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France to close its oldest Fessenheim nuclear reactor by 2017
French government is committed to closing Fessenheim nuclear reactor, the country’s oldest operational reactor, by 2017.
read more... 11/09/2012
EDF to extend the life of two nuclear power stations in UK
The French-owned company, EDF Energy is considering extending the life span of two UK nuclear power stations that are scheduled to shut down in 2016 for another decade.
read more... 10/09/2012
France to face a gap in power generating capacity
The grid operator Reseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) announced that in three years France will face a gap in power generating capacity due to the closure of two nuclear reactors and some fossil fuel power plants. In his report RTE added that power will be assured until 2015 when as much as 7.6 GW of coal and heating fuel-fired power plants may be turned-off.
read more... 06/09/2012
EDF in talks with China for building new nuclear reactors in UK
EDF, the French utility, which owns and operates eight of Britain's ten nuclear-power stations, plans to expand two of these sites by building four new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point, Somerset.
read more... 03/09/2012
Green energies will add a third to German’s bills by 2020
According to Vattenfall Europe chief, Tuomo Hatakka, German energy bills will increase up to 30% to 2020 as they must, ultimately, pay rising subsidies for renewables which are paid above market rates under the law while new transmission grids carrying the power from remote places to consumption centres will also need to be financed.
read more... 28/08/2012