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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
UK: Good Energy to build Britain’s biggest solar farm
UK’s energy group, Good Energy, would build the UK’s biggest solar farm which will cover 224 acres by putting 135,000 solar panels on farmland in the Cornish countryside. It will cover an area six times bigger than the project at Marley Thatch Farm, in Devon, approved last month, which will cover 37 acres and have 28,000 photovoltaic panels.
read more... 23/07/2012
UK: new electricity market reforms will add £110 to electricity bills
According to the UK’s MPs, the Government new electricity market reform could increase the British householders’ bills by more than £ 110 over the decade and ward off the investors. For companies that intend to invest in building nuclear power plants and wind farms, these reforms aim to ensure high prices, which will also affect consumers.
read more... 23/07/2012
Daily: UK gas climbs on undersupplied network
Brent crude declined towards $107 per barrel on Friday after a hike of about 18 percent over four weeks, following a slight ease of the conflict in the Middle East. Brent climbed to an eight-week high in the last session, the highest level for seven consecutive days, driven by Middle East conflict and disruptions in output in the North Sea.
read more... 20/07/2012
EWEA: European offshore wind capacity rise by 523.2 MW in first half 2012
According to the European Wind Energy Association, in the first half of 2012 wind offshore capacity reached a total of 523.2MW, in comparison with 348.1 MW installed in first half of 2011. The power was connected on eight wind farms, six in UK waters, one in Denmark and one in Germany.
read more... 19/07/2012