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Poland: PGE suspends the construction of $3.6 bln coal power plant
PGE, the Polish state biggest utility, has suspended its plans to build two new coal-fired power units worth $3.6 billion, citing weak demand and falling electricity prices.
read more... 08/04/2013
Italy: Renewable energy accounts for 28% of electricity consumption
Currently 27 municipalities in Italy are 100% green, representing the best example of innovation in energy and the environment. In 2012, clean sources covered 28.2% of electricity consumption and 13% of the total energy.
read more... 04/04/2013
UK: Offshore wind farms generated a record amount of electricity in 2012
UK renewable power generation hiked by 20% in 2012 due to the contribution of new offshore wind farms in spite of lower than average wind speeds over the year, according to figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 02/04/2013
UK’s Kingsnorth coal power plant closed today
The Kingsnorth coal plant in Kent has closed today, E.ON’s plant has stopped working already in December, but today it has officially closed. After forty years of producing electricity, the 2,000MW plant, has begun a two year decommissioning process which could lead to demolition.
read more... 29/03/2013
Ireland reached new record level of wind output
According to the Irish Wind Energy Association, Ireland has currently reached a record level of wind power output of about 1,540 MW, corresponding to about 36% of the demand, which should be enough to power with electricity about 1 million households. The record was achieved at the same time as a new all-island record was also set for energy generation, with levels reaching 1,917MW on the island of Ireland, which should be enough to power more than 1,246,000 homes. The statistics also show that the average wind contribution on this day was almost 40% of system require.
read more... 29/03/2013