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EDF: French EPR atomic reactor would become the first connected to the grid
The EDF version of so-called EPR nuclear reactors may be the first connected to the grid, overthrowing others also manufactured by Areva in Finland and China, according Henri Proglio, chief executive of state-controlled French utility EDF.
read more... 01/08/2014
Italian state holding company Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to sell a 35% energy grid stake to China
The Italian state holding company Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) is close to strike a deal with China's State Grid Corp, including the sale of a 35 % stake in its electricity grid.
read more... 31/07/2014
Candu Energy to collaborate with Chinese company on Romanian reactors
Canada's Candu Energy declared on Friday it will assist China Nuclear Power Engineering Company (CNPEC) in the construction of two nuclear reactors in European Union state Romania if and when the Chinese company comes to a decision to invest there.
read more... 28/07/2014
U.S. imposed fresh trade duties on Chinese solar modules
The American Department of Commerce plans to introduce higher and more extensive tariffs on Chinese solar modules, saying that higher import duties will offset the subsidies given by China to solar panels manufacturers.
read more... 25/07/2014
China is eyeing the construction of a floating liquefied natural gas vessel in South China Sea
China’s energy conglomerate CNOOC is considering the possibility of erecting a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel, a revolutionary technology that will be able to produce gas from the deep waters of the South China Sea.
read more... 17/07/2014