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Italy’s electricity demand increased by 1.1% in July
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA, Italy’s power grid operator said on Monday that electricity demand in Italy increased by 1.1 % compared to July last year to 30.6 billion kWh on higher temperatures and an extra working day.
read more... 06/08/2012
German electricity grid hit by a set of delays
The expansion of Germany’s high-voltage electricity grid is facing a series of delays and needs to speed urgently to ensure it has enough electricity capacity to absorb the quickly increase in power from renewable energies, according to the country's grid regulator BNA.
read more... 06/08/2012
EDF looks partners to share costs of new nuclear plants in the UK
EDF of France, the world’s largest supplier of atomic energy by kilowatt hours, is considering looking for more partners to share the financial costs of its project to build new nuclear plants in UK, following concerns that nuclear energy is getting more expensive.
read more... 01/08/2012
UK: Element Power to export energy from Ireland to the UK
UK’s National Grid awarded a grid connection of 3,000MW to Element Power which will export the renewable energy to the UK via two independent subsea cables.
read more... 31/07/2012
DECC: UK renewable electricity production up 33% in 2011
The UK’s electricity production from renewable sources jumped by 33% in 2011, mainly due to a hike in solar photovoltaic capacity increasing by 12 times, a trebling of biomass capacity, and a 37% jump in offshore wind capacity, according to a recent report released by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 30/07/2012