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Portugal’s power production from renewables at 70%
Redes Energeticas Nacionais, the operator of the country’s energy grid has recently announced that Portugal has reached a major landmark, about 70% of the country’s energy was supplied through renewable sources in the first quarter of 2013, which proves that Portugal has serious intentions to abandon fossil fuels.
read more... 22/05/2013
WWEA 2012: 100 countries are using wind power
A report released by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) shows that global wind power is expected to reach a capacity of 500 GW by 2016 and about 1 million MW by 2020.
read more... 21/05/2013
Estonia: The first nation to meet the EU 2020 target
According to the grid operator Elering AS, Estonia’s share of renewable energy has increased by 2% in comparison to 2011 levels and currently stands at 14.9% of total consumption, which means that Estonia is the first country in the European Union to meet the 2020 renewables target.
read more... 21/05/2013
Vestas to supply wind turbines for new wind farm in Italy
The Danish manufacturer of wind turbines Vestas, has received an order from ERG Renew S.p.A, Italy’s largest wind energy producer, to provide 17 units of the V100-2.0 MW turbine for the 34MW Palazzo San Gervasio wind farm in Basilicata, Italy.
read more... 20/05/2013
Renewable energy in UK increased in 2012 considerably
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) released the latest figures on the UK's energy growth in 2012, showing an increase in the share of power produced from renewable energy.
read more... 17/05/2013