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Wind energy associations met in Spain to call for a 2030 renewables target
Last week, CEOs of 12 national wind energy associations from across Europe met in Spain to unite their efforts in a call for a compulsory 2030 renewable energy target.
read more... 15/10/2013
Daily: European power prices increased on lower wind production
Brent crude oil futures decreased below 111 dollars on Friday, due to improved supplies which counterbalanced optimism for a possible end to the U.S government shutdown. Brent oil was down 77 cents at $111.28 per barrel at 1415 GMT, while U.S. crude decreased $1.75 at $101.26 per barrel, on track for its fourth weekly decline in five weeks.
read more... 14/10/2013
UK: Wind projects and subsidies
The number of turbine projects granted planning permission has more than doubled over the last two years, from 83, in January to August 2011, to 188 during the same period this year, while critics of wind farms say they are inefficient and reliant on public subsidies.
read more... 14/10/2013
Coal is still the dominant fuel in Germany’s energy mix
According to a study made by German Fraunhofer Institute, electricity generated from Germany's coal-fired power plants contributed more than 50% to the nation's electricity demand as production from natural gas and wind dropped significantly. Germany's coal-fired power stations registered a 5.4% increase in production in the first three quarters of this year, rising to 189.4 terawatt hours (TWh).
read more... 10/10/2013
EBRD to finance three new wind farms in Poland
The EBRD is providing a long-term loan of more than 69 million euros to PEPSA, a group of three special-purpose companies fully owned by Polish Energy Partners S.A, aiming to support the construction and operation of three wind farms in northern and north-eastern Poland. They are Gawłowice with a total capacity of 41.4 MW, Rajgród with 25MW and Skurpie 37 MW.
read more... 09/10/2013