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Germany to launch a long-distance wind power line by 2022
Amprion GmbH and 50Hertz, the leading transmission system operators in Europe are envisaging to building a 1 billion euro ($1.31 billion), long-distance power line in Germany to carry wind power from distant areas to industrial centers.
read more... 27/06/2013
ENEL to sell its Marcinelle power plant in Belgium to Gazprom
Italy's Enel SpA has decided to sell its Marcinelle power plant in Belgium to Russia's OAO Gazprom, for 227 million euro on a cash and debt free basis, as the biggest Russian company intends to enhance its presence in Europe's power production sector where it supplies 25% of gas requirements.
read more... 24/06/2013
European Commission launches new nuclear safety rules
The European Commission published on Tuesday a draft on nuclear safety law, including obligatory stress test every six years on the dozens of nuclear reactors operating in the European Union aftermath Japan’s Fukushima disaster.
read more... 14/06/2013
Italy: Electricity consumption down 3.4% in May
According to the Italian power grid operator Terna, Italy’s electricity consumption was down 3.4% last month in comparison to the year before, to 25.3 billion kWh. The drop in electricity demand is due to the crisis, but the good news is that Italy now has an abundance of energy, which is reflected positively on prices.
read more... 10/06/2013
Britain’s hopes of a green future in electricity supply vanished
An attempt to include a goal to decarbonise the electricity production in the UK by 2030 was narrowly defeated in the House of Commons on Tuesday, to the dismay of green activists and businesses that had supported the objective as a way to stimulate investments in renewables and low carbon energy.
read more... 06/06/2013