Poland’s economy could boost by nearly PLN 74 billion (EUR 17.5 billion) by 2025 if it expands its offshore wind energy sector to a capacity of 6 GW, according to a report released by Ernst & Young for the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA).
read more... 03/06/2013
A report released by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) shows that global wind power is expected to reach a capacity of 500 GW by 2016 and about 1 million MW by 2020.
read more... 21/05/2013
Energy giant SSE has announced that it will build a 30 million pounds hydropower plant near Ardross, in Ross-shire, Scotland. The Glasa project, which will have a total capacity of about 7.5 MW, is due to provide enough green power to supply about 10,000 households, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2015.
read more... 10/05/2013
Irish developer Gaelectric inaugurates a new wind farm at Carn Hill in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim. The wind farm has a total capacity of about 13.8 MW and consists of six wind turbines, generating enough power to meet the electricity demand of about 8,000 households for 12 month.
read more... 08/05/2013
The Bulgarian authorities will switch off about 40% of its wind and solar power plants in order to equilibrate a power system in danger of instability following a considerable excess of capacity after a drop in consumption and exports.
read more... 03/05/2013