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Vattenfall submitted plans for a new wind farm in Scotland
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has presented plans for the construction of a new wind farm on the south west of Scotland. The South Kyle Wind Farm would have about 50 turbines and a capacity of more than 170 MW, which should be enough to meet the annual electricity power demand of more than 90,000 households. It is expected that it will cost more than £190 million to build the wind farm.
read more... 29/08/2013
Wind energy industry to grow considerably in the next years to come
Wind energy market is set to grow significantly as it is expected a major demand in Asian market. Recently, Siemens, a major wind turbine maker said that wind energy market is going to quadruple by 2030.
read more... 29/08/2013
EDF Energy increased its carbon emissions by almost 40%
EDF Energy has recently released its latest sustainability report according to which last year it has emitted 21 million tons of carbon dioxide registering an increase of almost 40% in comparison to 2011 levels.
read more... 28/08/2013
Norway: 8 new wind farms to be build in a bid to triple capacity
Norway has an excellent wind power potential. Norway has an official goal of triple its capacity to more than 2 GW and to have 67.5 % of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. The potential for wind power in Norway is however much greater than this and totally there is applied for 66 TWh with wind power in Norway.
read more... 27/08/2013
New green tax for France
France’s Energy Minister Philippe Martin has announced last week that it is planning to introduce a new green tax, which should encourage industries and families to reduce energy consumption, assuring them that would not result in new tax increases, but he didn’t offered any details about what form it would take or when particulars would become available.
read more... 26/08/2013