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UK is in jeopardy not to meet its 2020 European renewables targets
UK is in jeopardy not to meet its 2020 European renewables targets to get 15 per cent of energy from green sources, according to the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC).
read more... 04/07/2013
Scotland: Iberdrola has completed Europe’s largest onshore wind farm
ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of the Spanish energy group Iberdrola Renovables, has announced it has completed the expansion of the Whitelee onshore wind farm in Scotland, located south of Glasgow. The capacity of the project has been enlarged from 322MW to 539MW installing 75 wind turbines manufactured by the French company Alstom.
read more... 01/07/2013
China ranks first among top renewables energy investment sites
China currently offers the greatest opportunities in the world for renewable energy investment, while India has the strongest potential for conventional power investors, according to a report released by analysts at PA Consulting - ‘Mapping Energy Investment Potential Around the World’.
read more... 26/06/2013
UK electricity production increased 20% in 2012
In 2012, electricity generated from renewables represented 11.3%, increasing in comparison to 9.4% in 2011. Generally, renewable electricity generation increased 20%, to 41.1 TWh in 2012 from 34.4 TWh in 2011, while capacity increased 26% to 15.5 GW.
read more... 20/06/2013
Germany: Angela Merkel wants to curb renewables incentives
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel unveiled at an energy conference in Berlin on June 12 a U turn in the German renewable energy policy, as she aims to curb the renewable energy incentives in favor of power grid modernization and lower pressure on the rising electricity prices.
read more... 13/06/2013