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New statistics show UK biomass growth

  • 2013-04-05 22:34:45
  • 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.

Scotland’s wind power generation increased by 19 per cent

  • 2013-03-30 04:55:40
  • 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

  • 2013-03-28 00:40:46
  • 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.

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

  • 2013-03-23 04:30:03
  • 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.

Gazprom still looking to acquire European gas-fired plants

  • 2013-03-22 17:34:42
  • Junior Isles
Gazprom is continuing to push its interest in acquiring combined cycle electric power plants in Europe, even despite cheap coal from the US supressing European gas-fired generation, the company said.

Go ahead for first of UK’s new nuclear plants

  • 2013-03-20 20:09:48
  • Junior Isles
The UK’s new generation of nuclear power plants moved forward, with French energy giant EDF given the green light to construct the first £14 billion plant at Hinkley Point C, in Somerset.

China considers lowering solar subsidies

  • 2013-03-12 20:27:55
  • Junior Isles
Draft regulations from China’s National Development and Reform Commission show that it is considering lower than expected subsidies for distributed solar power projects, according to industry insiders.

RWE to reduce renewables investment by half

  • 2013-03-07 13:58:53
  • Junior Isles
Germany’s second-largest utility RWE AG (RWE) plans to reduce renewable-energy investment by 50 per cent next year as it attempts to offset falling earnings and reduce debt.

World nuclear power capacity grew in 2012

  • 2013-03-06 04:48:44
  • David Flin

The world’s nuclear power generation capacity grew again in 2012, after a drop in 2011 in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, according to the 2013 Nuclear Technology Review, a draft report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

UK shifts from gas to coal in 2012

  • 2013-03-01 21:56:01
  • Junior Isles
The UK’s generation mix during 2012 was marked by a profound shift from gas to coal, with coal burn reaching its highest level since 1996 and gas output at its lowest since the same year, according to provisional figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

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