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EIA: Renewables provide 14% of electricity generation in H1 2013
Renewable energy sources provided 14.20 % of the United States net electric generation during the first half of the year (through June 30, 2013), according to recent figures released the "Monthly Energy Review" by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). During the same period in 2012, renewables accounted for 13.57 % of net electrical generation.
read more... 04/10/2013
Italy, Spain blamed by European Commission over failure to comply with renewable energy law
The European Commission has officially drafted two month deadline, requesting that Italy and Spain to complete their commitment to the EU's renewables directive to 2020, otherwise the two countries could be referred to the EU Court of Justice.
read more... 03/10/2013
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
UK: renewable generation increased more than 50% in the second quarter of 2013
According to figures offered by DECC in the second quarter of this year renewables output in UK increased 56% to 12.8 TWh. Due to increased capacity and high wind speeds wind production augmented by 62%, hydro was up almost 30% while solar, wave and tidal registered a 22% increase.
read more... 27/09/2013
Europe: Renewables share in power generation set to increase by 40% in 2020
The renewables’ contribution in Europe’s generation capacity is expected to increase to at least 40% by 2020, overtaking the capacity supplied by coal, natural gas and oil, declared the region’s grid operators group Entsoe.
read more... 17/09/2013