platforms and online services strategy
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria