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China to invest in UK’s nuclear plants
Two Chinese state-owned energy companies are interested in buying E.ON and RWE's UK nuclear joint venture Horizon which was put up for sale in March, as China envisages building a huge number of new nuclear plants on its own territory, to replace some of its old and heavily polluting coal plants.
read more... 07/05/2012
China reduces solar incentives on falling costs of components
The incentives for demonstration sun-power projects have been reduced this year in China by 21 percent due to slashing costs for panel components. The government has cut the feed-in tariffs to 5.5 Yuan (87 cents) a watt from the 7 Yuan set in February.
read more... 04/05/2012
Daily – oil prices decline on lower economic growth
Crude oil futures decreased on Thursday and dropped below the 100-day moving average for the first time since January as signals of lower economic growth and rising OPEC output have driven oil prices down.
read more... 04/05/2012
Japan to switch off the last nuclear reactor
On Saturday, Japan will switch off the last of the country's 50 running nuclear reactors, definitely abandoning a power source that once supplied a third of its electricity, leaving Japan without nuclear power for the first time since 1966, following last year’s devastating accident at Fukushima which has hit the public confidence.
read more... 04/05/2012
France could reconsider shale gas fracking ban in the next years
According to the declarations of French economy minister Eric Besson on Thursday, France could review its ban on the hydraulic fracturing technique for the exploration of shale gas, if shale explorers are able to prove that the technique is not harmful to the environment.
read more... 04/05/2012