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EDF EN commissions new wind farm in Italy
French developer EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned the 23.4 MW Santa Luce wind farm in the province of Pisa, in Italy. The Santa Luce wind farm comprises 13 turbines supplied by Vestas, each with a unit capacity of 1.8 MW. The wind farm's location boasts highly favorable wind conditions.
read more... 27/02/2013
UK energy bills set to rise
According to Ofgem Chief Executive Officer Alistair Buchanan, UK household energy bills are probable to increase significantly in the coming years, with the share of generating capacity from gas doubling as old oil and coal stations close.
read more... 20/02/2013
China installed almost 16 GW of wind power in 2012
According to data offered by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, in 2012, China was the world’s largest wind market in terms of annual installed capacity. The country installed 15.9GW of onshore turbines, or about 35% of the world’s new onshore capacity.
read more... 15/02/2013
Global PV capacity surpassed 100 GW in 2012
According to preliminary data collected by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), global installed PV capacity reached 100GW in 2012 for the first time, up from 71GW in 2011 and 40GW in 2010. The world’s solar capacity can now produce as much electricity in a year as 16 coal power plants or nuclear reactors of 1 GW each.
read more... 13/02/2013
Enel contributes to Greece PV growth
Enel Green Power (EGP), the renewable energy developer which is part of the Italian group Enel, has unveiled that it has installed and brought online a total of 57MW of PV capacity in Greece.
read more... 08/02/2013