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Austria files a legal challenge against Hinkley C nuclear power station in the UK
Austria, the non-nuclear nation, has filed a legal challenge at the European Court of Justice against £17.6bn EU-granted state subsidies for a new nuclear power plant in Britain, according to government officials.
read more... 08/07/2015
Germany abandons coal agreement after months of wrangling
Germany has abandoned plans for a tax on coal-fired power plants but will diminish brown-coal electricity generation to maintain its 2020 carbon-reduction targets, as stated by coalition leaders on Thursday.
read more... 03/07/2015
Czech EPH accomplishes acquisition of E.ON’s Italian assets
Czech utility EPH has finalized the acquisition of E.ON's coal- and gas-fired power plants in Italy after consenting to the transaction in January, as stated by EPH on Wednesday.
read more... 02/07/2015
Siemens might construct new power gear plant
German industrial conglomerate Siemens is thinking about constructing a new plant in Germany to produce parts for wind turbines, as declared by its chief executive to a German newspaper.
read more... 29/06/2015
Vattenfall to divest its last fossil fuel asset in Denmark
Swedish energy company Vattenfall agreed to divest its last fossil fuel asset in Denmark, the 410-MW Nordjylland combined heat power plant, to district heating company Aalborg Forsyning for DKK823m ($123.4m).
read more... 26/06/2015