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Germany agrees compensation for nuclear phaseout
Following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan in March 2011, the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel decided it would phase out its use of nuclear power by the end of 2022 at the latest. Prior to the accident, Germany was obtaining around a quarter of its electricity from 17 nuclear reactors operated by the four utilites.
read more... 09/03/2021
German, Canadian reactors set new world records
The single-unit Grohnde nuclear power plant in Germany has produced more than 400 terawatt hours of electricity since it started up in 1984 - the only reactor to have achieved this milestone. Meanwhile, unit 1 of Canada's Darlington nuclear power plant has set a new world record with 1106 consecutive days of continuous operation.
read more... 09/02/2021
EDF Renewables launches first floating PV plant
The 20MW project is forecast to produce the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of 12,500 households
read more... 05/02/2021
Serbia to invest 10 bln euro in power, mining sectors
Serbia's government has prepared a 10 billion euro ($12 billion) investment plan for the electricity and mining sectors, energy minister Zorana Mihajlovic said on Tuesday.
read more... 03/02/2021
Enel targets PPAs for just ‘small part’ of European mix
Italian utility Enel Green Power plans to use long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for just a "small part" of its European electricity mix, as it counts on other options to finance its renewable project pipeline in the region, chief executive Salvatore Bernabei said today.
read more... 01/02/2021