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Japan to restart its nuclear reactors
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) announced it wanted to restart reactors at the world's largest atomic power station. Japanese nuclear operators applied to restart reactors under new regulations drawn up following the Fukushima disaster.
read more... 08/07/2013
Germany’s renewable energy sector
Germany’s renewable energy sector is currently one of the most flourishing in the world, with solar registering the greatest success. Last year, thanks to strong growth of the renewable, an export surplus of about 22 TWh was reached, with solar PV power plants that produced about 28 TWh a growth of about 44% in comparison to 2011 when they have produced 19.3 TWh.
read more... 08/07/2013
Poland’s shale gas hopes fade on bureaucracy
Polish dream of a possible shale gas bonanza started to fade as investors are complaining that the bureaucracy is impeding commercial output to start.
read more... 08/07/2013
Daily: Crude oil gains $2 on Egypt intensifying worries
Crude oil prices increased nearly $2 a barrel on Friday to hit their greatest weekly gain in a year, pushed up by worries about intensifying tensions in Egypt and better-than-expected U.S. economic data.
read more... 08/07/2013
London Array officially opened and running
The world's largest offshore wind farm was officially opened by Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday. The London Array has a total of 175 turbines with a combined capacity of 630 MW and it is capable of powering 500,000 homes per year.
read more... 05/07/2013