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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
IBC solar completes 5 MW PV plant in Italy
German photovoltaic (PV) systems provider IBC Solar AG today revealed that it had installed and attached to the grid a 5 MW PV plant in Maniago, northern Italy, in a record of 49 days, working as the general contractor of the project.
read more... 30/11/2012
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
RWE commissions officially the Agilde hydro plant in Portugal
UK-based RWE Innogy and its Portuguese partners have officially commissioned the Agilde hydroelectric power plant in Portugal after an 18-month construction period.
read more... 28/11/2012
Spanish renewable energy companies look to South Africa for new opportunities
The Spanish government was forced to suspend their subsidies for renewable energy in January this year, in the attempt to face the current debt crisis. Spain, which is a pioneer in developing renewable energy plants, had come to realize that the subventions were a burden, than assistance. The scheme had already accumulated debts for €24 billion by the end of 2011.
read more... 27/11/2012