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World CO2 emissions hit a new peak in 2011
World carbon emissions reached a new record in 2011 at 34 billion tonnes, more carbon dioxide from fossil energy being blown into the atmosphere than ever before, according to the Renewable Energy Industry Institute (IWR), a German renewable energy institute in Muenster.
read more... 21/11/2012
Centrica to abandon UK nuclear by focusing its expansion in the US
Centrica intends to concentrate investments in the U.S., if it decides to withdraw from new nuclear power stations in the UK. It considers the prospect of higher profit margins and huge opportunities in the shale gas boom. According to senior company sources, only a remarkable change in Government policy on subsidising nuclear power would create a business case for investment.
read more... 19/11/2012
Germany could install 111GW of renewable capacity by 2017
Germany is on the way to install 111GW of renewable energy capacity by 2017, a 38% increase over forecasted 2013 levels, according to the latest report by the four transmission system operators.
read more... 19/11/2012
Wind power industry will grow considerably in the next years to come
Global wind power market might triple over the next few years, according to a new report made by Greenpeace International and the Global Wind Energy Council.
read more... 16/11/2012
Bulgaria to sign a gas supply contract with Gazprom
According to Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, the final investment decision on the construction of the underwater section of the South Stream gas pipeline is to be taken by the middle of November while the construction is to start at the beginning of December.
read more... 15/11/2012