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Enel investments in Spain’s energy sector at risk
Enel, Europe's second utility in terms of installed capacity, has announced recently that its future funds in Spain’s energy sector could be at risk unless the energy reform was revised. The Spanish government imposed a 7% levy on all incomes from power generation at the beginning of 2013, and approved a second wave of reforms in July.
read more... 05/08/2013
UK: sixth in the world in terms of renewable energy investments
According to the last edition of PA Consulting Group’s Energy Investment Map which includes 30 countries in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Gulf, BRICS and the US aiming to offer investors an general idea of where they could have the best opportunities.
read more... 21/06/2013
China is becoming a driving force in renewables investments across the world
China ranks first in the world in attracting renewable energy investment, receiving US$ 65.1 billion in 2012. However, a new analysis performed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that China is increasingly becoming a global force in international clean energy investment.
read more... 12/06/2013
Britain’s hopes of a green future in electricity supply vanished
An attempt to include a goal to decarbonise the electricity production in the UK by 2030 was narrowly defeated in the House of Commons on Tuesday, to the dismay of green activists and businesses that had supported the objective as a way to stimulate investments in renewables and low carbon energy.
read more... 06/06/2013
Sweden prefers renewables to nuclear
Recently Sweden's energy minister, Anna-Karin Hatt, has announced that the government will not subsidize new nuclear power plants, favoring renewable investments. Electricity production in Sweden is dominated by nuclear power and renewables, which currently make about equal contributions to energy production- about 40%.
read more... 30/05/2013