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IKEA start selling solar panels in UK
IKEA will start selling residential solar panels in UK in the coming months in a move which aims to bring renewable energy to the mainstream market worldwide. The company’s solar panels are made by China’s Hanergy. UK does not have the largest of solar markets if compared with other European countries, but thanks to subsidies offered by the government it has grown progressively, with installations increasing by 25% year on year.
read more... 01/10/2013
The world will continue to depend on coal
According to a report released by the International Energy Agency, coal will be the most used fuel worldwide by 2030 as developing countries are powering the rapidly increasing cities and rural areas where billions of people have had no power.
read more... 01/10/2013
Alstom and GDF Suez ally in developing a pilot wave energy project in France
The French engineering company Alstom will team up with energy firm GDF Suez in developing a pilot project the government is launching later on Monday to develop wave and tidal energy.
read more... 01/10/2013
Russia launched its first renewables tender to spur green energy generation
Russia, being an oil and gas giant, has launched its first renewable energy tender, auctioning about 500MW in capacity, mostly to solar projects.
read more... 30/09/2013
Onshore and offshore wind power to be eclipsed by solar for the first time in 2013
Solar power capacity installed all over the world this year is on the track to eclipse wind for the first time, spurred by new subsidies and policy support, according to a report provided by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
read more... 27/09/2013