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Qatar to produce 10% of power from solar energy by 2018
The hydrocarbon rich Qatar envisages replacing over 10% of its traditional forms of energy used to generate electricity and water with solar power by 2018, according to a senior official of Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC).
read more... 22/05/2012
EDF’s plans to prolong life of UK nuclear power stations put energy policy in doubt
The electricity giant EDF, the UK’s main nuclear operator, is negotiating with the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) the extension of the operational lifetime of their existing eight nuclear power reactors.
read more... 22/05/2012
Severe electricity taxes cuts in Brazil to stimulate economic growth
In the wake of Brazil’s perseverance to stimulate its economic growth and its aspirations to low prices for businesses, Dilma Rousseff, the President of Brazil, plans to slash and streamline electricity costs for power producers and distributors.
read more... 16/05/2012
Asian smart grid to reach 19 billion dollars by 2016
According to GTM Research’s latest market report, the Smart Grid in Asia, 2012-2016, Asian electricity market is likely to build a smart grid market forecasted to reach 19 billion dollars value by 2016. The report appoints also the main strategies for the development of it and determines the companies that “suit” the best. Among these are identified ABB, BPL, Siemens, Holley Metering, etc.
read more... 14/05/2012
Japan to switch off the last nuclear reactor
On Saturday, Japan will switch off the last of the country's 50 running nuclear reactors, definitely abandoning a power source that once supplied a third of its electricity, leaving Japan without nuclear power for the first time since 1966, following last year’s devastating accident at Fukushima which has hit the public confidence.
read more... 04/05/2012