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DECC: UK renewable electricity production up 33% in 2011
The UK’s electricity production from renewable sources jumped by 33% in 2011, mainly due to a hike in solar photovoltaic capacity increasing by 12 times, a trebling of biomass capacity, and a 37% jump in offshore wind capacity, according to a recent report released by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 30/07/2012
Centrica to invest £1.4billion in UK gas project
Centrica announced it will continue investing £1.4 billion in the Cygnus gas project, one of the North Sea’s biggest discoveries. The company said it would spend the money on its Cygnus gas field in -partnership with GDF Suez of France, creating up to 4,000 new jobs, and adding £ 600 million in tax revenues for the public purse.
read more... 27/07/2012
Daily: UK gas declines on weak demand outlook
Brent crude declined below $104 per barrel on Thursday following investors concerns about fuel demand after a set of pessimistic economic data, even if losses were offset by hope for more U.S. stimulus measures to support growth.
read more... 26/07/2012
Switzerland to replace nuclear power with solar by 2035
The Swiss parliament decided in 2011 to phase out all the country’s nuclear power following the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe in Japan.
read more... 26/07/2012
Germany: First in Europe in offshore wind growth
According to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), Siemens dominated the offshore wind turbine market during the first six month of 2012, installing 108 wind turbines across Europe. Siemens and RePower were most active in places like UK and Europe, installing 422 MW of wind turbines.
read more... 25/07/2012