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EDF’s eight nuclear power stations produced 60 TWh electricity output
EDF Energy has recently announced that its eight nuclear power stations produced 60 TWh of electricity output, beating a new record of production, the highest in seven years.
read more... 17/01/2013
Solar PV provides 5.6% of Italian electricity demand in 2012
According to some figures released by the Italian transmission grid operator Terna SpA, electricity from solar photovoltaic generation increased by roughly 72% in comparison to 2011 levels reaching 18.3 TWh.
read more... 16/01/2013
French government to compensate EDF for a renewable tax deficit
The French government agreed on Monday to pay state-controlled power utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) €4.9 billion ($6.57 billion) in order to compensate costs related to the purchasing of electricity generated by renewable sources and subsidies for electricity sold to the poor, move that increased EDF's shares by about 5%.
read more... 15/01/2013
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
UK: electricity generated from renewable at 12%
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has recently published new statistics which shows that renewable energy is now supplying about 12% of the UK’s electricity.
read more... 11/01/2013