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Ambitious target for EU: to reach 100 percent renewable energy by 2050
According to "RE-thinking 2050" publication of the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), an ambitious target for the European Union - to achieve 100 percent of energy from renewable sources by 2050 has been suggested.
read more... 16/04/2010
Strong growth of geothermal energy production in USA
US geothermal energy rose 26 percent in 2009, according to Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) report, updated April 2009, with 188 projects in progress in 15 states, which could generate 7,875 MW of electricity.
read more... 15/04/2010
RusHydro still restores Sayano-Shushenskaya plant
Before the fatal accident in August 2009 where 75 people were killed, the 6,400-MW-hydroelectric plant, Sayano-Shushenskaya, situated in southern Siberia, was the largest hydropower plant in Russia and the sixth largest in the world.
read more... 14/04/2010
Largest biomass plant to be built in Poland
As GDF Suez stated, a big development project is envisaged for the polish energy market. The world’s largest biomass plant, named Green Unit, will be installed, having a capacity of 190 MW.
read more... 13/04/2010
USA showed more than 10% of renewable energy from total energy production in 2009
According to EIA (Energy Information Administration), renewable energy increased by 5.5 percent in 2009 as compared to 2008, and by 16 percent from 2007.
read more... 07/04/2010