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TAQA: Hydrocarbon leak at a key platform in North Sea UK
An important oil pipeline network, which handles about 6% of UK’s oil production, was forced to halt its production following a leak at a key North Sea oil platform. The shutdown was confirmed by Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA) on January 14, at one of its platforms in the UK North Sea.
read more... 16/01/2013
UK’s electricity grid needs an investment of 1.6 billion pounds to switch to a smart grid
UK‘s electricity grid is facing the biggest challenge since 70 years and will need an investment of up to 1.6 billion pounds ($2.56 billion) to switch to renewable energy capacity, according to a report commissioned by the Energy Networks Association (ENA) on behalf of the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the industry regulator Ofgem. The report comes amid growing concern over Britain’s future ability to meet electricity demand.
read more... 08/11/2012
Germany adds about 1 GW of new PV installations, despite tariff cuts
The Federal Network Agency of Germany has released the latest data regarding the photovoltaic installations for the month of September, according to which newly installed photovoltaic systems reached 980.83 MW in September, almost three times as much as was added in August (329 MW).
read more... 01/11/2012
GSE: Italy hits 15.9GW of cumulative PV capacity
Italy has installed a cumulative photovoltaic capacity of 15.9GW from its 448, 226 PV plants currently in operation at an annual cost of EUR 6.39 billion (USD 8.27 billion), as of October 12th, 2012, according to the Italian network agency, GSE.
read more... 19/10/2012
Germany will increase its renewables levy
Germany’s Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur has announced that renewable power subsidies tax for German consumers will increase by 47%, from 3.59 cents per KWh to 5.28 cents per KWh, by 2013.The Government added that it will extend caps on subsidies for solar energy to more technologies including wind and biomass.
read more... 17/10/2012