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Italy, Spain blamed by European Commission over failure to comply with renewable energy law
The European Commission has officially drafted two month deadline, requesting that Italy and Spain to complete their commitment to the EU's renewables directive to 2020, otherwise the two countries could be referred to the EU Court of Justice.
read more... 03/10/2013
DECC: UK hits a new record high in renewable electricity generation in Q2 2013
UK’s electricity generation from renewable sources in the second quarter of this year hit a new record high of 15.5%, according to the figures provided by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 02/10/2013
IKEA start selling solar panels in UK
IKEA will start selling residential solar panels in UK in the coming months in a move which aims to bring renewable energy to the mainstream market worldwide. The company’s solar panels are made by China’s Hanergy. UK does not have the largest of solar markets if compared with other European countries, but thanks to subsidies offered by the government it has grown progressively, with installations increasing by 25% year on year.
read more... 01/10/2013
Russia launched its first renewables tender to spur green energy generation
Russia, being an oil and gas giant, has launched its first renewable energy tender, auctioning about 500MW in capacity, mostly to solar projects.
read more... 30/09/2013
UK: renewable generation increased more than 50% in the second quarter of 2013
According to figures offered by DECC in the second quarter of this year renewables output in UK increased 56% to 12.8 TWh. Due to increased capacity and high wind speeds wind production augmented by 62%, hydro was up almost 30% while solar, wave and tidal registered a 22% increase.
read more... 27/09/2013