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Solar electricity could reach 22 percent of global power supply by 2050
According to the International Energy Agency(IEA), solar electricity could provide up to a quarter of the world's power by 2050, thus cutting greenhouse gas emissions by almost 6 billion tonnes and reducing the dependence on fossil fuels, though government support is imperative in the next decade.
read more... 12/05/2010
Wind parks of Spain set a new daily generation record
On Tuesday, wind parks of Spain, the fourth largest in the world, hit a fresh daily generation high, representing 40 percent of the national power demand, according to the grid operator REE.
read more... 07/05/2010
Gas trading volume doubled in Germany last year
According to British consultancy Prospex, German gas trading volume increased more than twice in 2009, reaching 955.2 TWh, up from 407.8 TWh in 2008, mainly due to faster merging of gas transmission zones.
read more... 07/05/2010
Spanish water reserves to new 12-year highs
According to the Ministry of Environment and Rural Affairs data from Tuesday, hydroelectric reservoirs have risen to the highest levels since 1998, enough to generate 16.671 GWh, having risen 44 GWh since last week.
read more... 05/05/2010
The coal market in Europe
The coal prices decreased on Tuesday by 2 dollars as consequence of the sales made by several banks on Monday. According to traders and utilities, it was a necessity to reduce prices from the level of 100 dollars per ton for the punctual South African cargoes, because of the rapid increase.
read more... 29/04/2010