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Iberdrola gets the green light to build a new wind complex in Scotland
Iberdrola, through its UK arm ScottishPower Renewables, has got the green light from the Scottish Government for the construction of wind complex Kilgallioch, whose development will require an investment of about 465 million euros.
read more... 18/02/2013
Turkey to start construction of its first nuclear power plant in 2014
Stating to the Director General of Akkuyu NGS A.S. Alexander Superfin, the construction of the first nuclear power plant Akkuyu in Turkey will start in early 2014. The preparation of an ecological report on the project’s impact on the environment will be completed in May 2013.
read more... 18/02/2013
2012: Record year for Italian Eni
Italian oil and gas company Eni had a record year for exploration in 2012 with discovered resources of about 3.64 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Meanwhile, proved reserves were at an eight-year record by the end of 2012 at 7.7 Billion barrels of oil equivalent.
read more... 18/02/2013
China installed almost 16 GW of wind power in 2012
According to data offered by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, in 2012, China was the world’s largest wind market in terms of annual installed capacity. The country installed 15.9GW of onshore turbines, or about 35% of the world’s new onshore capacity.
read more... 15/02/2013
French Total to explore shale gas in the UK
France’s Total, Europe’s third-largest oil company, is envisaging investing in shale gas exploration in the UK, said the company’s CEO Christophe de Margerie.
read more... 15/02/2013