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U.S EIA: 27 GW of coal-fired to be retired by 2016
Coal is projected to retain the largest share of the electricity generation mix through 2035. But as early as from 2012 to 2016 is expected to be retired about 27 GW of capacity from 175 coal-fired generators, mainly due modest growth in US energy demand along with a continuous drop in relative fuel prices of gas compared with coal, according to recent data released by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
read more... 01/08/2012
UK: a new record for REpower
A few days ago REpower announced its new record, the company has inked contracts with an overall capacity of more than 1 GW in the UK, which will add about 66 MW to REpower UK’s portfolio.
read more... 31/07/2012
DECC: UK renewable electricity production up 33% in 2011
The UK’s electricity production from renewable sources jumped by 33% in 2011, mainly due to a hike in solar photovoltaic capacity increasing by 12 times, a trebling of biomass capacity, and a 37% jump in offshore wind capacity, according to a recent report released by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 30/07/2012
Gamesa to sell four wind farms in France and Germany
Spanish wind energy company Gamesa, has signed a contract to sell four wind farms, three of them in France and one in Germany, with a total installed capacity of 56MW. The farms will be sold to European Sustainable Power Fund 2, a renewable energy fund for institutional investors owned by German real capital asset manager KGAL.
read more... 26/07/2012
EWEA: European offshore wind capacity rise by 523.2 MW in first half 2012
According to the European Wind Energy Association, in the first half of 2012 wind offshore capacity reached a total of 523.2MW, in comparison with 348.1 MW installed in first half of 2011. The power was connected on eight wind farms, six in UK waters, one in Denmark and one in Germany.
read more... 19/07/2012