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Bulgaria nuclear referendum failed on low voter turnout
The controversial referendum, which took place on Sunday in Bulgaria, on whether to build the nation’s second nuclear power plant, has been declared invalid because to a low voter turnout.
read more... 28/01/2013
Switzerland to vote on nuclear phase-out
Currently Switzerland has 5 nuclear reactors which generates 40% of its electricity, but an initiative submitted by the Green Party to phase-out nuclear energy by 2029 has secured enough support for a national referendum, as the Swiss Federal Chancellery has announced that 107,533 of the 108,227 signatures presented in a petition in November are valid.
read more... 24/01/2013
China to limit energy consumption at 8% by 2015
The Chinese government has announced, on Wednesday, that China will aim to limit total annual primary energy consumption to 8% a year from 2010 to 2015, as it seeks to improve efficiency and to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases and pollution. It intends also to limit installations of new-coal fired power plants while improving the share of renewables.
read more... 24/01/2013
EDF’s eight nuclear power stations produced 60 TWh electricity output
EDF Energy has recently announced that its eight nuclear power stations produced 60 TWh of electricity output, beating a new record of production, the highest in seven years.
read more... 17/01/2013
French government to compensate EDF for a renewable tax deficit
The French government agreed on Monday to pay state-controlled power utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) €4.9 billion ($6.57 billion) in order to compensate costs related to the purchasing of electricity generated by renewable sources and subsidies for electricity sold to the poor, move that increased EDF's shares by about 5%.
read more... 15/01/2013