France suffered a 7,000 MW power output cut during massive demonstrations of union members all over the country on Thursday, including 6,000 MW losses in nuclear sector.
read more... 28/06/2010
The total number of hydroelectric plants is expected to increase to 1,200 by 2020, from 400 today.
read more... 24/06/2010
Datang Renewable Power ordered 25 wind turbines for a wind farm in China from Danish manufacturer Vestas, the second 50MW order of V80 2MW turbines series in five days.
read more... 22/06/2010
With an annual amount of 9 tons of CO2 emissions per inhabitant, France has lower CO2 emissions than other most developed countries, due to the dominance of non-releasing gas emissions generating power sources: nuclear (77%) and hydroelectricity (12%).
read more... 21/06/2010
DONG Energy, the Danish energy company, has inaugurated its newest offshore wind farm, of a 172 MW capacity, called Gunfleet Sands, off the Essex coast in the UK, enough to supply power to 125,000 households.
read more... 18/06/2010