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Solar Energy in Germany up by 45% in 2012
According to German Solar Industry Association (BSV) solar power registered an increase of over 45% in comparison to 2011, with 1.3 million photovoltaic systems that were installed during 2012.
read more... 02/01/2013
Alstom to build a combined heat and power plant in Germany
Alstom will build a 450MW combined heat and power plant in Cologne, at an average cost of €350 million, for German power utility RheinEnergie.
read more... 28/12/2012
The new government of Japan to revive nuclear power
Japan's newly elected Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has announced this week that it could discard plans drafted by the previous administration as he intends to review plans to abandon the use of nuclear power after the previous government had said it wanted to phase out nuclear power by 2040 following last year's disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
read more... 28/12/2012
Daily: European power at 3-year lows dragged down by weak spot
Brent and U.S. crude oil futures declined on Thursday in thin, choppy trading as unresolved U.S. budget talks left open the possibility that mandated tax hikes and spending cuts could be enacted, which could drag the top oil-consuming economy into recession. Meanwhile, Brent February crude dipped 27 cents, or 0.24 percent, to settle at $110.80 a barrel, having traded from $110.10 to $111.33. U.S. February crude eased 11 cents, or 0.12 percent, to settle at $90.87 a barrel, having traded from $90.05 to $91.44.
read more... 28/12/2012
Chevron unveils two gas discoveries offshore Western Australia
Oil and gas giant Chevron reported two new gas discoveries in the Exmouth Plateau area of the Carnarvon Basin, a hydrocarbon basin offshore Western Australia.
read more... 28/12/2012