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UK posts a record high in renewables investment in 2014
The British renewable industry registered a record high in new investments in 2014, attracting £10.7bn (USD 17bn/EUR 15bn) in 2014, according to an annual analysis by PwC for the Renewable Energy Association.
read more... 15/05/2015
German conventional power loses ground to renewable energy
North Rhine-Westphalia, the German state which hosts utilities RWE AG and EON SE and has one-third of Germany’s installed conventional power capacity, is losing its status as the country’s powerhouse as wind and solar energy begin to eclipse conventional sources.
read more... 14/05/2015
India to get a loan of $1.1 bln from German bank KFW to support solar energy
German development bank KFW will offer a $1.1 billion credit to India to support rooftop solar installations, said the secretary at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
read more... 13/05/2015
UK‘s ageing electricity grid can’t take any more power from renewables
Britain’s ageing electricity grid is holding back renewable energy, dwarfing the growth of renewable energy in the U.K and threatening the country’s prospects for a low-carbon future, says the Solar Trade Association (STA).
read more... 11/05/2015
EU unveils a breakthrough reform of the carbon market
European Parliament has voted to start fixing the bloc's carbon market from 2019, two years earlier than originally planned, a move hailed by the renewable industry.
read more... 08/05/2015