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China’s power consumption up 5.5%
According to the National Energy Administration, China’s national electricity consumption was 4.9 trillion kilowatt hours in 2012, up 5.5 percent in comparison to 2011, when it registered a growth of about 11.7%.
read more... 14/01/2013
China to build a new nuclear power plant
China has started the construction of a new power reactor in December, after lifting a construction moratorium imposed following Japan’s Fukushima disaster. The 200MW capacity reactor, which is being built at Shidao Bay in Shandong Province and will have a total cost of about 3 billion yuan (475 million dollars), will start generating power by the end of 2017.
read more... 09/01/2013
Nuclear is the best alternative for Europe
A new report recently released by Frost& Sullivan notes that nuclear energy is the answer to achieve the aggressive EU targets, reducing the carbon dioxide emissions and dependence on fossil fuels.
read more... 02/01/2013
Alstom to build a combined heat and power plant in Germany
Alstom will build a 450MW combined heat and power plant in Cologne, at an average cost of €350 million, for German power utility RheinEnergie.
read more... 28/12/2012
Germany to speed up power grid expansion
The German federal cabinet approved the law to accelerate the construction of 2,800 km of new high-voltage transmission lines, to help transport energy produced from renewable sources of northern Germany to the industrial centers of southern Germany, which are in shortage of energy.
read more... 20/12/2012