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Bulgaria to switch off 40% of wind, solar power capacity
The Bulgarian authorities will switch off about 40% of its wind and solar power plants in order to equilibrate a power system in danger of instability following a considerable excess of capacity after a drop in consumption and exports.
read more... 27/03/2013
Mitsubishi,INCJ and Solar Venture acquired a photovoltaic project portfolio in Italy
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) and Solar Ventures have acquired 100% of Solar Holding, a company holding a total of 42 MWp of PV plants under operation in Italy.
read more... 21/03/2013
EDF and UK to sign a 35-year nuclear deal
UK is planning to close a 35-year deal with French major energy group EDF which will allow the French energy utility to start building the country’s new generation of nuclear power plants.
read more... 12/03/2013
France has 4 GW of installed PV capacity
According to the Ministry of Energy, Ecology and Sustainable Development of the country, France registered a 39 % decrease of installations if compared to 2011, the country has added only 1.08 GW of new photovoltaic capacity with over 34,500 plants in 2012.
read more... 05/03/2013
Global PV capacity surpassed 100 GW in 2012
According to preliminary data collected by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), global installed PV capacity reached 100GW in 2012 for the first time, up from 71GW in 2011 and 40GW in 2010. The world’s solar capacity can now produce as much electricity in a year as 16 coal power plants or nuclear reactors of 1 GW each.
read more... 13/02/2013