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USA: Renewable energy represented 50% of new added capacity in 2012
Last year almost half of all new installed capacity in the USA was from renewable sources, in major part from wind and solar. The US has one of the largest wind power installed capacities in the world, enough to supply almost 10 million households across the country. Wind was the most popular renewable energy source in 2012 by far, accounting for 13.1GW.
read more... 04/09/2013
Vattenfall submitted plans for a new wind farm in Scotland
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has presented plans for the construction of a new wind farm on the south west of Scotland. The South Kyle Wind Farm would have about 50 turbines and a capacity of more than 170 MW, which should be enough to meet the annual electricity power demand of more than 90,000 households. It is expected that it will cost more than £190 million to build the wind farm.
read more... 29/08/2013
Germany could lose its title of global leader in the PV market
Currently the German Federal Association of Electricity and Water (BDEW)has announced that Germany has set a new record with German solar PV plants producing more than 5.1 TWh last month, representing an increase of about 19% in comparison to the 4.3 TWh registered a year before. Germany’s new solar power record was the result of sunny weather and improved solar power capacity.
read more... 28/08/2013
China’s generation capacity to double by 2030
China is likely to more than double its generation capacity by 2030, with half of all new plants powered by renewable sources including large hydro, while coal will remain the most important fuel. China’s total power generating capacity would almost double by 2030 to 2.7 terawatts.
read more... 28/08/2013
Norway: 8 new wind farms to be build in a bid to triple capacity
Norway has an excellent wind power potential. Norway has an official goal of triple its capacity to more than 2 GW and to have 67.5 % of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. The potential for wind power in Norway is however much greater than this and totally there is applied for 66 TWh with wind power in Norway.
read more... 27/08/2013