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Germany hits a new solar record
Last month, Germany, home to a vast 1.3million photovoltaic installations and the highest solar capacity in the world, has reached a new solar power generation record registering 5.1 TWh, with over 40% of the country’s electricity being generated by solar power on July.
read more... 23/08/2013
Germany: Europe’s largest solar rooftop project has been completed
Germany’s largest rooftop solar power plant was officially inaugurated in Philippsburg. The project realized by PV julist and juwi is located on the roof of Goodyear Dunlop’s European logistics center and produces annually about 7.3 million kWh of clean energy, which is enough to meet the annual energy requirements of about 1,800 households, while avoiding the emission in the atmosphere of up to 5,171 tons of CO2.
read more... 22/08/2013
China to have its first floating terminal for LNG imports
China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has announced it has obtained the permit to build its first floating terminal for liquefied natural gas in the northern port city of Tianjin. China, being the world biggest energy consumer, intends to increase the share of natural gas in its energy mix to 8% in the next two years, from the current 5 % in a move which aims to cut emissions from coal-fired power stations and reduce the reliance on oil imports.
read more... 22/08/2013
Daily: European power prices drop on higher solar and wind output forecast
Brent crude oil futures jumped on continued worries about eventual supply disruptions in the Middle East, reversing losses caused by concerns about the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary easing policy. Brent crude oil futures for October delivery closed 25 cents higher at $110.15 per barrel, after trading as low as $108.61 earlier in the session.
read more... 21/08/2013
Renewable energy situation worldwide
Renewable energy sources of energy have been the driver of the major growth in the global clean energy sector since 2000. Current years have seen a major expansion of wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies, while other renewable like hydropower, geothermal and biomass, continued to grow from a strong established base, adding hundreds of GW of new capacity worldwide.
read more... 21/08/2013