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Japan to support solar and wind power
According to Nikkei newspaper, Japan’s government will “relax” regulations on renewable energy projects in order to promote businesses to raise the use of alternative electricity generation sources.
read more... 27/03/2012
Spain halts the award of new feed-in tariff contracts
The new center-right Spanish government decided to halt temporarily the award of new feed-in tariff contracts starting January 2013 amid rising fiscal challenges. This could affect negatively about 4,500 MW and 550 MW of wind and solar PV power projects respectively, as well as other energy classes’ projects.
read more... 23/03/2012
National Grid and Petrofac to build a £1bn carbon capture and storage plant in UK
The British energy network National Grid and oil Services Company Petrofac have entered in an agreement with Summit Power Group, a Seattle-based developer of low-carbon electric power projects to seek funding for the development of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the United Kingdom.
read more... 21/03/2012
Nuclear energy agreement between UK and France
A joint agreement aimed to develop civil nuclear projects was firmed between the UK Prime Minister David Cameron and the French President Nicolas Sarkozy. This agreement is substantive forasmuch the British government plans to build a diversified energy mix.
read more... 08/03/2012
GE secures a contract for 41 wind turbines in Germany
General Electric (GE) has secured a contract from the leading German project developer Energiekontor to supply 41 turbines for four wind power projects.
read more... 06/03/2012