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Global renewable energy jobs increased 14% to 6.5 million in 2013
The number of jobs in the renewable energy industry has registers an increase of about 800,000 last year, attaining a global total to 6.5 million, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
read more... 13/05/2014
Climate rules may possibly put at risk oil investment of about $1.1 trillion
Investors might pay out almost $1.1 trillion over the next decade on oil projects and assets that never achieve production if governments implement measures to reduce climate change, according to a report released on Thursday by Carbon Tracker Initiative.
read more... 09/05/2014
France: $5.6 billion offshore wind tender awarded to group led by GDF
The French government has awarded a tender of 4 billion euro ($5.57 billion) to a consortium managed by French gas and power conglomerate GDF Suez on the construction and running of two offshore wind farms, as stated on Wednesday by French Energy Minister Segolene Royal.
read more... 08/05/2014
German cabinet approves plans for renewable energy rebate for industrials
The cabinet of German Chancellor Angela Merkel endorses on Wednesday a draft law that offers energy-intensive companies a partial discount on green energy surtax after months of arguments with Brussels.
read more... 08/05/2014
Siemens strikes the second onshore wind deal in Peru
Siemens, the German multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate, has been awarded a contract by Spain-based Cobra Energia to supply 97MW of onshore wind turbines to the Tres Hermanas wind project in Peru. The new wind plant is the second project that Spanish developer Cobra is performing with Siemens in Peru.
read more... 06/05/2014