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Energiewende: German model of clean energy transformation
Germany is now in the middle of an unprecedented clean energy revolution due to “Energiewende,” a strategy to revive the national energy system, as Germany pledges to reduce its overall energy consumption by 50 percent and hit 80 percent of renewable energy by 2050. Up to present, the country has already registered a great progress toward achieving this ambitious goal.
read more... 02/09/2013
UK: Electricity generation from renewable sources increased considerably
Within the UK, the total contribution of renewable electricity has grown by an amazing 52% in the last 5 years, driven significantly by a huge expansion in wind energy. According to the latest figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), wind and solar PV electricity production increased by about 30%.
read more... 30/08/2013
UK: Electricity prices to double in the next years to come
UK electricity prices could almost twice in the next three years because of the impact of a new tax intended at supporting renewable power production. The report showed that wholesale prices could increase in comparison to those in Germany by 85% in 2016-17 and would maintain the trend in general for the next 7- 10 years.
read more... 29/08/2013
China’s generation capacity to double by 2030
China is likely to more than double its generation capacity by 2030, with half of all new plants powered by renewable sources including large hydro, while coal will remain the most important fuel. China’s total power generating capacity would almost double by 2030 to 2.7 terawatts.
read more... 28/08/2013
Norway: 8 new wind farms to be build in a bid to triple capacity
Norway has an excellent wind power potential. Norway has an official goal of triple its capacity to more than 2 GW and to have 67.5 % of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. The potential for wind power in Norway is however much greater than this and totally there is applied for 66 TWh with wind power in Norway.
read more... 27/08/2013