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UK government gives unprecedented go-ahead for £16 billion nuclear deal
The UK government has given the green light for the construction of an unprecedented nuclear power plant in 20 years - the Hinkley Point C project in southwest England.
read more... 22/10/2013
Daily: UK gas prices drop on milder weather
U.S. crude oil prices settled at the lowest level in more than three months on Thursday as inventories in the Cushing, Oklahoma, started to reverse a months-long drop, and as signs of progress in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program also added pressure on prices. Meanwhile, front-month December Brent crude settled $1.48 lower at $109.11 per barrel and U.S. oil closed $1.62 per barrel lower at $100.67, the lowest settlement price since July 2.
read more... 18/10/2013
UK: Small and medium wind installations recorded a 71% increase in 2012
According to a report called 'Small and Medium Wind Market Report 2013', the UK installed about 3,743 small and medium wind turbines amounting 37.52MW capacity in 2012, posting a boost of 71% compared to 3,086 turbines totaling 21.92MW at the end of 2011.
read more... 18/10/2013
EDF to build and operate nuclear reactors in UK
The U.K. government and Electricite de France SA are close to announcing a great deal that would see France's EDF Energy building the country's first new nuclear power station since 1995. The project could have a total cost of more than 22.4 billion dollars and would be built on the west coast of England.
read more... 14/10/2013
UK: Wind projects and subsidies
The number of turbine projects granted planning permission has more than doubled over the last two years, from 83, in January to August 2011, to 188 during the same period this year, while critics of wind farms say they are inefficient and reliant on public subsidies.
read more... 14/10/2013