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Spain’s shale gas reserves
Spain is the fifth largest energy consumer in Europe and has practically no domestic production of liquid fuels or natural gas. It has made significant progress in diversifying into renewable energy but, this only accounts for about 9% of its gross inland consumption. A quarter of consumption is fuelled by natural gas and half by petroleum, both of which Spain has to import.
read more... 10/05/2013
Red Eléctrica: Renewables hit 54% of Spain’s electricity mix in April
Renewables accounted for 54%of Spain’s electricity mix in April, thus setting a new record for a second month in a row, according to figures released by the Spanish grid operator, Red Eléctrica de España (REE).
read more... 03/05/2013
European power trading volumes uncertain after the 2012 drop
Trading volumes in Europe's major wholesale power markets dropped 12% in 2012, and nearly four months into 2013 the direction of the market is too uncertain to predict. Trading volumes dropped to 8,534 TWh in 2012 in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Britain and the Nordic region from 9,645 TWh in 2011, according to estimates.
read more... 02/05/2013
Clean energy investments worldwide decreased 11% in 2012
According to a report released by Pew Charitable Trusts clean energy investments worldwide dropped 11% in 2012 to $269 billion from 2011 levels, weighed down by regulatory uncertainty and policy changes in big markets such as the US, India, Spain and Italy.
read more... 17/04/2013
Cantabria to be the first region in Spain to ban hydraulic fracturing
Lawmakers in Spain’s northern Cantabria region, rich in shale gas, are expected to draft the first regional ban on producing natural gas using hydraulic fracturing following environmental groups concerns that the technique will pollute drinking water.
read more... 09/04/2013