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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
ENEL looking for a stake in TAP
Italy's biggest power utility Enel is in talks to obtain a 20% stake in the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), project that aims to pump Azeri gas to Europe. Enel, necessitates more gas to fire part of its power generation fleet and to sell to consumers. Enel is developing a LNG terminal on the island of Sicily and has a stake in the GALSI project, which aims to transport Algerian gas into Italy
read more... 28/03/2013
Solar 21 acquires another Italian solar park
Solar 21 Renewable Energy Ireland Ltd, a Dublin-based investment firm has acquired another Italian solar park, bringing to seven the number of solar parks that the Irish company holds in Italy, after it has acquired another six solar projects which were owned by AEG Power Solutions, in November last year.
read more... 25/03/2013
Mitsubishi,INCJ and Solar Venture acquired a photovoltaic project portfolio in Italy
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) and Solar Ventures have acquired 100% of Solar Holding, a company holding a total of 42 MWp of PV plants under operation in Italy.
read more... 21/03/2013
Japan to install 5 GW of solar PV, overtaking Germany and US
According to IHS IMS in 2013 Japan will grow by 120 % and will install over five GW of PV systems overtaking Italy, Germany and the USA in the installation of photovoltaic (PV) capacity. Installations are probable to surpass 1 GW in the first quarter of 2013, causing it to become the second largest market of the year.
read more... 20/03/2013