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German coal-fired power plant projects
Following are details of the status of coal-fired power plant projects in Germany, a sector targeted by campaigners against climate-harming carbon emissions. The rapid expansion of green energy has also curbed progress for new fossil fuels-based plants, although they were expected to play a bigger role in the energy mix after Germany decided on a quicker-than-planned withdrawal from nuclear power. Coal is still Germany's most important generation fuel.
read more... 20/06/2013
Global wind turbines could exceed the threshold of 300 GW this year
World installed wind power has all the chances to exceed 300 GW of capacity this year, the equivalent of 114 nuclear power plants, according to data provided by European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and the Global Wind Energy Council.
read more... 17/06/2013
Germany breaks a new solar power record
Germany set a new solar record on Friday and Saturday, when solar energy plants produced a world record of 22 GW of electricity per hour, being equivalent to the power supplied by 20 nuclear stations at full capacity.
read more... 05/06/2013
Sweden prefers renewables to nuclear
Recently Sweden's energy minister, Anna-Karin Hatt, has announced that the government will not subsidize new nuclear power plants, favoring renewable investments. Electricity production in Sweden is dominated by nuclear power and renewables, which currently make about equal contributions to energy production- about 40%.
read more... 30/05/2013
Turkey is heavily investing in nuclear power
While many EU countries are intensively investing in renewables , Turkey is envisaging the construction of three new nuclear power plants. Turkey is currently looking at nuclear power as it aims to reduce its dependence on imported energy.
read more... 22/05/2013