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France to join UK-US cooperation on a strategic oil release in a bid to cut prices
France is considering joining UK-U.S. cooperation on a possible release of strategic oil stocks, move that will help slash oil prices, according to French Energy Minister Eric Besson.
read more... 28/03/2012
World’s oldest nuclear power station shuts down after 44 years of service
The world’s oldest running nuclear power plant, called Oldbury near Bristol in the UK, shut down last Wednesday after 44 years of operation.
read more... 05/03/2012
Canada approves hydraulic fracturing operational practices
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has voluntarily approved officially industry wide fracturing practice on January 30, aimed to improve the environmental performance and transparency of hydraulic fracturing, an extraction method that has attracted a great deal of controversy.
read more... 01/02/2012
Largest European EV charging network to be developed in Estonia
The largest electric vehicles charging point will be built in Estonia by a Swiss power and automation conglomerate ABB. It is scheduled to become operational by December 2012 and will be the world’s first fast-charging infrastructure serving the entire country.
read more... 12/01/2012
Spain aging nuclear plant may stay open
According to a newspaper report released on Monday, Spain’s incoming centre-right government may allow Garona, an aging nuclear power plant, to remain operational beyond the 2013 deadline set by its predecessors, the Socialist Party. It means Spain will be out of step with countries like Germany, which already closed several nuclear plants following Fukushima’s nuclear disaster.
read more... 05/01/2012