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Germany sets new legislation to avoid electricity blackouts
The German parliament adopted a law aimed to curb blackouts by easing 3 GW of capacity, as the country’s costly nuclear phase-out and fluctuating renewable are threatening its power grid.
read more... 04/12/2012
Germany: Coal consumption to grow
Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Germany decided to phase-out nuclear power by 2022. As a result, this decision has created a loss of about 12.7 GW, and despite many investments in the renewable energy sector, the gap should be filled with coal and gas, to ensure the country's energy future.
read more... 02/10/2012
IAEA: Nuclear energy will increase significantly in the years to come
Production of nuclear energy worldwide is expected to increase considerably in the years to come. Despite phase-out of nuclear energy of Germany and Japan following the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, China and the United States focus their attention on next- generation reactors.
read more... 20/08/2012
German exit from nuclear to drive Swedish power prices up
Germany’s early phase-out from nuclear power in response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis could lift Swedish power prices. Higher prices in the German wholesale electricity market caused by a shift to fossil fuel-fired power generation could lift Swedish electricity prices in case of dry weather conditions depleting Swedish hydroelectric stocks and ending up in power imports from Germany.
read more... 22/11/2011