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Onshore wind farms cost declines by 38 per cent in four years
The cost of operating and maintaining wind farms has plummeted 38 per cent over four years, according to new reports released by the wind industry and government, meaning that the cost is declining by about 11% a year, quickly approaching the cost of running conventional natural gas and coal-fired power plants.
read more... 05/11/2012
A hike in UK coal consumption may jeopardize the climate change targets
According to some data released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the rate of coal consumption in the UK thermal power generators remains at its highest levels since 2006, with the country thermal consumption at electricity generators up by 37% in comparison to the same period last year, up to 35.1 million metric tons.
read more... 29/10/2012
Dong Energy to switch 3 plants from coal to biomass
Dong Energy, Denmarkâs biggest utility, is likely to cut coal use and then carbon emissions by switching three of its major plants to biomass, which have a total capacity of about 1,968MW, announced the company.
read more... 16/10/2012
Vattenfall to build a new coal-fired power station in Germany
Vattenfall has begun operations at its new coal fired power station in Saxony, Germany. The 675 MW Boxberg R plant will be fuelled with local brown coal from a nearby eastern German mining area and will cost about 1.29 billion dollars to build.
read more... 15/10/2012
The UK may face power blackouts in the next three years
The UK energy regulator has warned that millions of British families are at risk of power blackouts within three years due to ageing coal and oil-fired power stations closure, which have been replaced with wind farms, but they are less reliable and can generate electricity only in the right weather conditions.
read more... 11/10/2012