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UK: Offshore wind farms generated a record amount of electricity in 2012
UK renewable power generation hiked by 20% in 2012 due to the contribution of new offshore wind farms in spite of lower than average wind speeds over the year, according to figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 02/04/2013
U.S. solar PV hit a new installation record in 2012
The U.S. installed 16 million of solar panels in 2012, adding 3.3 GW and representing a 76% annual growth, a tenth of the world market, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The panels installed last year will generate about the same amount of electricity over a year as a medium-sized coal plant, enough to power 400,000 U.S. homes.
read more... 18/03/2013
Solar PV demand up 2 GW in 2013
According to a new report offered by NPD Solarbuzz, the global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand is estimated to increase by 2 GW, reaching 31 GW in 2013. A large amount of the 2 GW will come as a result of strong demand from the Asian markets, where almost 50% of increase will be registered, in countries as China, India and Japan, leading to a capacity addition of around 11 GW in 2013
read more... 15/03/2013
In 2012 CO2 levels second highest in 54 years
In 2012, concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere increased by the second highest amount since 1959, when modern monitoring began. According to Pieter Tans, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist who leads the effort to track CO2 levels, carbon dioxide levels augmented by 2.67 parts per million in comparison to a year before, to total something like 395 parts per million.
read more... 13/03/2013
Daily: UK gas increases on weaker pipeline flows, higher heating demand
Brent and U.S. crude oil futures boosted on Tuesday following OPEC’s monthly released report showing an optimistic outlook for the amount of crude that group experts have to produce in 2013 in order to keep supply and demand in equilibrium.
read more... 13/02/2013