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UK: a new record for REpower
A few days ago REpower announced its new record, the company has inked contracts with an overall capacity of more than 1 GW in the UK, which will add about 66 MW to REpower UK’s portfolio.
read more... 31/07/2012
DECC: UK renewable electricity production up 33% in 2011
The UK’s electricity production from renewable sources jumped by 33% in 2011, mainly due to a hike in solar photovoltaic capacity increasing by 12 times, a trebling of biomass capacity, and a 37% jump in offshore wind capacity, according to a recent report released by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 30/07/2012
Gamesa to sell four wind farms in France and Germany
Spanish wind energy company Gamesa, has signed a contract to sell four wind farms, three of them in France and one in Germany, with a total installed capacity of 56MW. The farms will be sold to European Sustainable Power Fund 2, a renewable energy fund for institutional investors owned by German real capital asset manager KGAL.
read more... 26/07/2012
EWEA: European offshore wind capacity rise by 523.2 MW in first half 2012
According to the European Wind Energy Association, in the first half of 2012 wind offshore capacity reached a total of 523.2MW, in comparison with 348.1 MW installed in first half of 2011. The power was connected on eight wind farms, six in UK waters, one in Denmark and one in Germany.
read more... 19/07/2012
IEA: global installed PV capacity to reach 230 GW by 2017
IEA expected great growth in renewable energy markets by 2017, while the photovoltaics industry is expected to scale up the fastest and is forecasted to reach about 230 GW in 2017, compared to just 11 GW of concentrating solar power (CSP) capacity now. Solar power will contribute with about 5% to renewable energy generation in 2017.
read more... 12/07/2012