20% by 2020
In October 2006, the European Commission has presented its Energy Efficiency Action Plan aimed at making energy appliances, buildings, transports and energy generation more efficient. In January 2007,...
View ArticleWater ups and downs for steady power flows
The pump-storage technology allows the transformation of low-altitude water into high-altitude water using off-peak electricity, and then the production of electricity at peak periods releasing water...
View ArticleGold with the wind
The megawatts invested in capacity to produce electricity from renewable energy and the megawatts/hours produced from this capacity are growing faster than expected within the European Union. That is...
View ArticlePaying for kWh, kW or km?
Traditionally, the distribution charge paid by consumers of electricity connected to a grid is based on the capacity for which they subscribe and the number of kWh withdrawn during a given period....
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