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A hike in UK coal consumption may jeopardize the climate change targets
According to some data released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the rate of coal consumption in the UK thermal power generators remains at its highest levels since 2006, with the country thermal consumption at electricity generators up by 37% in comparison to the same period last year, up to 35.1 million metric tons.
read more... 29/10/2012
UK solar installations reached 1.3 GW due to drastic cuts in FiT
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has released new figures according to which a total capacity of 1.3 GW of solar installations was installed nationally at the end of September 2012. The severe cuts in feed-in tariffs for solar power in the UK reduced installations by almost 60 % in April, leaving the government far behind from its goal of 22 GW of PV by 2020.
read more... 26/10/2012
Single EU power market plan for 2014 to be delayed
The European Union's 2014 target for creating a common power market faces delay as some countries have yet to reform relevant rules, according to Capacity Allocation Service Company, which handles transmission capacity in much of the EU.
read more... 26/10/2012
Wind energy could power half of the world by 2030
Wind energy could produce half of the world’s power supply by 2030, with modest effects on the environment, according to a new study released by some researchers at the University of Delaware and Stanford University.
read more... 24/10/2012
Bulgaria will begin the construction of Nabucco West in January
According to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the construction of the Bulgarian division of the Nabucco West gas transit pipeline could start around January 10, 2013 and the construction would take one year and a few months.
read more... 23/10/2012