According to a new report released by Eurostat this February 17, nuclear power and renewables represent more than 50% of Europe's energy capacity.
read more... 18/02/2014
The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world's largest concentrated solar power plant has become fully operational last week. Ivanpah employs concentrated solar power (CSP), which uses hundreds of thousands of mirrors to reflect the sun toward a tower. This heats a boiler in the tower, which creates steam to drive turbines and make electricity.
read more... 17/02/2014
The global technological leader in the wind industry Gamesa, inked a deal with Swedish wind power developer Eolus Vind, envisaging the supply of four of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines in the Scandinavian market.
read more... 17/02/2014
The French state-controlled company EDF Energy has announced that last year it has generated its highest amount of nuclear power in the UK for the last eight years, increasing its earnings by 1.4 per cent to £1.69bn from £1.67 in 2012, driven by the performance of its eight nuclear power stations. According to the company’s annual results, the nuclear power output rose by 0.5 TWh attaining 60.5 TWh in 2013.
read more... 14/02/2014
Ireland-based renewable energy company Invis Energy unveiled the biggest wind farm it has built in country in 2013 has started to operate, generating power to households and businesses.
read more... 14/02/2014