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Gazprom to buy power plants in Western Europe
The Russian energy giant, Gazprom aims to purchase power plants in Western Europe, efforts welcomed by Russia’s energy minister Anatoly Yanovsky, who sees the movement as a normal and proper business.
read more... 22/05/2012
Germany power complex set to face a difficult winter in 2013
Germany's power grid faces a difficult job to prevent blackouts next winter, when demand is high and closure of nuclear plants still constrains supply, the country's new energy network regulator said last Friday.
read more... 08/05/2012
China to invest in UK’s nuclear plants
Two Chinese state-owned energy companies are interested in buying E.ON and RWE's UK nuclear joint venture Horizon which was put up for sale in March, as China envisages building a huge number of new nuclear plants on its own territory, to replace some of its old and heavily polluting coal plants.
read more... 07/05/2012
Fukushima’s impact on global nuclear generation in 2011
Total electricity generation by nuclear power plants worldwide decreased to 2518 TWh in 2011, down 4.3% compared to 2010’s amount of 2630TWh, this is following Fukushima’s disaster one year ago and Germany’s decision to remove its nuclear power.
read more... 20/04/2012
£130 million CHP plant to be built in UK
The North East Lincolnshire Council in the UK has approved the construction of a biomass-fuelled plant in the Port of Immingham in England.
read more... 20/04/2012