Lights out – France to force shops and offices to go dark overnight

Retirado do jornal Guardian:

"French light pollution law is expected to save 250,000 tonnes of CO2 a year

Katie Davies

guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 January 2013 17.48 GMT



France's light pollution law comes into effect on 1 July. Photograph: Guardian

Energia Solar em França/Espanha/Alemanha

Notícias referencidas no blog "Solar-FCUL":

France launches rescue plan for solar power industry  

1) "France has doubled its capacity target for photovoltaic power generation and offered more financial support to small solar power farms that use European-made panels in a bid to rescue the country's ailing solar industry. Energy Minister Delphine Batho announced the measures, which are expected to spur investments worth more than 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), during a visit to a solar panel factory in Western France. (...)" (Reuters)

PV, CSP supply 4.3% of Spanish electricity generation in 2012

2) "The Electricity Network of Spain (REE) reports that solar photovoltaic (PV) technology supplied 3.0% of electricity generated in the nation over the course of 2012, with an additional 1.3% supplied by concentrating solar power (CSP). (...) " (Solar Server)

 

Germany Added Record Solar Panels in 2012 Even as Subsidies Cut

3) "Renewable-energy developers in Germany, the world’s biggest solar market, added a record number of panels last year even after subsidies were cut back. Solar installations climbed to 7,634 megawatts, up 2 percent from 7,485 megawatts in 2011, according to figures from the Bundesnetzagentur grid regulator and the Environment Ministry. That was more than double the government’s maximum target of 3,500 megawatts. (...)" (Bloomberg) 

Geothermal takes a technological step forward

Excerto retirado do site SFGate:

"In this Oct. 15, 2010 photo, Brandon Forseth, left, and Blaine Williams work on drilling a small test well at Newberry Crater near LaPine, Ore. After pumping more than 20 million gallons of water into the side of an ancient volcano last year, AltaRock Energy, Inc., says it has succeeded in a key technological step toward turning geothermal energy into a major source of homegrown energy. The company says it is confident that it created three seperate geothermal reservoirs on a single well in a place where none existed before. (...)"

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Projeto da EDP de eólica no mar em fase industrial a curto prazo

Notícia retira do Portal das Energias Renováveis e partilhada pelo Pedro Fonseca.

"22-01-2013

A EDP poderá desenvolver um projeto industrial de energia eólica no mar (“offshore”), semelhante ao que está atualmente instalado na Aguçadoura, na Póvoa de Varzim, dentro de três a quatro anos.