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Hydropower in Switzerland
Currently in Switzerland there are 556 hydropower plants which are able to generate more than 35,380GWh per year. Hydroelectricity is the most important domestic primary source of energy, producing about 60% of Swiss electricity.
read more... 22/11/2013
Poland to continue its dependence on coal
Historically, Poland has been an important producer and exporter of coal. Poland became the principal coal producer in Europe in the 1970s. Poland consumes more than 75 million tons of coal per year, which makes it the 10th largest coal consumer in the world and the 2nd largest in the EU, after Germany.
read more... 20/11/2013
German government agreed on a temporary ban for shale gas
Germany is probable to have important reserve deposits and is at the forefront of the shale gas disputes in Europe. Public concerns and the conclusions of studies on hydraulic fracturing, as well as stalled legislation going into the federal elections, have slowed the pace of shale gas exploration, but Germany's nuclear phase-out will create a need for energy from other sources.
read more... 15/11/2013
U.S.: Oil production surpassed imports for the first time in nearly 20 years
According to federal officials, in October, the U.S. extracted more oil than imported, being an important highlight for a nation which tries to reduce reliance on imported foreign oil. Helped mainly by production from shale reserves and a consumption which remained relatively flat, domestic output hit 7.7 million barrels a day last month, against 7.6 million of imports, a 24-year high.
read more... 15/11/2013
Coal imports in Italy to stay flat this year
According to Italian Coal Association Assocarboni, the country’s thermal coal imports for this year are likely to stay steady at 19 million metric tonnes, with about 80% of imports coming from Indonesia, the US and South Africa.
read more... 14/11/2013