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Enel Green Power has connected a new PV plant in Romania
Italian-based Enel Green Power (EGP) has connected to the grid the Colibasi photovoltaic (PV) plant, sited in Giurgiu, with a total installed capacity of 6.5 MW bringing the EGP’s Romanian installed solar capacity up to about 26 MW.
read more... 11/10/2013
EBRD to finance three new wind farms in Poland
The EBRD is providing a long-term loan of more than 69 million euros to PEPSA, a group of three special-purpose companies fully owned by Polish Energy Partners S.A, aiming to support the construction and operation of three wind farms in northern and north-eastern Poland. They are Gawłowice with a total capacity of 41.4 MW, Rajgród with 25MW and Skurpie 37 MW.
read more... 09/10/2013
PV industry production increased despite a decline in investments
Global production of solar cells grew by 10% last year and Europe continues to be a leader in newly installed capacities representing almost 52% of the new worldwide installed capacity, while the total investment in renewable energy declined significantly in 2012 in comparison to a year before levels with a major decrease for both solar and wind energy investments.
read more... 03/10/2013
China to ban new coal plants around Beijing
Last week China has announced that it will ban the construction of new coal power plants in three regions near Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong, in a move which aims to reduce the consumption of coal below 65% of total power generation by 2017, in comparison to 70% currently, and to reduce country’s air pollution.
read more... 30/09/2013
Ukrainian diversification of natural gas supplies
Since 2011 Ukraine is trying to raise natural gas production levels in the Black Sea from 1 bcm in 2011 to 3 billion cubic meters in 2015.In 2012 the Black Sea production reached 1.2 bcm and is predicted to rise to 1.65 bcm in 2013.Its total gas reserves have been estimated at 5.4 trillion cubic meters.
read more... 25/09/2013