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Scottish Power to expand the Cruachan hydro power station
Scottish Power, a global energy company and world leader in wind energy, has today revealed plans to more than double the amount of electricity that could be produced at its Ben Cruachan hydro power station, in a move which aims to balance supply from more intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind farms. Currently the station can produce up to 440 megawatts (MW) of electricity, but once expanded it could generate about 1040 MW, enough to power almost one million homes.
read more... 11/02/2014
India to build the world’s most powerful solar plant
India intends to build the world’s biggest solar power plant which is expected to be able to generate something like 6.4 billion kilowatt-hours per year. Once the project will obtain the go ahead, the solar array would cover an area larger than Manhattan and could be capable of producing 4,000 megawatts of electricity, which corresponds to that of four full-size nuclear reactors.
read more... 11/02/2014
Germany to install only 2.8 GW of new PV capacity this year
According to a new report by EuPD Research this year Germany will install about 2.8GW of new PV capacity, with small PV installations under 10kWp becoming even more important for the German PV market, despite the government’s intention to cut considerably renewable energy incentives.
read more... 10/02/2014
UK could be the home of world's largest tidal lagoon energy project in Swansea Bay
UK envisages building the world's largest tidal lagoon energy project in Swansea Bay, south Wales.
read more... 10/02/2014
China expected to install record 12 000 MW of solar PV in 2014
Over the course of 2014, China is expected to install a record of 12,000 MW of solar panels, according to a report released by the Chinese Bureau of Energy. This includes the installation of 8, 000 MW of solar PV panels on roofs and other 4,000 MW in the ground-mount segment.
read more... 07/02/2014