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Drax coal station gets the green light from the EU to switch to biomass
Drax, one time one of the major polluters in Europe, has obtained the permission from the European Commission to convert its third power generating unit to biomass. Currently, Drax produces enough electricity to power more than 3 million households.
read more... 20/12/2016
Germany to equally distribute electricity network costs
Germany intends to distribute more evenly the bill for its electricity networks across regions, a move that would benefit households and small firms in east Germany, as mentioned in a draft law noticed by Reuters on Thursday.
read more... 04/11/2016
Nova Innovation has marked a new era in tidal energy
The Edinburgh-based company Nova Innovation has announced it has installed the first offshore tidal turbines in the world which are already delivering electricity to the grid. The company has installed the fully operational array of tidal power turbines in the Bluemull Sound in the north of Shetland, where the North Sea encounters the Atlantic. This project marks a big step forward in using tidal energy as a reliable source of renewable power. Once finished it will supply enough electricity for about 300 households.
read more... 31/08/2016
Renewables could transform the heating sector in Europe by 2040
Renewable sources could supply 49% of the energy used to heat Europe’s households by 2040, reducing natural gas demand and helping to slash carbon dioxide emissions, said the U.S. energy consulting firm IHS.
read more... 13/05/2016
UK: Energy efficient measures will reduce by 73% by 2020
The yearly number of energy efficiency measures installed in UK households will reduce to 1.6 million in 2020.
read more... 10/05/2016