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Green energy situation in Italy
The renewable energy sector in Italy is one with the highest potential in Europe, being today a leading producer of electricity from renewable sources. The solar PV capacity has seen a great success, growing 3000% over the past three years. The wind market has also seen constant high levels of investment, with the number of installations increasing by almost 40% in 2012.
read more... 13/09/2013
Europe’s forward power market under pressure from short term
Forward power contracts are losing their benchmark status in Europe's electricity markets, as growing renewable generation makes betting on long-term products difficult and pushes traders into shorter-term deals.
read more... 12/09/2013
Areva, Leroux & Lotz to build a biomass co-generation plant in France
Areva, in a consortium with a French industrial boiler supplier Leroux & Lotz Technologies, has won a contract valued at €55m from renewable energy developer neoen to build a biomass co-generation power plant in Commentry, France.
read more... 11/09/2013
China is becoming a driving force in renewables investments across the world
China ranks first in the world in attracting renewable energy investment, receiving US$ 65.1 billion in 2012. However, a new analysis performed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that China is increasingly becoming a global force in international clean energy investment.
read more... 10/09/2013
USA: Renewable energy represented 50% of new added capacity in 2012
Last year almost half of all new installed capacity in the USA was from renewable sources, in major part from wind and solar. The US has one of the largest wind power installed capacities in the world, enough to supply almost 10 million households across the country. Wind was the most popular renewable energy source in 2012 by far, accounting for 13.1GW.
read more... 04/09/2013