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Sunny Spain receives 4.7% of electricity from solar in October 2013
Spain is known as one of the most advanced countries in the development of solar energy, and one of the European countries with the most hours of sunshine.
read more... 22/11/2013
Hydropower in Switzerland
Currently in Switzerland there are 556 hydropower plants which are able to generate more than 35,380GWh per year. Hydroelectricity is the most important domestic primary source of energy, producing about 60% of Swiss electricity.
read more... 22/11/2013
UK to stop funding coal- fired power plants overseas
Ed Davey, Britain's energy secretary, has announced on Wednesday that the UK, as the US, would stop funding coal projects in developing countries. The objective is to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage low-carbon development. The announcement was made at United Nations climate talks in Warsaw where the fossil fuels have been at the centre of a storm. About 90% of the Poland's electricity comes from coal, and the government has been resistant to EU calls to strengthen emissions reduction targets.
read more... 21/11/2013
Italian Eni sells its 29% stake in Russian gas venture
Italian energy giant Eni has announced on Wednesday that it had decided to sell its 29 percent stake in Russian natural gas producer SeverEnergia to Yamal Development. Yamal Development is a 50/50 Joint Venture between Novatek and Gazprom Neft.
read more... 21/11/2013
China expected to install more solar than previously thought
China is on the way to install a record of 12,000 MW of solar panels in 2014, according to a report released by the Chinese Bureau of Energy. This includes 8, 000 MW of distributed PV generation and 4,000 MW in the ground-mount segment.
read more... 20/11/2013