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Spain’s wind power sector
Wind was Spain's top electricity generator for the first six months of 2013. Spain has a vigorous and varied renewable energy portfolio that has considerably reduced its dependence on fossil fuels. Currently Spain imports more than 80% of its gas and coal for domestic use from abroad, making energy security a national precedence. Along with significant growth in solar energy and biofuels, wind energy has become a cornerstone of the Spanish renewable energy portfolio.
read more... 13/01/2014
UK’s coal-fired power plants to come off the grid in less than 10 years
Energy supplier RWE npower has announced it intends to avoid costly retrofits required by European Union pollution laws on seven of its power plants in UK, meaning they will close by the end of 2023 at the latest. The EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) should come into effect in 2016, imposing limits on emissions of climate-harming gases.
read more... 10/01/2014
EU ministers to call for a 2030 renewable target
A group of eight national energy and environment ministers has written a letter to Günther Oettinger, European commissioner for energy, and Connie Hedegaard, European commissioner for climate, calling for the European Commission to propose a new target for renewable energy for 2030. The letter is dated December 23 and was signed by ministers from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Portugal.
read more... 09/01/2014
Russia: Oil production increased to a new record level in 2013
According to new figures released by the Russia’s energy ministry, last year Russia has produced the largest amount of oil, registering a new record level, since the post-Soviet period. Oil production increased by 1.4 % last year from 2012 levels, reaching a new record of 523.3 million tons (10.51 million barrels per day). December’s monthly production averaged 10.63 million bpd.
read more... 06/01/2014
European power: fall in spot prices because of wind, mild weather
European spot power prices fell on Thursday because of high wind power contributions at a time of feeble demand, reducing the price for year-ahead contracts.
read more... 03/01/2014