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Spanish market for concentrated solar power is the largest one all over the world
The Spanish market for CSP is the biggest one in the world. The concentrating solar thermal reached 1953.9 MW of cumulative installed capacity in 2012 and it is expected that by 2020, Spanish CSP could reach 20,000 MW. In 2012, the installed capacity in Spain increased significantly as many projects with a capacity of more than 50MW started to operate. According to EurObserve’ER, Spanish electricity generation from Concentrated Solar Power reached 3,432 GWh in 2012, more than doubling in comparison to 2011.
read more... 06/06/2013
GDF Suez-the new stakeholder in Nabucco West
The French energy giant GDF Suez is the new stakeholder in Nabucco Gas Pipeline International consortium, after having bought a 9 percent stake in the project.
read more... 29/05/2013
SSE to build a new hydropower plant in northern Scotland
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
Bright future for wind power in China
China's National Energy Administration has recently announced that China is to approve 27.9 GW of new wind power projects. Sichuan’s provincial government plans to focus on the development of renewable energy, giving more weight on wind.
read more... 22/04/2013
Gazprom allies Shell to explore Arctic shelf
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom allies the American outfit Shell to jointly develop and explore Russian Arctic shelf and a deep-water offshore project outside of Russia.
read more... 18/04/2013