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Scotland: Cockenzie coal plant closes
ScottishPower has closed the 45 year old coal-fired power station at Cockenzie in Scotland, as it wants to convert the plant to burn gas, rather than coal. It was the largest power station in Scotland and powered about 1 million households every year generating more than 150 TWh of electricity.
read more... 19/03/2013
U.S. solar PV hit a new installation record in 2012
The U.S. installed 16 million of solar panels in 2012, adding 3.3 GW and representing a 76% annual growth, a tenth of the world market, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The panels installed last year will generate about the same amount of electricity over a year as a medium-sized coal plant, enough to power 400,000 U.S. homes.
read more... 18/03/2013
Details on Spain’s energy reform
Spain's latest energy reform, which reverses years of policy to promote renewable power, threatens to reinforce its dependence on coal and costly gas and to bankrupt renewable firms that have built a competitive edge over a decade.
read more... 13/03/2013
UK coal consumption increased 32.5% in 2012
According to the latest statistics released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, consumption of coal in UK increased by 32.5% in 2012, reaching its highest level since 1996, while gas output fell by 33.8%, its lowest level since the same year. Coal power surpassed gas, becoming the biggest single source of UK electricity in 2012.
read more... 01/03/2013
Germany: Greenhouse gas emissions up 1.6 pct in 2012 on more coal, gas use
Germany saw a higher level of greenhouse gas emissions in 2012 as a result of burning more coal and gas for electricity generation, according to the Environment Ministry.
read more... 26/02/2013