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23.05.2013

Wind turbines provide more than 3 % of global electricity demand

According to the World Wind Energy Report 2012, currently launched by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), the worldwide wind power capacity reached 282 GW. All wind turbines installed by the end of 2012 worldwide can provide 580 TWh/a, more than 3% of the global electricity demand. more...

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The UK doubles its subsidies for solar energy

The British Ministry of Energy and Climate Change has increased subsidies for renewable heat. The Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) for solar thermal systems has been doubled to £ 600 (approximately € 707). more...

Supply and demand in balance in 2015

The solar photovoltaics market is poised to rise from the ashes of its present crisis with a healthy 10.5 % compound annual growth rate (CAGR), to reach US$ 155 billion in 2018, at least according to predictions by market analyst Lux Research. Taken the most likely scenario of a report more...

Investment in British bioenergy market

Approximately 30 kilometres south-east of London, a biomass power plant with an electrical output of around 23 MW is taking shape. It is being built by the energy company MVV Energie from Mannheim, Germany. MVV Energie is investing around 140 million euros. more...