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UK: new generation of nuclear reactors could recycle radioactive waste into fuel
While many nations around the world are abandoning nuclear energy in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, the UK is planning building new power reactors that will be able to recycle nuclear waste into new-generating fuel.
read more... 03/02/2012
Scottish and Southern Energy loses 50, 000 customers on higher tariffs
The energy provider, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) announced that in the nine months to the end of the year it lost 50,000 electricity and gas customers in the UK and Ireland, due to higher energy tariffs imposed by the provider.
read more... 01/02/2012
Iberdrola invested EUR550 million to upgrade Spanish electricity grid
The Spanish utility Iberdrola invested EUR550 million in extending and improving electricity grid in Spain in 2011.
read more... 27/01/2012
FERC gives license for New York’s first tidal energy project
The first pilot license, for a 1 MW tidal energy project to be developed in the East Channel of New York’s East River, was issued by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The project was drafted by New York-based Verdant Power Inc. and will be built in three phases by installing up to 30 commercial class turbines with five fixed generator units to capture energy from tidal flow.
read more... 26/01/2012
U.S. DOE to support small nuclear reactor designs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recently outlined its plans to support the design and licensing of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) and to promote their use for power generation. The Obama administration supports SMRs as a form of low carbon energy and for job creation.
read more... 24/01/2012