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Global solar power capacity rocketed 100 fold since 2000 in 2014
Solar power capacity has rocketed 100 fold since 2000, with a record amount of solar power added to the world’s grid in 2014.
read more... 12/06/2015
Italy: Geothermal, solar and wind farms supplied 19.2% of electricity in April
Geothermal, solar and wind power plants provided an amount of 19.2% in the Italian electricity mix in April 2015, according to statistics by Italy’s grid operator Terna SpA. This represents a 2% increase against April 2014.
read more... 11/05/2015
EU initiates exhaustive investigation into UK coal plant conversion
The European Commission has initiated a detailed inquiry into Britain's plan to utilize public funds to pay for the change of a coal plant at Lynemouth, northern England, to biomass, declaring it is concerned Britain may be paying excessively.
read more... 20/02/2015
American companies committed to build 20 GW of renewable energy in India
American companies SunEdison and First Solar agreed to build over 20,000 MW of renewable energy capacity in India by 2022, an amount greater than all the solar capacity in the United States.
read more... 17/02/2015
Daily: Crude oil recovers on decrease in crude inventories in the United States
Global oil prices surged by as much as 6 percent on Wednesday after weekly oil figures showed a decrease in crude inventories at Cushing, taking traders and analysts by surprise. Brent crude for February delivery increased by $1.17, or 2 percent, to settle at $61.18 a barrel. It jumped by as much as $3.39, or 5.6 percent, during the session. U.S. crude's front-month contract rose by 54 cents, or 1 percent, at $56.47 after mounting earlier to $58.98. Further after the settlement, the market pared gains, plunging into negative territory.
read more... 18/12/2014