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Ireland reached new record level of wind output
According to the Irish Wind Energy Association, Ireland has currently reached a record level of wind power output of about 1,540 MW, corresponding to about 36% of the demand, which should be enough to power with electricity about 1 million households. The record was achieved at the same time as a new all-island record was also set for energy generation, with levels reaching 1,917MW on the island of Ireland, which should be enough to power more than 1,246,000 homes. The statistics also show that the average wind contribution on this day was almost 40% of system require.
read more... 29/03/2013
Britain’s nuclear future
Britain spelled out its aims for nuclear power, committing funds to a sector it expects to create 40,000 jobs while lowering the country's carbon emissions and its reliance on costly energy imports.
read more... 28/03/2013
EU is on the pace to dismiss its 2020 renewable energy target
The EU's overall goal of increasing the role of renewable energy to 20% of consumption in 2020, with each member country having its specific one, is still unachievable, the European Union's executive body declared on Wednesday.
read more... 28/03/2013
China: Power production from wind increased more than coal in 2012
According to new statistics released by China Electricity Council, power production from wind increased more than from coal in 2012. Fossil-fired production of electricity increased 0.3 % last year, an addition of about 12 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity, at the same time as wind-generated electricity grew 35.5% to 26 TWh, while solar-generated electricity reached a cumulative 3.5 terawatt-hours. Under China's 12th Five Year Energy Plan (2011-2015), the objective for renewables is to supply 30% of electricity-generating capacity, while coal plunges from 70% to 65% of energy production.
read more... 27/03/2013
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