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Fukushima to become 100% renewable powered by 2040
Fukushima’s prefecture, three years after the major earthquake which resulted in a nuclear disaster, has announced that they wish to be totally renewable powered by 2040. The idea is seen as a positive step to embrace renewable energy in Japan, where the national government remains pro-nuclear, despite a survey found that that 53 percent of Japanese people wanted to see nuclear power phased out gradually, while other 23% wanted it immediately done with.
read more... 06/02/2014
Wind power capacity increased worldwide in 2013
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has recently released its 2013 market statistics according to which installed wind capacity increased to more than 318 gigawatts in 2013, up from nearly 283 GW a year before. Global wind energy capacity has tripled over the past five years to reach a total of 318,137 MW. At the same time as wind capacity increased 12.4% last year, wind installations slowed, reaching about 35.5 GW, almost 10 GW less in comparison to a year earlier, mostly due to a drop in the United States.
read more... 06/02/2014
China increased its imports of natural gas in 2013
China’s natural gas imports have been boosted in latest years as a result of growing demand, since the country is trying to decrease its fossil fuel consumption and improve air quality. China saw its total volumes of imported natural gas increasing by 25 % year on year in 2013.
read more... 04/02/2014
Germany: solar PV installations more than halved in 2013
According to the federal solar industry association BSW, Germany’s total installed solar capacity additions plunged 55% in 2013 to 3.3GW, decreasing considerably if compared to 7.6GW in 2012, when it detained the world's top spot in new installations, bringing annual solar PV additions back in line with government expansion targets. Generally, Germany's total installed solar PV capacity has reached around 35.7 GW, having more than tripled over the past four years.
read more... 04/02/2014
Dong Energy sells 50% share in London Array
DONG Energy has today signed an agreement to sell half of its 50% share in the 630 MW offshore wind farm London Array, to the Canadian financial institution, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse), for a total sum of 644 million pounds. The transaction is likely to be completed in the first six months of this year, after which DONG Energy will have a total ownership share of 25 per cent, representing 157.5 MW.
read more... 03/02/2014