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Czech Republic to temper its nuclear expectations
The Czech Republic has tempered its nuclear ambitions to build five nuclear reactors in the country, being scaled back to just two units, even if Germany and Poland may have been counting on those nuclear reactors to supply electricity. Germany has halted eight of its oldest reactors, intending to close another nine by 2022, aftermath the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.
read more... 17/02/2012
FERC gives license for New York’s first tidal energy project
The first pilot license, for a 1 MW tidal energy project to be developed in the East Channel of New York’s East River, was issued by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The project was drafted by New York-based Verdant Power Inc. and will be built in three phases by installing up to 30 commercial class turbines with five fixed generator units to capture energy from tidal flow.
read more... 26/01/2012
Buy or sell carbon?
Benchmark EU Allowances have fallen some 60% since June, thrashed by prospects of slowing growth as Europe faces its worst fiscal crisis in decades coupled with an over-supply of hundreds of millions of carbon units.
read more... 11/01/2012
Boost in sales of residential wind turbines in USA
Despite the difficult situation in the economy’s path, more and more people are buying small wind turbines, with around 10,000 units sold nationally in 2009 compared to 2,100 units sold in 2001, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
read more... 28/06/2011
Alstom Grid to reinforce the Saudi Arabian electricity network
Alstom Grid a unit of French heavy engineering group Alstom has won two contracts valuing at €57 million for five substation extensions and two new units in Saudi Arabia.
read more... 19/04/2011