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Russia to lead in global pipeline construction until 2016
According to a report made by experts from Global Data, which gives information on planned pipeline lengths by the top five countries, Russia will build more pipelines than any other country in the world in the next four years by adding 14,053 km of pipelines, accounting about 15% of the pipeline length to be constructed globally during this time, and a 63% share of the European total.
read more... 30/08/2012
US: most of the new power capacity uses natural gas or renewables
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in the first six months of 2012, a total of 8,098 MW of new capacity was added, 80% of the capacity was added in 10 states out of a total of 33. Natural gas and renewable energy sources contributed the most to total energy production.
read more... 23/08/2012
China will invest 373 billion dollars in projects that save energy and reduce emissions
China’s government intends to reduce carbon emissions by 40-45% by 2020 from 2005 levels by establishing a mechanism to control total energy consumption.
read more... 22/08/2012
Global installations of renewable energy will triple by 2017
Annual worldwide installations of renewable distributed generation will nearly triple between 2012 and 2017, reaching 63.5 gigawatts (GW) a year in 2017. Nearly 232 GW of distributed renewable will be added over the five-year period. Currently, distributed renewable installations represent just 1 % of total global electricity generating capacity, but they will register a rapid increase in the next five years to come.
read more... 15/08/2012
France approves 214 solar power projects
The French energy and ecology minister Delphine Batho has announced that the government has approved 214 solar power projects totaling 514 MW.
read more... 06/08/2012