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Enel Green Power has connected its first PV plants in Romania
Italian renewable energy company Enel Green Power SpA (EGP), a subsidiary of the Enel Group has announced it has connected to the grid its first photovoltaic plants in Romania. The two plants of Berceni 1 and Berceni 2, have a combined installed capacity of about 19 MW, are likely to generate almost 29 GWh per year. The plants are located in Prahova County.
read more... 17/07/2013
Spain announced 2.7 billion euro cuts in subsidies
Spain's government intends to cut subsidies for renewable-energy suppliers and increase electricity bills as part of widespread reforms to its energy policy. The government had announced a series of actions intended at reducing the country’s tariff deficit, which amount to more than 26 billion euro, and has been accumulated as a result of a discrepancy between generating costs and electricity prices for consumers for a long period.
read more... 16/07/2013
EU to launch a probe on German renewable energy law
The European Commission is planning to initiate a formal investigation into Germany's law to promote the use of renewable energies, according to German news magazine Spiegel.
read more... 15/07/2013
EWEA: Offshore wind turbines increased about 2-fold in 2013
The industry body European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) said in the first half of 2013 the number of new offshore wind turbines installed increased about 2-fold compared with a year ago, however financing for new projects has slowed.
read more... 12/07/2013
Triton Knoll wind farm obtains green light
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey has granted consent to RWE Npower Renewables to build Triton Knoll wind farm. With up to 288 turbines, the proposed Triton Knoll wind farm would be around 60 % bigger than the London Array and could generate up to 1,200 MW of renewable energy.
read more... 12/07/2013