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U.S. wind energy- the king of renewables in 2012
Wind energy continues to be the king of renewable energy generation in the United States, with 13.1 GW of new wind projects installed in 2012, an increase of 28% on the previous year, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
read more... 01/02/2013
Germany installed 2.4GW new wind power capacity in 2012
Last year Germany installed about 2.4 GW of new wind power capacity with the nation reaching a total capacity of 31.3GW. Germany is investing in clean energy as it intends to phase-out nuclear power. It plans also to build offshore wind farms covering an area as much as six times the size of New York City and increase the renewable-energy production to about 40 %of total power production by 2020, in comparison to about 25%of now.
read more... 31/01/2013
UK: renewable energy market set to double by 2017
According to a new report by EDF Energy, the amount of energy generated by renewables in the UK is set to double in the next five years to 75 TWh, contributing 20% of the nation’s total generation capacity.
read more... 28/01/2013
China to limit energy consumption at 8% by 2015
The Chinese government has announced, on Wednesday, that China will aim to limit total annual primary energy consumption to 8% a year from 2010 to 2015, as it seeks to improve efficiency and to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases and pollution. It intends also to limit installations of new-coal fired power plants while improving the share of renewables.
read more... 24/01/2013
UK: new solar centre was launched
The UK has launched a national centre for solar PV, the BRE National Solar Centre (NSC), which will help industry and government to deliver on solar PV opportunities identified in the government’s Renewables Roadmap. It aims to drive innovation in the sector, reduce costs and enhance confidence in the market.
read more... 23/01/2013