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Spain: the world’s largest solar power station has opened
Spain surpasses the US as the world’s biggest solar generator, with its new solar plant La Florida recently opened, whose solar power production is now comparable to the power production of a nuclear power station.
read more... 03/08/2012
Scotland to build the first marine energy park
According to new reports, Scotland is on the track to build its first marine energy park in the north of the country.
read more... 01/08/2012
UK: a new record for REpower
A few days ago REpower announced its new record, the company has inked contracts with an overall capacity of more than 1 GW in the UK, which will add about 66 MW to REpower UK’s portfolio.
read more... 31/07/2012
GT ENERGY to build the UK’s largest geothermal heating project
The developer GT Energy has unveiled its plans to build the largest geothermal heating project in UK. The project will tap into the Cheshire Basin, which holds the largest geothermal resources in UK, located beneath Manchester. The 10 MW plant using two 3,000m wells drilled in the city’s Ardwick district will provide heating needs to approximately 7 million homes. Moreover, the project will help creating new jobs in the region and sustaining the expansion of a low carbon economic zone.
read more... 30/07/2012
IEA: Power generation from renewable sources to increase by more than 40%
According to IEA, wind power will growth considerably in the years to come becoming the second major contributor to global renewable electricity generation after hydro at 16.7%. By 2017 wind power will grow by about 100TWh per year, up 15.6%. Onshore wind power will represent 90% of this increase, jumping from 230 GW to 460GW.
read more... 27/07/2012