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SSE to build a new hydropower plant in northern Scotland
Energy giant SSE has announced that it will build a 30 million pounds hydropower plant near Ardross, in Ross-shire, Scotland. The Glasa project, which will have a total capacity of about 7.5 MW, is due to provide enough green power to supply about 10,000 households, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2015.
read more... 10/05/2013
Scottish sales of oil and natural gas hit 9 year high
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Edwig stated that Scottish oil and gas supply chain exports increased by 8.4 % in 2012 if compared to 2011 levels, to 12.7 billion dollars.
read more... 08/05/2013
EU’s urgent need for investments in power sector
An inquiry carried out by the House of Lords into the EU power sector concluded that European Union’s energy network needs an investment of about 1 trillion euro in the next ten years to come in a move which aims to stave off an energy crisis.
read more... 07/05/2013
Poland is working on plans for its first nuclear power plant
Poland wants to reduce its dependence on highly polluting coal and expensive Russian gas imports, so it is working hard on its program for introducing nuclear power in its energy mix. At present it is highly dependent on coal, which provides around 90% of the country’s energy.
read more... 03/05/2013
Italy now has 16.9 GW of PV capacity installed
According to Italian energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE), last month Italy added 170 MW of new PV capacity. This compares to about 214 MW registered in March and 126 MW for February. The GSE states this brings Italy’s total solar PV installed capacity to 16.9GW.
read more... 02/05/2013