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Sweden prefers renewables to nuclear
Recently Sweden's energy minister, Anna-Karin Hatt, has announced that the government will not subsidize new nuclear power plants, favoring renewable investments. Electricity production in Sweden is dominated by nuclear power and renewables, which currently make about equal contributions to energy production- about 40%.
read more... 28/10/2013
The green energy sector in Italy is the one with the highest potential in Europe
The renewable energy sector in Italy is one with the highest prospective in Europe, being today a leading producer of electricity from renewable sources. The solar PV capacity has seen a great success, growing 3000% over the past three years. The wind market has also seen constant high levels of investment, with the number of installations increasing by almost 40% in 2012.
read more... 18/10/2013
PV industry production increased despite a decline in investments
Global production of solar cells grew by 10% last year and Europe continues to be a leader in newly installed capacities representing almost 52% of the new worldwide installed capacity, while the total investment in renewable energy declined significantly in 2012 in comparison to a year before levels with a major decrease for both solar and wind energy investments.
read more... 03/10/2013
Spanish REPSOL interested in oil-firm acquisition in North America
Spanish oil giant Repsol is interested to acquire a North American oil company as it is looking to boost its investments in politically stable countries, taking advantage of the U.S. oil boom.
read more... 18/09/2013
Green energy situation in Italy
The renewable energy sector in Italy is one with the highest potential in Europe, being today a leading producer of electricity from renewable sources. The solar PV capacity has seen a great success, growing 3000% over the past three years. The wind market has also seen constant high levels of investment, with the number of installations increasing by almost 40% in 2012.
read more... 13/09/2013