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Enel Green Power to expand its green energy in Latin America
Enel Green Power, the largest renewable energy company in Italy, is going to build a hydropower plant of 84 MW in Guatemala, which will generate 370 million KWh of power annually, thus reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 280,000 tonnes.
read more... 01/06/2010
EU has to reduce its emissions by 30%
According to a new statement of European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), European Council and Parliament have to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 30%, comparing to 20% previously fixed.
read more... 28/05/2010
Eni’s stake in GreenStream pipeline cut to 50%
The oil and gas most important company in Italy, Eni, has decided to cut its participation from 75% to 50% in the company GreenStream BV which manages a pipeline transporting gas from Libya to Italy, according to the officials of both societies.
read more... 25/05/2010
Solar electricity could reach 22 percent of global power supply by 2050
According to the International Energy Agency(IEA), solar electricity could provide up to a quarter of the world's power by 2050, thus cutting greenhouse gas emissions by almost 6 billion tonnes and reducing the dependence on fossil fuels, though government support is imperative in the next decade.
read more... 12/05/2010
France and Italy impose carbon tariffs
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi asked the European Union to impose carbon tariffs on the countries which are not part of a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gases, an idea which was not approved by other EU members.
read more... 16/04/2010