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China will invest 373 billion dollars in projects that save energy and reduce emissions
China’s government intends to reduce carbon emissions by 40-45% by 2020 from 2005 levels by establishing a mechanism to control total energy consumption.
read more... 22/08/2012
Global installations of renewable energy will triple by 2017
Annual worldwide installations of renewable distributed generation will nearly triple between 2012 and 2017, reaching 63.5 gigawatts (GW) a year in 2017. Nearly 232 GW of distributed renewable will be added over the five-year period. Currently, distributed renewable installations represent just 1 % of total global electricity generating capacity, but they will register a rapid increase in the next five years to come.
read more... 15/08/2012
France approves 214 solar power projects
The French energy and ecology minister Delphine Batho has announced that the government has approved 214 solar power projects totaling 514 MW.
read more... 06/08/2012
Italy: Snam obtains a € 400 million loan for the construction of the 2 new gas pipelines
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Cassa depositi e prestiti (CDP) have approved today a loan agreement totaling up to 400 million euros for a 20-year term for Snam Spa, with a first tranche of 300 million, already approved by EIB, while a second tranche will be available by 2012.
read more... 02/08/2012
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