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Germany’s renewable energy sector
Germany’s renewable energy sector is currently one of the most flourishing in the world, with solar registering the greatest success. Last year, thanks to strong growth of the renewable, an export surplus of about 22 TWh was reached, with solar PV power plants that produced about 28 TWh a growth of about 44% in comparison to 2011 when they have produced 19.3 TWh.
read more... 08/07/2013
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... 03/07/2013
Siemens closes its last solar energy division, suffers $1 bln in losses
Siemens, the German engineering firm, announced it is completely shutting its last solar energy division amid a seven month failure to find a suitable investor.
read more... 24/06/2013
World solar PV hit another milestone in 2012
The world solar photovoltaic (PV) market recorded another milestone in 2012, with total global operating capacity reaching the threshold of 100 GW.
read more... 19/06/2013
Coal India to invest in solar power
The largest coal company in the world, Coal India, has announced it intends to invest in solar power aiming to reduce energy bills and to cut costs. The company, which is responsible for more than 80 % of coal production in India, intends to install a 2MW plant at its Sampalbur coal plant in Odisha. The plant will have the potential to be scaled up to provide excess electricity to the grid.
read more... 10/06/2013