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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
China’s installed power capacity could reach 300 GW by 2020
According to the report released by the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, the Global Wind Energy Council and Greenpeace, it is likely that China’s wind power sector will maintain the 1st place also in 2012. Furthermore, China intends to realize an accumulated on-grid wind power capacity of more than 100 GW by 2015 and 200 GW by 2020, according to a national plan on renewable energy development released by the National Energy Administration.
read more... 24/09/2012
China’s solar target to double to more than 40 GW by 2015
China is likely to double the installed solar power capacity target by 2015 to 40GW, which is a progress indicator in the 12th five year plan of the world’s second-largest economy. Only 18 months ago, it was reached at 5 GW, than it was doubled to 20 GW and now 40 GW. According to some forecasts, it is likely that China will double its 2020 PV target, from the current 50 GW to 100 GW.
read more... 19/09/2012