70% of New EU Power from Renewable Energy in 2011, 47% from Solar & 21% from Wind - CleanTechnica


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70% of New EU Power from Renewable Energy in 2011, 47% from Solar & 21% from Wind
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In total, wind and solar power were responsible for 68% of new EU power installations in 2011 and renewable power as a whole was responsible for about 70%. Over 30000 MW of the 44939 MW of new power capacity came from wind and solar—that's a 37.7% ...
Solar energy week in review: Solar gaining steam for 2012 Clean Energy Authority

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Wind Parks Were 21% of New EU Power Plants in 2011, Lobby Says - BusinessWeek


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Wind Parks Were 21% of New EU Power Plants in 2011, Lobby Says
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6 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union installed 9616 megawatts of wind energy in 2011, or 21 percent of the bloc's new power capacity, the European Wind Energy Association said. Investment totaled 12.6 billion euros ($16.4 billion), about the same as in ...
Wind power in Europe in 2011 REVE
Europe sees surge in clean power Financial Times
Wind power generates 6% of EU electricity The Earth Times

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EU To Force Solar Panel Recycling - Energy Matters


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EU To Force Solar Panel Recycling
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by Energy Matters While initiatives for solar panel recycling in the European Union are already in place, the EU Parliament will amend guidelines for its WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive to set a minimum for the number of ...

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EC hopes for binding 2030 EU energy goals by end-2013: Oettinger - Platts

EC hopes for binding 2030 EU energy goals by end-2013: Oettinger
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"That means we need to focus on the best European instruments and locations, using wind energy and solar power in the appropriate locations," Oettinger said. "We don't want to have each member state trying to do everything." Oettinger also doubted EU ...

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Cyprus Institute secures European grant for solar energy research - Financial Mirror

Cyprus Institute secures European grant for solar energy research
Financial Mirror
The OPTS project is the result of an incubation process that took place within the Joint Programme on Concentrated Solar Power of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA, www.eera-set.eu). The EERA is one of the initiatives of the SET-Plan ...

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