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Vattenfall to make a major investment in hydro power
Swedish power company Vattenfall revealed its plans to invest SEK13bn ($1.9bn) on upgrading and boosting production at its hydro power plants until 2023.
read more... 17/04/2012
Nuclear pact signed between Japan and UK
Following the first Cameron’s visit in Japan, the British Prime Minister and his Japanese counterpart, Yoshihiko Noda, have signed a civil nuclear cooperation pact on building, decommissioning, decontamination and expertise share of nuclear plants.
read more... 13/04/2012
Largest solar power plant to be built in Asia
The biggest solar power plant will be built in Asia by the French energy group Areva for the Indian company Reliance Power, according to an announcement on Wednesday. The two plants are developed by Areva Solar and imply the use of compact linear Fresnel reflector technology aimed to generate 250 MW of electricity in Rajasthan, a northwestern region in India.
read more... 12/04/2012
Bulgaria approves the construction of seventh nuclear reactor
The Bulgarian government on April 11 approved plans to build its seventh nuclear reactor at the Kozloduy nuclear plant on the Danube River, after abandoning the Belene nuclear project.
read more... 12/04/2012
UK: EDF Energy brings 1200 MW of nuclear capacity back to the grid
UK-based EDF Energy announced that it has resumed output from two nuclear power plants, bringing the capacity of 1200 MW back to the grid.
read more... 11/04/2012