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France may extend the operation of its oldest nuclear plant
According to an article in the French daily, Le Figaro, the oldest and the most controversial nuclear reactor in France, called Fessenheim, in operation since 1977, is in the next few days expected to receive permission to extend its life span for another 10 years by the Nuclear Safety Authority of France (ASN).
read more... 27/06/2011
View on geothermal feed-in tariffs in Europe
Many countries around the world shifted to geothermal energy following nuclear disaster at the Fukushima nuclear reactors. Most of the activity focused on the development of renewable projects is taking place in Europe, while pioneer in geothermal industry is Italy with over 800 MW in operation installed worldwide, even if the country is not concentrated on strengthening its geothermal industry, even it has a good policy for it.
read more... 24/06/2011
Shell and CNPC to create a joint venture for gas drilling
Royal Dutch Shell signed on Monday a Global Alliance Agreement with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the parent of PetroChina, aiming to establish mutual cooperation opportunities in China and abroad.
read more... 22/06/2011
Lithuania and a U.S. Company to strengthen shale gas cooperation
The Ministry of Energy announced on June, 14 in a press release that it led negotiations with an US company concerning the extraction of natural gas from its shale rock layers and starting production of shale gas in Lithuania. But the official refused to reveal the name of the US company, due to a confidentiality request by the US company representatives.
read more... 21/06/2011
Google to invest $280 million in a new project financing fund
Recently, Google agreed to invest $280 million into the biggest clean-energy project financing fund for SolarCity Inc., a company which invests in the installation of new solar systems, said Google’ search engine director of green business operations.
read more... 16/06/2011