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Scotland ‘will soon generate 100% of its power through renewables’
Scotland will soon be meeting the equivalent of 100% of its electricity needs from clean energy sources.
read more... 24/09/2019
EBRD extends renewable energy programme for Kazakhstan
The EBRD is pledging fresh funds to support Kazakhstan’s drive as a regional leader to promote renewable energy, with the help of a second phase of the Bank’s Kazakhstan Renewables Framework of up to €300 million, the Bank reported.
read more... 16/09/2019
Renewables cover record 44% of Northern Ireland's power demand in 12 months
Renewable energy sources in Northern Ireland met 44% of the country’s total power consumption in the 12 months to June 2019, setting an all-time record, new statistics show.
read more... 09/09/2019
Scotland funds £3.4 million for tidal energy project
The Scottish government is supporting the construction of what is expected to be the world’s most powerful floating tidal turbine with funding of £3.4 million, the government announced on Monday.
read more... 26/08/2019
German renewables levy to rise slightly in 2020 and peak the year after – think tank
Germany's renewables levy, the EEG surcharge, is expected to rise slightly from 6.41 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this year to between 6.5 and 6.7 in 2020, according to calculations by think tank Agora Energiewende*. The main reasons for the expected rise are increasing wind power capacity and a declining balance in Germany’s “green energy account”, writes Agora Energiewende.
read more... 22/08/2019