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German utilities conclude a risky deal.
The four operators of nuclear power in Germany made a deal, last month, with the government, agreeing to extend the life of the plants by a 12 year average.
read more... 06/10/2010
Huge growth of BIPV market by 2016
According to analysts forecasts, the market of building integrated PV plants will see a huge growth by 2016, reaching more than 2.4 GW worldwide, from around 215 MW in 2009. Analyst also forecast that growth in the market could generate annual wholesale revenues of $4 billion by 2016.
read more... 20/09/2010
Iberdrola will build 9 wind farms in Brazil
Iberdrola Renovables, in a consortium with local energy company Neoenergia, won the tender for the construction of 9 new wind farms in Brazil. The tender for the projects was called by Brazil’s electricity industry authority, Agencia Nacional de Energía Elétrica (ANEEL).The complete tender was for 50 wind farms (1,520 MW), five hydroelectric plants (101 MW) and a biomass facility (64 MW).
read more... 08/09/2010
Alstom renewed its gas turbines maintenance contract for Gas Natural Fenosa plants
Alstom renewed its contract with Gas Natural Fenosa for the operation, the maintenance and the inspection of its combined cycle units in Sant Adria del Besos and San Roque power plants, in Spain.
read more... 29/07/2010
New Joint Venture in Russian energy sector between GE and Inter RAO
The meeting of Russian prime-minister Vladimir Putin with GE officials concluded with the creation of a new joint venture in the energy sector of the country. The joint venture between the Russian state power trader, Inter RAO, and the US industrial conglomerate, General Electric, will build gas turbines for power plants in Russia.
read more... 26/07/2010