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Chevron to sign a shale gas agreement with Ukraine
Ukraine has inked a draft production agreement for shale natural gas with US energy company Chevron.
read more... 08/10/2013
DECC: UK hits a new record high in renewable electricity generation in Q2 2013
UK’s electricity generation from renewable sources in the second quarter of this year hit a new record high of 15.5%, according to the figures provided by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 02/10/2013
IKEA start selling solar panels in UK
IKEA will start selling residential solar panels in UK in the coming months in a move which aims to bring renewable energy to the mainstream market worldwide. The company’s solar panels are made by China’s Hanergy. UK does not have the largest of solar markets if compared with other European countries, but thanks to subsidies offered by the government it has grown progressively, with installations increasing by 25% year on year.
read more... 01/10/2013
UK: renewable generation increased more than 50% in the second quarter of 2013
According to figures offered by DECC in the second quarter of this year renewables output in UK increased 56% to 12.8 TWh. Due to increased capacity and high wind speeds wind production augmented by 62%, hydro was up almost 30% while solar, wave and tidal registered a 22% increase.
read more... 27/09/2013
UK ranks sixth in terms of new solar PV installed globally
During the first semester of 2013 the UK registered a new record in terms of new solar PV capacity installed globally. UK added 802 MW of new solar PV installations, representing 5.5% of 14.9% installed globally. It is the strongest first-half year ever for the UK PV industry. The UK was sixth only after China, Japan, Germany, Italy and the U.S..
read more... 26/09/2013