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Green energy situation in Italy
The renewable energy sector in Italy is one with the highest potential in Europe, being today a leading producer of electricity from renewable sources. The solar PV capacity has seen a great success, growing 3000% over the past three years. The wind market has also seen constant high levels of investment, with the number of installations increasing by almost 40% in 2012.
read more... 03/07/2013
Scotland: Iberdrola has completed Europe’s largest onshore wind farm
ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of the Spanish energy group Iberdrola Renovables, has announced it has completed the expansion of the Whitelee onshore wind farm in Scotland, located south of Glasgow. The capacity of the project has been enlarged from 322MW to 539MW installing 75 wind turbines manufactured by the French company Alstom.
read more... 01/07/2013
UK electricity production increased 20% in 2012
In 2012, electricity generated from renewables represented 11.3%, increasing in comparison to 9.4% in 2011. Generally, renewable electricity generation increased 20%, to 41.1 TWh in 2012 from 34.4 TWh in 2011, while capacity increased 26% to 15.5 GW.
read more... 20/06/2013
World solar PV hit another milestone in 2012
The world solar photovoltaic (PV) market recorded another milestone in 2012, with total global operating capacity reaching the threshold of 100 GW.
read more... 19/06/2013
Poland could generate 6 GW of offshore wind energy by 2025
According to a report released by Ernst & Young for the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA), Poland’s economy could improve by almost 17.5 billion euro by 2025 if it expands its offshore wind energy sector to a capacity of 6 GW.
read more... 18/06/2013