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Latest changes in German power and gas prices
Here are the latest changes to retail electricity and gas prices and trends in user preferences in Germany, a market of 40 million households supplied by 1,100 power and 770 gas companies:
read more... 03/04/2012
DECC: UK CO2 emissions down 7% in 2011
The UK revealed that its greenhouse gas emissions dropped 7 % year-on-year in 2011, mainly due to a higher average temperature which cut the demand for heating and due to an increase in the amount of electricity produced from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, and nuclear power generation.
read more... 02/04/2012
Japan to support solar and wind power
According to Nikkei newspaper, Japan’s government will “relax” regulations on renewable energy projects in order to promote businesses to raise the use of alternative electricity generation sources.
read more... 27/03/2012
Ukraine to introduce feed-in tariff for biogas
Ukrainian government has proposed to reform the law on electricity by proposing feed-in tariffs for electricity generated from biogas. It is proposed a coefficient for electricity produced from biogas at 2.3.
read more... 19/03/2012
UK power blackout fears on the track to fade
The UK energy experts have longtime warned that the country could face a severe power blackout between 2015 and 2020, highlighting the uncertainty of UK’s electricity supply, as existing coal and nuclear power stations are due to be retired in 2016 and energy projects for their replacement are not likely to be completed in time.
read more... 02/03/2012