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Switzerland to fill future nuclear energy gap by gas
The decision to phase out nuclear power is of strategic importance for Switzerland, as the nuclear disaster of Fukushima marked a critical juncture in Swiss energy policy.
read more... 03/10/2012
IAEA: nuclear energy will register a slowdown in growth by 2030
The general director of International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano announced at the IAEA’s 56 general conference in Vienna, that nuclear power will maintain its importance in several countries, despite the Fukushima disaster. He also added that there will be a steady increase in the number of nuclear power plants worldwide in the next 20 years.
read more... 02/10/2012
Eni made important gas discovery in Pakistan
Italian energy group Eni SpA announced it has made a significant gas discovery in Pakistan, in the Badhra Area B exploration concession, situated in the Khirtar Fold Belt region, 350 kilometers north of Karachi.
read more... 20/09/2012
The new Italian legislation on non-EU biodiesel imports
Law No.134 of August 7, 2012, ratifying the Decree Law No. 83 of June 22, 2012 on the “urgent measures for growth of the country” published in the “Gazzetta Ufficiale” on August 11, brings changes to the system concerning import of biofuels produced in countries outside the European Union.
read more... 24/08/2012
Nabucco project obtains Hungarian permit
Hungary is now the first country to successfully finish the permitting process for the Nabucco project. The Nabucco pipeline will cross 384 km of Hungarian territory and has received the last environmental permit it needs to begin construction in the eastern European country. According to Managing Director of Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH, Reinhard Mitschek, this is an important step forward for the project.
read more... 16/08/2012