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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
Daily: European power down on a major wind power generation
Brent crude oil chopped down because of unbalanced trade on Friday, ahead of a long weekend in the United States. Brent crude for October decreased $1.12 to $114.04 per barrel by 18:16 GMT after previously reaching a low of $113.63 prior to Kerry's speech. U.S. crude for October delivery fell $1.22 to $107.58 after hitting a low of $106.75.
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
Vattenfall submitted plans for a new wind farm in Scotland
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has presented plans for the construction of a new wind farm on the south west of Scotland. The South Kyle Wind Farm would have about 50 turbines and a capacity of more than 170 MW, which should be enough to meet the annual electricity power demand of more than 90,000 households. It is expected that it will cost more than £190 million to build the wind farm.
read more... 29/08/2013
Wind energy industry to grow considerably in the next years to come
Wind energy market is set to grow significantly as it is expected a major demand in Asian market. Recently, Siemens, a major wind turbine maker said that wind energy market is going to quadruple by 2030.
read more... 29/08/2013