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Germany will begin the transfer to coal power reserve in winter 2016
German utilities RWE, Vattenfall and Mibrag will begin cutting their coal-fired electricity production at the start of winter 2016, transferring this capacity instead to the country's power reserve as part of a plan to reduce carbon emissions, as stated by the government.
read more... 26/10/2015
China will purchase 33.5% stake in EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear facility in UK
China General Nuclear Power (CGN) has inked an investment deal with EDF for the building and operation of the suggested Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, the country’s first new nuclear plant to be constructed in more than 20 years.
read more... 23/10/2015
RWE commissions two new onshore wind power plants in Poland
RWE Polska, part of German energy group RWE, has commissioned two wind farms in Poland with a combined capacity of 45 MW, boosting the company's total capacity in the country to around 240 MW, which can supply annually an equivalent of 250,000 homes with green electricity.
read more... 21/10/2015
Belgian utility to start construction on 215 MW biomass power plant in 2016
Belgian Eco Energy (Bee) declared lately that it intends to start construction on a 215 MW commercial biomass power plant in Ghent, Belgium, early next year.
read more... 21/10/2015
UK: gas-fired power plant of 735MW will re-open
A gas-fired power station with a capacity of 735MW is likely to re-open in North Lincolnshire.
read more... 21/10/2015