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Chevron unveils two gas discoveries offshore Western Australia
Oil and gas giant Chevron reported two new gas discoveries in the Exmouth Plateau area of the Carnarvon Basin, a hydrocarbon basin offshore Western Australia.
read more... 28/12/2012
U.S: Solar PV industry installs 684 MW in the third quarter of 2012
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, about 684 MW of solar PV capacity was installed in the third quarter of 2012, up 44% in comparison to the same period of 2011. In the first 10 months of 2012 solar alone increased by 133%, with total U.S. solar PV power capacity amounting now over 5900 MW, with 1.2 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics installed, bringing 2012 installations to 3.2 gigawatts, enough to supply with power about 1 million households.
read more... 13/12/2012
Germany: 100% renewable electricity supply by 2050
Germany has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35% below the 1990 levels by 2020 and by 80-85 % by 2050. In order to reach such a goal, Germany plans to transform its electricity supply system to completely renewable based electricity. In the first six months of 2012, the amount of electricity produced from renewable energy rose from 20% to 25%, bringing the country closer to its targets of 35% by 2020 and 80% by 2050.
read more... 27/11/2012
Andra: France reveals its radioactive waste inventory
France had a stockpile of radioactive wastes amounting some 1.32 million cubic meters in 2010, according to a new national radioactive waste report published by the management agency Andra. This represents almost a 13% increase from 1.15 million cubic meters recorded in 2007.
read more... 07/08/2012
Novatek launched the construction of Sabetta LNG port
Novatek, the second gas producer in Russia, started the construction of a $30 billion Arctic port, called Sabetta, located on the North-East of the Yamal Peninsula in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region.
read more... 23/07/2012