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UK government confirms 40GW offshore goal
The new UK Conservative government has included an election manifesto pledge to increase new offshore wind capacity to 40GW by 2030, from 30GW previously, in today's Queen's speech, which outlines its agenda for the next parliament.
read more... 20/12/2019
French strike cuts power capacity by 2 GW
A strike is cutting France’s power capacity by 2,055 MW on Wednesday morning, of which 665 MW was nuclear, 1,160 MW coal and 230 MW hydro, the latest transparency data showed.
read more... 18/12/2019
Solar power capacity reaches 6,000 MW
Turkey’s solar power capacity has reached 6,000 megawatts (MW), Berke Aygün, the head of Solar Energy Investors Association (GÜYAD), has told Anadolu Agency.
read more... 16/12/2019
EU basks in 17GW solar boom
Almost 17GW of new solar capacity has been added in the EU this year, an increase of 104% on 2018, according to a report from SolarPower Europe.
read more... 11/12/2019
EDF clean power tops 2GW in France
EDF Renouvelables has reached the 2GW milestone for wind and solar capacity in France, following a record year for onshore wind for the company in the country.
read more... 10/12/2019