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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
Angela Merkel envisages an amendment of Renewable Energy Act if re-elected
Chancellor Angela Merkel engages to curb the generous support for renewable energy if she is re-elected in September. Thus, Germany would be the latest European country to pull back incentives for renewable sources.
read more... 21/06/2013
German coal-fired power plant projects
Following are details of the status of coal-fired power plant projects in Germany, a sector targeted by campaigners against climate-harming carbon emissions. The rapid expansion of green energy has also curbed progress for new fossil fuels-based plants, although they were expected to play a bigger role in the energy mix after Germany decided on a quicker-than-planned withdrawal from nuclear power. Coal is still Germany's most important generation fuel.
read more... 20/06/2013
UK: shale gas reserves could quadruple
The IGas Energy Group, one of the UK’s hydrocarbon producers, has announced that its license in north west England could contain over 170 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of the unconventional gas. According to IGas technical studies the quantity of shale gas in some regions of the UK has been underestimated.
read more... 19/06/2013
Poland could generate 6 GW of offshore wind energy by 2025
According to a report released by Ernst & Young for the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA), Poland’s economy could improve by almost 17.5 billion euro by 2025 if it expands its offshore wind energy sector to a capacity of 6 GW.
read more... 18/06/2013