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Onshore and offshore wind power to be eclipsed by solar for the first time in 2013
Solar power capacity installed all over the world this year is on the track to eclipse wind for the first time, spurred by new subsidies and policy support, according to a report provided by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
read more... 27/09/2013
EPA sets emission limits on new power plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency has recently proposed to limit carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants. Power plants are the largest concentrated source of emissions in the US, together accounting for roughly one-third of all domestic greenhouse gas emissions.
read more... 25/09/2013
Daily: German forward power soared on firmer carbon, coal prices
Brent crude jumped on Tuesday in heavy spread trading as market players focused on the alleviation of tensions between Iran and the West. Front-month Brent crude for November delivery increased by 48 cents to settle at $108.64. Meanwhile, November U.S. crude decreased by 46 cents to close at $103.13 a barrel.
read more... 25/09/2013
India to build an ultra mega green solar power project by 2016
The Indian government unveiled its plans to build a 4GW project near Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan, being the largest solar power plant in the world.
read more... 24/09/2013
Siemens proposes to Germany a new energy transition concept
Germany could save over €150bn by 2030, reducing in such a way the cost of its transition to renewable energy from nuclear power, according to a new study released by Siemens, Europe’s biggest engineering company.
read more... 20/09/2013