The offshore renewable energy industry in UK might produce electricity corresponding to one billion barrels of oil per year, matching oil and gas output in the North Sea, as stated in a report.
read more... 20/05/2010
Thanet offshore wind park started its electricity generation on Tuesday, 17th of May, and it is expected to start functioning at its full capacity by September 2010.
read more... 18/05/2010
According to the International Energy Agency(IEA), solar electricity could provide up to a quarter of the world's power by 2050, thus cutting greenhouse gas emissions by almost 6 billion tonnes and reducing the dependence on fossil fuels, though government support is imperative in the next decade.
read more... 12/05/2010
Energy demand in Europe has recovered in the period of 2009-2010, caused by the economic crisis, when gas and electricity demand reduced.
read more... 07/05/2010
National grid operator, REE, announced that the electricity demand in Spain increased by 5.8% in April compared with the same month in 2009, after a 4.5% rise in March.
read more... 03/05/2010