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EDF Energies Nouvelles enters the Polish wind market
French renewable energy group EDF Energies Nouvelles entered the Polish market and made two acquisitions in Poland, thus continuing its international expansion.
read more... 13/09/2012
Italy’s solar power production exceeds its wind power production
According to recent data, Italy generates more electricity from solar power than from wind power and now its installed solar power per capita is five times bigger than in California. The move came as the Italian solar PV market expanded at a faster pace than the wind market.
read more... 12/09/2012
USA to become third largest photovoltaic market in 2012
The U.S. photovoltaic market registered a considerably increase in the first six months of 2012 reaching 1.7 GW and it is expected that will reach roughly 4.3 GW for all the 2012, according to IMS Research. Also IMS revealed that the U.S. market has grown by more than 120%, while in the same period installations reached only 750 MW last year.
read more... 07/09/2012
EU will investigate Gazprom in antitrust probe
The EU Commission said it would investigate into Russia’s major Gazprom with the intention of discovering whether the export monopoly Gazprom had blocked fair competition in the natural gas markets of Central and Eastern Europe. It said it would investigate if Gazprom was obstructing the free flow of gas across the EU countries and whether it erred in charging unfair prices to its customers through its oil-linked gas prices.
read more... 06/09/2012
E.ON to expand in the U.S solar market
German utility E.ON wants to expand in the U.S. solar market and is planning to install a capacity of 120 MW annually from 2015, said Mike Winkel, the CEO of the company’s renewable unit. The first photovoltaic plant that E.ON will build in the U.S. will be located in Arizona and will have a total capacity of 8 MW.
read more... 05/09/2012