UK Power Grid Tightens as Wind Drops But Mild Weather Eases Strain
Britain’s power traders are facing dips in wind and nuclear power that are set to tighten the country’s grid, but mild weather will ease the strain.
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2011 global renewable investment smashes through $250billion barrier
Against an increasingly rough and tumble competitive landscape, total investment in renewables excluding large hydro last year increased 17% to a record $257billion, a six-fold increase on the 2004 figure and 94% higher than the total in 2007, the year before the world financial crisis, according to United Nations research.
Major role for renewables
RENEWABLE energy sources are expected to contribute up to 80% of global energy supply by 2050, a new 1,000-page report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claims.
China set for 100GW of wind by 2020
CHINA will have 100 gigawatts of wind-power capacity by 2020 - more than three times the 30GW target the government laid down in an energy strategy drawn up just 18 months ago.
New capacity – but will maritime make it?
According to EWEA, over the last eight years, only new gas capacity has exceeded new wind power capacity in the EU.