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Japan to restart its nuclear reactors
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) announced it wanted to restart reactors at the world's largest atomic power station. Japanese nuclear operators applied to restart reactors under new regulations drawn up following the Fukushima disaster.
read more... 08/07/2013
RWE npower to halt the largest biomass plant in the world
RWE npower , the leading integrated UK energy company, announced it is halting the development of its dedicated biomass power plant at Tilbury, the biggest 100% biomass in the world.
read more... 05/07/2013
UK is in jeopardy not to meet its 2020 European renewables targets
UK is in jeopardy not to meet its 2020 European renewables targets to get 15 per cent of energy from green sources, according to the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC).
read more... 04/07/2013
UK unveils GBP 10 billion of financial guarantees for Hinkley Point nuclear reactor
The UK government has announced its initiative to encourage investment in nuclear power by offering 10 billion pounds (GBP) (15.2 billion US dollars, 11.6 billion euros) of financial guarantees to French generator EDF for the construction of a new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point.
read more... 02/07/2013
UK menaced by blackouts of power within 2 years
According to the energy watchdog Ofgem the risk of power blackouts in UK has doubled in the last year, as the country is facing an energy crunch which will cause an increase of the energy bills. The supply crisis is the result of Britain forcing old coal and oil plants to shut down supporting projects of new green wind farms and nuclear plants.
read more... 01/07/2013