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UK unveils challenging proposals to reduce electricity demand by 10%
The UK government is expected to publish today proposals to reduce electricity demand across the whole UK economy, a move designed to save money through lower bills and cutting down the need for new generation capacity.
read more... 29/11/2012
Germany: 100% renewable electricity supply by 2050
Germany has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35% below the 1990 levels by 2020 and by 80-85 % by 2050. In order to reach such a goal, Germany plans to transform its electricity supply system to completely renewable based electricity. In the first six months of 2012, the amount of electricity produced from renewable energy rose from 20% to 25%, bringing the country closer to its targets of 35% by 2020 and 80% by 2050.
read more... 27/11/2012
Ireland to get over 70 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2030
Ireland is planning to get more than 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, according to a new report commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund of Northern Ireland.
read more... 26/11/2012
CCS to compete with other forms of renewable energy by 2020
According to a Government-commissioned report, fossil fuel power generation with carbon capture and storage (CCS) is likely to compete cost-effectively with other forms of renewable energy, being able to generate electricity at around £100 per megawatt hour (MWh) by the early 2020s.
read more... 26/11/2012
Power consumption in China to grow by 6% in 2012
The State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) has announced on Wednesday that China’s electricity consumption is likely to grow by about 6% to 5 trillion kWh, with a considerable increase in the last quarter, as the nation's economy recovers.
read more... 22/11/2012