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Power consumption in China to grow by 6% in 2012
The State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) has announced on Wednesday that China’s electricity consumption is likely to grow by about 6% to 5 trillion kWh, with a considerable increase in the last quarter, as the nation's economy recovers.
read more... 22/11/2012
Centrica to abandon UK nuclear by focusing its expansion in the US
Centrica intends to concentrate investments in the U.S., if it decides to withdraw from new nuclear power stations in the UK. It considers the prospect of higher profit margins and huge opportunities in the shale gas boom. According to senior company sources, only a remarkable change in Government policy on subsidising nuclear power would create a business case for investment.
read more... 19/11/2012
DECC has revealed its first Energy Efficiency Strategy
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has recently revealed that is going to be called the UK’s first national Energy Efficiency Strategy, which offers a wide ranging package for increasing energy efficiency across all sectors of the UK economy, and could reduce energy use by 11% by 2020, boosting the economy and the standard of living in the country.
read more... 14/11/2012
The Czech Republic to considerably increase the share of nuclear power production
The Czech government is planning to considerably increase the country’s nuclear power production to at least 50 percent of its electrical energy mix by around 2040 from the current 30 percent and to slash coal use to meet greenhouse gas emission targets.
read more... 14/11/2012
Poland to choose between nuclear power and gas
Poland is going to scrap its nuclear programme in favor of shale gas as a less risky investment option, according to the head of Polish state-owned utility PGE.
read more... 05/11/2012