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France has 4 GW of installed PV capacity
According to the Ministry of Energy, Ecology and Sustainable Development of the country, France registered a 39 % decrease of installations if compared to 2011, the country has added only 1.08 GW of new photovoltaic capacity with over 34,500 plants in 2012.
read more... 05/03/2013
EU wind power exceeds the 100 GW threshold in 2012
Last year proved to be a milestone for EU wind power, as installed wind power generation capacity increased by 12.3 percent to exceed the 100 GW threshold, according to EurObserv’ER’s 2012 Wind Power Barometer.
read more... 05/03/2013
Germany: solar PV capacity to decelerate in 2013
According to EuPD Research in 2013, Germany will install only 3.9 GW of new solar photovoltaic capacity, compared to 7.6 GW installed in 2012. The reason for the expected slow-down is the lowering of subsidies given to solar plant operators.
read more... 04/03/2013
U.S. continues to govern the world geothermal market
The United States is continuing to be the world leader in terms of geothermal power with 147 MW of new capacity added last year, representing a 5% increase over 2011, according to data released by the Geothermal Energy Association.
read more... 01/03/2013
Dong Energy to quadruple its offshore wind capacity by 2020
Dong Energy is aiming to have installed 6.5GW of operating offshore wind capacity in north-west Europe by the end of the decade, with an intermediate target of 3.5GW by end-2016. Dong has publicly adopted an unprecedented target of reducing its offshore wind cost of energy to €100/MW by 2020. This would correspond to at least 47% less than Germany's current feed-in tariff for offshore wind generation, which is set at EUR 190/kWh. The new 2020 benchmark target for offshore wind is to quadruple installed offshore wind capacity from its currently 1.7GW to 6.5GW in 2020.
read more... 28/02/2013