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USA: Renewable energy represented 50% of new added capacity in 2012
Last year almost half of all new installed capacity in the USA was from renewable sources, in major part from wind and solar. The US has one of the largest wind power installed capacities in the world, enough to supply almost 10 million households across the country. Wind was the most popular renewable energy source in 2012 by far, accounting for 13.1GW.
read more... 04/09/2013
CO2 emissions to drop in China in the next years to come
Renewables in China are expected to continue to lead the market, together with an increased dependence on natural gas, meaning that emissions from the sector are expected to peak in 2027 as coal's share of the energy mix falls to 44 % in 2030 from 67% in 2012.
read more... 03/09/2013
China could soon become the biggest oil importer in the world
According to new figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, China could surpass the U.S. as the world’s largest net oil importer before the end of this year. EIA projects that total annual oil production in the USA will increase 28% in the period from 2011 to 2014, lessening the country’s reliance on foreign oil.
read more... 03/09/2013
China to offer more subsidies for renewable energy
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said that China will increase subsidies for cleaner forms of electricity from Sept. 25, in a move that aims to help thermal power plants meet the country's tough new air pollution standards.
read more... 02/09/2013
Energiewende: German model of clean energy transformation
Germany is now in the middle of an unprecedented clean energy revolution due to “Energiewende,” a strategy to revive the national energy system, as Germany pledges to reduce its overall energy consumption by 50 percent and hit 80 percent of renewable energy by 2050. Up to present, the country has already registered a great progress toward achieving this ambitious goal.
read more... 02/09/2013