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German Economy Minister supports lignite mines
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has wanted to reassure energy firms that the government has no plans to close lignite mines, as indicated in copy of a letter addressed to works councils.
read more... 02/04/2015
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
UK: plans approved for the country’s largest solar farm
Plans to build the UK’s largest solar farm, the Wroughton farm, obtained the permission for realization after the Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee authorized planning consent for the proposed 40MW solar farm in Wiltshire.
read more... 16/12/2013
Chinese power demand to double by 2026
According to a report presented by the China Electricity Council (CEC), China's electricity consumption will almost double, reaching almost 8.2 trillion kWh by 2020. In the last ten years China has experienced huge economic growth, which has required an equally huge growth in capacity of its energy generation industry. China has managed to triple its electricity infrastructure capacity, adding an average 80GW of new power every year.
read more... 11/12/2013
EU is likely to approve law on CO2 backloading
European Council has approved the EU’s plan to remove some of its heavy surplus of carbon emission permits from the market, moving a step closer to achievement of a long legal process.
read more... 21/11/2013