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EDF Energies Nouvelles to acquire the wind energy portfolio of Séchilienne Sidec in France
EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) has bought the wind energy portfolio for a total of 56.5MW from the independent energy producer Séchilienne-Sidec. The deal is part of Sechilienne- Sidec’s drive to focus on biomass and solar power generation. The achievement is part of EDF's goal to further develop its business while consolidating its presence in France.
read more... 14/02/2013
Scotland to curb subsidies for biomass plants over 15MW
The Scottish government has decided to curb subsidies for biomass power plants that generate over 15MW of electricity as part of its Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme announced in October 2012 due to concerns that they will consume too much wood.
read more... 12/02/2013
UK: Ecotricity to build a 66MW wind farm in Lincolnshire
The green energy company Ecotricity has obtained the permission by the Department of Climate Change and the Environment (DECC) to build a 66 MW wind farm in northeast Lincolnshire in east-central England.
read more... 11/02/2013
EWEA: Eastern Europe could power 9 million homes by the end of this decade
The European Wind Energy Association has launched a new report at Europe’s premier wind energy event held in Vienna- EWEA 2013 which studies the emerging wind power markets in Central and Eastern European countries, and other countries like Turkey, Ukraine and Russia.
read more... 06/02/2013
2012 record year for new PV installations in Germany
The Federal Network Agency has recently published Germany’s photovoltaic installation data and the latest feed-in-tariff reduction figures for December and the whole last year. At the same time as December saw just 330 MW of new plants added, 2012 registered a new installation record, while FITs will decrease by 2.2% over the next three months.
read more... 06/02/2013