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Swedish Vattenfall is authorized to build a 170-megawatt wind farm
Scottish government approved the construction of a 170-megawatt wind farm in southwest Scotland, Vattenfall declared on Monday. Now the company has the possibility to accelerate discussions with local communities – the East Ayrshire and North Galloway - about acquiring a 5% share in the project.
read more... 04/07/2017
South Korea's KEPCO in negotiations for stake in UK nuclear project
Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) is in discussions to acquire a stake in Toshiba's NuGen nuclear project in Britain, as stated by a KEPCO executive on Wednesday, a move that could throw the troubled project a life-line but also postpone its start.
read more... 29/06/2017
Wind industry - a new generation of colossal 300m turbines
Wind farm operators are seeking for a new generation of colossal wind turbines, taller than many skyscrapers, as they want to remain profitable after EU cancels subsidies, that have ruled the green industry since the 1990s. The main countries of the EU offshore wind industry - Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and UK - are looking to gradually reduce contributions over the next decade. Subsidies still account for almost 50% of EU wind projects' income.
read more... 28/06/2017
Russia envisaged Siemens turbines for Crimean plants
Russia has revealed for the first time it has envisaged to install equipment produced by German company Siemens in two new power plants in Crimea, a project that has been affected by difficulties due to European trade sanctions.
read more... 19/06/2017
Norway-Poland gas pipeline plan requires demand for 75% of capacity
A pipeline to provide Norwegian gas to Poland that will cost around 2 billion euros ($2.23 billion) will only be constructed if there is demand for minimum 75 percent of the gas it can convey, one of the associates in the project told Reuters.
read more... 19/06/2017