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New statistics show UK biomass growth

  • 12 years ago (2013-04-05)
  • Junior Isles
Statistics released by the UK’s Department of Energy & Climate Change show that bioenergy’s share in UK power generation increased by 17 per cent last year, from 13 TWh in 2011 to 15.2 TWh in 2012.

Sri Lanka raises price of oil for electricity generation

  • 12 years ago (2013-04-03)
  • David Flin

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has increased the price of furnace oil supplied to the Ceylon Electricity Board for the generation of electricity with immediate effect.

Toshiba to enter solar power generation

  • 12 years ago (2013-04-02)
  • Junior Isles
Toshiba Corp has announced it intends to enter the solar power generation market via one of its subsidiaries with the aim of reaching 6.5 MW of capacity before the end of the fiscal year in March 2014.

China’s coal supply soaking up water supply

  • 12 years ago (2013-03-30)
  • David Flin

A study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance has said that northern China’s electricity sector is depleting the arid region’s water supply.

Scotland’s wind power generation increased by 19 per cent

  • 12 years ago (2013-03-30)
  • David Flin

Wind powered electricity generation in Scotland increased by 19 per cent in 2012, as energy from renewable sources contributed 39 per cent of the country’s total electricity needs.

Consultation on EU 2030 energy and climate targets begins

  • 12 years ago (2013-03-28)
  • Junior Isles
Against the backdrop of the start of negotiations on the EU’s 2030 energy and climate targets, Guenther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Energy, has said there should be no new energy taxes or tax rises within the EU in order to maintain competitiveness with rivals fuelled by cheap US shale gas.

Dominican state electricity company signs agreement with AES

  • 12 years ago (2013-03-26)
  • David Flin

The Dominican Corporation of State-Owned Electricity Enterprises (CDEEE) and AES Dominicana have signed an agreement aimed at modifying the country’s power generation matrix, to allow for more cost-effective, efficient and appropriate power generating capacity.

OPIC approves $288 million wind investment

  • 12 years ago (2013-03-25)
  • Junior Isles
The US’ Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has approved $288 million in financial support for two wind generation projects aimed at delivering greater energy security to Pakistan and Peru.

SSE cuts power generation and warns “lights could go out” in UK

  • 12 years ago (2013-03-23)
  • David Flin

Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE, one of the “big six” energy suppliers in the UK, has warned that “there is a very real risk of the lights going out” in the country.

Los Angeles utility announces plans to go coal free

  • 12 years ago (2013-03-22)
  • Junior Isles
The city of Los Angeles, California, USA, will abandon coal-fuelled electricity according to the city’s Department of Water and Power, the US’s largest municipal-owned utility, and instead support renewable energy, energy efficiency and natural gas generation.