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UK’s biggest biomass plant has opened
Britain’s largest coal-fired power station has begun its conversion to become Britain’s largest renewable electricity producer as well as one of Europe’s largest renewable electricity generators. The project will see the coal station turn to wood pellets for fuel rather than coal, a move which aims to slash carbon emissions by more than 80%. One of the generating units has been converted to biomass while the other two will be using biomass by 2016.
read more... 10/12/2013
EIB to finance Enel Green Power projects in Romania
The European Investment Bank (EIB) would lend to Enel Green Power 200 million euros to cover in some measure investments for some wind farms in the Banat and Dobrogea regions of Romania. The 15-year loan will partially cover investments in EGP’s wind power projects, and has a pre-repayment grace period of up to two and a half years.
read more... 09/12/2013
China’s on grid solar capacity to triple by the end of 2013
According to China’s National Energy Administration (NEA), total grid-connected solar capacity in China could triple to 10 GW by the end of the year. The total grid installed generation capacity from all sources is predicted to reach 1,235GW by the end of this year, representing a 200% rise, in comparison to a year before.
read more... 05/12/2013
UK: Low Carbon and Macquarie Capital to invest in 300 MW of solar energy
Macquarie Capital and Low Carbon, a renewable energy investment company, have announced recently they will team up to deliver a portfolio of 300MW of solar generation capacity in the UK.
read more... 04/12/2013
UK hits a new wind energy record
British wind energy industry hit a record-breaking on Friday, supplying more than 6GW of power to the grid for the first time, according to data provided by the National Grid.
read more... 02/12/2013