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Italy: Renewable energy accounts for 28% of electricity consumption
Currently 27 municipalities in Italy are 100% green, representing the best example of innovation in energy and the environment. In 2012, clean sources covered 28.2% of electricity consumption and 13% of the total energy.
read more... 04/04/2013
UK: CO2 emissions increased in 2012
UK's emissions increased by 4.5% in 2012, if compared to 2011 levels, in major part due to an increase of almost 31% of coal consumption in power stations. Coal prices have decreased considerably as the US has exported the coal it no longer needs at home, thanks to the shale gas boom.
read more... 02/04/2013
EU is on the pace to dismiss its 2020 renewable energy target
The EU's overall goal of increasing the role of renewable energy to 20% of consumption in 2020, with each member country having its specific one, is still unachievable, the European Union's executive body declared on Wednesday.
read more... 28/03/2013
Bulgaria to switch off 40% of wind, solar power capacity
The Bulgarian authorities will switch off about 40% of its wind and solar power plants in order to equilibrate a power system in danger of instability following a considerable excess of capacity after a drop in consumption and exports.
read more... 27/03/2013
Masdar launches new 100 MW solar power plant
The largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world was inaugurated last week at Abu Dhabi, by the UAE president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. Abu Dhabi, which is one of the world's largest power consumers per capita, hopes that renewable energy will eventually help it meet 7% of its consumption by 2020 even as its economy develops.
read more... 18/03/2013