The European continent added 3.6 GW of offshore wind to its energy generation capacity, reaching a new recordThe past year confirms that Europe is increasing the offshore wind installations due to the Green Deal compromise. This is something that WindEurope (The European Wind Association) confirms in the last report published this February. This is illustrated by the fact that 10 new offshore farms came online across 5 countries of the old continent.The UK was the main offshore installer during 2019, reaching 1.7 GW of new capacity and followed by Germany (1.1 GW), Denmark (374 MW), Belgium (370 MW) and Portugal (with 8 MW of floating offshore wind). Adding these new 3.6 GW to its installation capacity, Europe has 22 GW of offshore wind. The UK and Germany account for three-quarters of it. Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands...
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Gothenburg is facing its transformation into a sustainable public transport city thanks to electric buses
The Swedish city boosts its public transport infrastructure with the introduction of more than 150 electric buses in the region that covers Gothenburg, Mölndal and PartilleA new public transport model has started in the Swedish city of Gothenburg thanks to its renewed bus fleet. From now on, 157 electric buses, manufactured by Volvo, will be the backbone of the sustainable public transport of this city, that has made the largest single order of this kind of vehicles in Europe. The bus operator Transdev Sweden was awarded the contract to operate the service from public transport company Västtrafik, that has the aim on having all the traffic in Västra Götaland electrified by 2030.This new public transport scenario will grow up reaching a total of 220 electric buses...
Is the global energy efficiency stuck?
The last International Energy Agency report informs that the indicator of energy efficiency was only improved by just 1.2% in 2018In a world where energy is becoming such a difficult resource to deal with in a sustainable way, and many countries are trying to boost energy plans looking at the environment with the sustainability always...
EU Commission calls for 1 million charging stations
In order to boost the electric vehicle, the EU Comission is looking for energy supply solutionsWith a growing number of electric cars in circulations in the European territory, and the growth prospects in this sector, the European Comission is looking for a solution to make this trend a reality for the next years by...
The Spanish thermosolar energy reaches a new record of generation
During the first 8 months of the year the thermosolar energy has produced 4,269 GWh in Spain, a 4.1% increase compared with the last recordThe Red Eléctrica Española (Spanish Electrical Grid) agency has announced the last thermosolar energy figures that show an increase in the generation of this...
FPL will build four new solar power plants during 2019
The company will begin powering customers, at Florida, in early 2020Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), the third biggest electricity company of the United States, has announced during the past week four new solar power plants construction that will be able to produce energy for its customers during the first...
The energy future of Saudi Arabia: 60GW of renewable energy by 2030
The arabic country could install a total of 60GW of renewable energy, as has been known in an interview with the UAE state news agency, WAMDr. Khalid bin Saleh Al Sultan, President of the King Abdullah Atomic and Renewable Energy City, has granted an interview where the energy future of Saudi...
Goodbye to the coal power plants in the Netherlands by 2030
The European country will also reduce its emissions by 49 percent for that yearThe Dutch Government confirmed during 2018 that the coal power plants in The Netherlands will dissapear in just over 11 years. That´s the plan that the executive authorities is designing to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25%...
Poland is back on the wind energy map after planning 8 GW of offshore wind energy
The European country has announced an ambitious plan for installing 8 GW of offshore wind capacity in the Polish Baltic Sea The renewable energy market continues giving us news about how countries are trying to addapt their energy production to a new paradigm of sustainable and...
Smart Cities World Forum, 7-8 May in Toronto, Canada
The summit, that will be celebrated in The International Centre in Toronto, will gather the main experts of Smart Cities during two days During two days Toronto will be the hotpoint of Smart Cities thanks to the Smart Cities World Forum, that will be celebrated from the 7th to the 8th in The International Centre of the...