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Top 20 countries with largest electricity generation in 2014
Total electricity generated by 20 biggest power generators in the world was 22,432.6 TWh in 2014 — which was up (+) 1.40% than the year before.
read more... 05/11/2015
GE purchases and combines Alstom to function as GE Power
General Electric (GE) has purchased the electricity and grid operations unit from French Alstom and combined it to form GE Power, subsequent to regulatory approvals in more than 20 countries and regions.
read more... 05/11/2015
South Africa: Nuclear go-ahead decision is imminent
South Africa’s plan to build nuclear power plants will go on, with the country’s government expected to make a decision on the way forward soon.
read more... 04/11/2015
Statoil will invest in a new renewable project in Scotland
Statoil has recently announced that it intends to invest about 236 million dollars in a new renewable project in Scotland. They talk about building the first floating wind farm off the Scottish coast, near Buchan Deep. The project will consist of five floating 6MW turbines totaling 30MW, which should be enough to power 20,000 homes.
read more... 04/11/2015
The Dukovany nuclear power plant operated by CEZ offline more than expected
The spokesman of the Dukovany Nuclear Plant operated by CEZ, Jiri Bezdek, has recently announced that the relaunch of the nuclear plant might be delayed. CEZ took offline the units 2 and 3 on September 17 for verifications which were initially supposed to continue three to four weeks, but the shutdown has been prolonged numerous times and could be longer than the November dates. Bezdek added that the units will be reconnected in different moments without mentioning the exact dates.
read more... 02/11/2015