France, the most nuclear power dependent nation in the world, will launch a six-month national debate on energy policy in attempt to revise the way energy is produced and consumed as the country is facing with a loss in competitiveness.
read more... 30/11/2012
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
Even if China is the world's greatest carbon-emitting nation, with about 70 % of China's energy which is generated from coal, hydropower and nuclear accounts 29.3% of the remaining output, while renewable energy, accounts less than 1%, at 0.7%.
read more... 28/11/2012
Front crude Brent and U.S. crude oil increased on Friday, backed by new protests in Egypt and optimism about talks on releasing aid to Greece. Front crude Brent climbed 83 cents to settle at $111.38 a barrel on Friday, posting a weekly gain of $2.43. Meanwhile, U.S. crude oil futures rose 90 cents to settle at $88.28 a barrel on Friday, posting a weekly gain of $1.61.
read more... 26/11/2012
Stephen Wilson, the Rio Tinto Energy general manager of markets and industry analysis, said that currently China is the ninth largest nuclear energy producer and that by 2020 it is likely to become the world’s largest generator of nuclear power.
read more... 23/11/2012