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China launched a second shale gas auction
China is supposed to hold the world's largest reserves of shale gas, which are trapped in rocks and require a technology called hydraulic fracturing.
read more... 10/09/2012
China surpassed the U.S. as the leader in installed wind power
The U.S. is not the leader anymore when it comes to world installed wind power generating capacity.
read more... 06/09/2012
EDF in talks with China for building new nuclear reactors in UK
EDF, the French utility, which owns and operates eight of Britain's ten nuclear-power stations, plans to expand two of these sites by building four new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point, Somerset.
read more... 03/09/2012
China will invest 373 billion dollars in projects that save energy and reduce emissions
China’s government intends to reduce carbon emissions by 40-45% by 2020 from 2005 levels by establishing a mechanism to control total energy consumption.
read more... 22/08/2012
IAEA: Nuclear energy will increase significantly in the years to come
Production of nuclear energy worldwide is expected to increase considerably in the years to come. Despite phase-out of nuclear energy of Germany and Japan following the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, China and the United States focus their attention on next- generation reactors.
read more... 20/08/2012