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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... 03/07/2013
Scotland: Iberdrola has completed Europe’s largest onshore wind farm
ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of the Spanish energy group Iberdrola Renovables, has announced it has completed the expansion of the Whitelee onshore wind farm in Scotland, located south of Glasgow. The capacity of the project has been enlarged from 322MW to 539MW installing 75 wind turbines manufactured by the French company Alstom.
read more... 01/07/2013
UK menaced by blackouts of power within 2 years
According to the energy watchdog Ofgem the risk of power blackouts in UK has doubled in the last year, as the country is facing an energy crunch which will cause an increase of the energy bills. The supply crisis is the result of Britain forcing old coal and oil plants to shut down supporting projects of new green wind farms and nuclear plants.
read more... 01/07/2013
UK to pay offshore wind developers triple market electricity price
Under a subsidy program to boost renewable energy that by 2020, the UK is engaged to pay offshore wind developers triple the market price for electricity they generate at £155 per megawatt-hour, move that will cost consumers 7 .6 billion pounds ($11.6 billion) a year.
read more... 28/06/2013
Germany to launch a long-distance wind power line by 2022
Amprion GmbH and 50Hertz, the leading transmission system operators in Europe are envisaging to building a 1 billion euro ($1.31 billion), long-distance power line in Germany to carry wind power from distant areas to industrial centers.
read more... 27/06/2013