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EDF gets green light for the construction of Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor
The French energy major EDF got green light from UK’s energy secretary on Tuesday to build the nation’s first new nuclear power station at in Somerset in almost 20 years.
read more... 21/03/2013
Need for a cross-border renewables cooperation in Europe
The next twist in European renewables policy could well be a push toward more cross-border cooperation as slimming budgets pressure governments to tap billions of euros in savings between now and 2020.
read more... 20/03/2013
Solar PV demand up 2 GW in 2013
According to a new report offered by NPD Solarbuzz, the global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand is estimated to increase by 2 GW, reaching 31 GW in 2013. A large amount of the 2 GW will come as a result of strong demand from the Asian markets, where almost 50% of increase will be registered, in countries as China, India and Japan, leading to a capacity addition of around 11 GW in 2013
read more... 15/03/2013
SSE has announced its retreating from Scotland-Norway Project
British utility SSE has announced it is retreating from a project to build a subsea electricity cable linking Scotland and Norway. SSE is one of the U.K.'s six major energy providers, and it added also that it will no longer have a financial involvement in the NorthConnect project as it intends to focus on investments in its domestic markets.
read more... 07/03/2013
Northeast China gets its first nuclear power station since Fukushima disaster
The first nuclear power plant and the largest energy project in Northeast China since the accident at Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant in 2011 started operation on 17 February.
read more... 20/02/2013