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UK’s largest coal power plant to become a clean-energy producer
According to Drax Group Plc, the UK’s largest coal-fired plant will become the largest clean-energy producer, switching from burning coal to burning wood, becoming probably the biggest renewable plant in the world. At the moment, coal is the most polluting fossil fuel and it produces roughly 41 % of global electricity, and about 50% of electricity in the UK.
read more... 01/10/2012
UK’s renewable energy output reaches a milestone in 2012
Recently, the UK’s government released its latest quarterly energy statistics, confirming that UK renewable electricity capacity has jumped 42% over the past year to 14.2GW.
read more... 01/10/2012
Electricity Interconnector cable to link Ireland and UK
The first electricity link between Ireland and UK has been officially opened and the deal between the two nations will become effective at the start of next month, enabling thus the UK to benefit from Ireland’s wind resources.
read more... 27/09/2012
Italy: Eni to switch its Venice plant into a biofuel plant
Italian energy group Eni announced a $125 million project to convert its Venice Refinery into a bio-refinery, with the first biofuel production expected to start at the beginning of 2014.
read more... 26/09/2012
Denmark achieves its 2020 solar energy goal ahead of time
Denmark has already achieved its 2020 goal of 200MW solar power generation capacity this year before the schedule, mainly due to favorable government incentives and to net metering.
read more... 25/09/2012