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EIB grants Welsh Water £250 million for green energy
Welsh Water obtained a £250 million loan from the European Investment Bank for renewable energy. The loan is expected to help raise the percentage of power generated from green sources such as wind, sun, water and anaerobic digestion (AD) from 20% to 30% by next year.
read more... 10/07/2017
France to end sales of fossil fuel cars by 2040
At a presentation regarding the Paris climate agreement, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot said that France aims to terminate sales of cars fueled by gasoline and diesel by 2040, and become carbon neutral 10 years after that.
read more... 10/07/2017
Russian firm bought Siemens turbines for Crimea
The Russian government-owned company Technopromexport bought four electricity turbines for the power plants it is building from the aftermarket.
read more... 10/07/2017
Works on NordLink cable to Germany to start in August
Works on the first part of NordLink power cable to Germany, which will be 600km (373 miles long), will start in August, and will provide electricity to more than 600,000 households.
read more... 07/07/2017
EEA says EU countries have poor strategies for change to low-carbon economy
The European Environment Agency (EEA) declared in a new study that most of the European Union countries fail to provide clear investments strategies for shifting to a low-carbon economy.
read more... 07/07/2017