French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi asked the European Union to impose carbon tariffs on the countries which are not part of a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gases, an idea which was not approved by other EU members.
read more... 16/04/2010
US geothermal energy rose 26 percent in 2009, according to Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) report, updated April 2009, with 188 projects in progress in 15 states, which could generate 7,875 MW of electricity.
read more... 15/04/2010
Before the fatal accident in August 2009 where 75 people were killed, the 6,400-MW-hydroelectric plant, Sayano-Shushenskaya, situated in southern Siberia, was the largest hydropower plant in Russia and the sixth largest in the world.
read more... 14/04/2010
Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian President, gave the start to the construction of an important gas pipeline that will bypass Ukraine, after the conflict caused by supply disruptions in the past. This project will give the chance to win an important gas market share in Europe.
read more... 14/04/2010
According to a new study, in the coming years Europe has to make some changes to the energy system in order to succeed in eradicating carbon-emitting power generation. The measures will have as purpose the reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions by 80% until 2050.
read more... 14/04/2010