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Japan to build world’s largest offshore wind farm
After the Fukushima disaster in 2011, Japan has finally decided to shift away from nuclear power reliance and intends to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm, beginning from this summer.
read more... 17/01/2013
China to build a new nuclear power plant
China has started the construction of a new power reactor in December, after lifting a construction moratorium imposed following Japan’s Fukushima disaster. The 200MW capacity reactor, which is being built at Shidao Bay in Shandong Province and will have a total cost of about 3 billion yuan (475 million dollars), will start generating power by the end of 2017.
read more... 09/01/2013
Nuclear is the best alternative for Europe
A new report recently released by Frost& Sullivan notes that nuclear energy is the answer to achieve the aggressive EU targets, reducing the carbon dioxide emissions and dependence on fossil fuels.
read more... 02/01/2013
The new government of Japan to revive nuclear power
Japan's newly elected Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has announced this week that it could discard plans drafted by the previous administration as he intends to review plans to abandon the use of nuclear power after the previous government had said it wanted to phase out nuclear power by 2040 following last year's disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
read more... 28/12/2012
Coal generates 35% of UK’s electricity
Coal still plays an important role in UK’s electricity generation, as in the third quarter of this year, coal generated about 35 % of the UK's electricity, according to Government figures, at the same time as gas provided 28 %of electricity, and nuclear 22 %, while renewable accounted just under 12%.
read more... 21/12/2012