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Portugal: 70% of power consumption came from renewables in first quarter
About 70% of Portugal’s electricity requires came from renewable sources in the first quarter of 2013, according to the Portuguese grid operator Redes Energeticas Nacionais (REN). The new record could be due to the combination of favorable weather conditions and the country's investment in wind and hydro-electricity capacity.
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Repsol marks the second significant gas discovery in Algeria
Spanish gas giant Repsol announced it performed a significant discovery in Algeria at the Sud-Est Illizi block, near the border with Libya, being the second discovery since last November.
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Ukraine increased its gas imports from Europe
Stating to Ukrtransgas, the Ukrainian gas transit state monopoly, Ukraine has more than doubled its gas imports from Europe to about 5 million cubic meters per day, which means that the current amount is two and a half times more than previous amount of two million cubic meters per day.
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China’s wind power output up 41% in 2012
According to National Energy Administration, China has registered a 41% increase in the production of wind power in 2012. The Asian nation has produced 100.8 billion kilowatt-hours of wind power last year, while in 2011 it produced 71.5 billion kilowatt-hours.
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16 April - crucial vote on an attempt to prop up EU carbon prices
Months of bitter argument culminate next Tuesday in a make-or-break vote on an attempt to prop up the European Union carbon prices, which plunged to record lows earlier this year.
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