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The European investment Bank to provide a 155 million euro loan to Bord Gàis
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a 155 million euro loan to Irish energy company, Bord Gàis, to support the construction of six onshore wind farms, in Counties Tipperary, Clare and Kilkenny, with a total combined capacity of 141 MW.
read more... 05/12/2012
Germany sets new legislation to avoid electricity blackouts
The German parliament adopted a law aimed to curb blackouts by easing 3 GW of capacity, as the country’s costly nuclear phase-out and fluctuating renewable are threatening its power grid.
read more... 04/12/2012
EDF Extend life of Hunterston B nuclear power plant until 2023
Hunterston B nuclear power plant has been operating since 1976, and has a combined capacity of 890,000kW. It had been scheduled to close in 2016, but yesterday, power firm EDF Energy has announced that the operating life of Hunterston B nuclear power station in Ayrshire has been extended by seven years.
read more... 04/12/2012
China to reach 42 GW of nuclear power capacity
Zhang Huazhu, the chairman of China Nuclear Energy Association, announced that China will account for 10%, which will correspond to about 42 GW, of the world's installed nuclear capacity, with 41 operating nuclear power plants , by 2015.
read more... 29/11/2012
UK unveils challenging proposals to reduce electricity demand by 10%
The UK government is expected to publish today proposals to reduce electricity demand across the whole UK economy, a move designed to save money through lower bills and cutting down the need for new generation capacity.
read more... 29/11/2012