Renewables and Efficiency

GE will lead the consortium. which includes Spain’s TSK. which will build 13 turbines.

The share of renewables in Iran’s energy mix is around 240 MW. or just around 0.3% of total installed power generation capacity of 76.000 MW.

The solar project in Karapınar will meet the energy needs of more than 600.000 households and will create around 1.500 new jobs. according to energy officials.

East Anglia Three will be located 69 kilometres off the coast of Norfolk and it will supply energy to around one million homes.

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The Siemens consortium. which includes Turkey'.s Kalyon and Turkerler. submitted a bid of $3.48 cents per kilowatt-hour to beat a rival bid from Chinese firm Ming Yang.

Shell declined to reveal the amount invested by Shell Technology Ventures. the company'.s corporate venturing arm.

In investments. €8.3bn on new asset financing was made in the first half of the year: €5.4bn in onshore and €2.9bn in offshore.

Iran is heavily dependent on natural gas and oil to generate power and one of the most energy-intensive countries in the world .

In the 12 countries covered in-depth by the report. total installed generating capacity in 2015 was 271.761MW. with just over 7 per cent of this coming from renewable energy capacity.