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Coal industry tries to find equal backing for cleaner coal vs renewables
The World Coal Association (WCA) intends to press governments to offer equal support for technology to make coal-fired power plants less polluting as they do for green energy in approaching U.N. climate meetings in Paris, as stated by its chief executive.
read more... 22/09/2015
UK government offers $3bn guarantee to Hinkley Point C nuclear project
British government will provide 2 billion pounds ($3.1 billion) of initial support for a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in southwest England, said UK Finance Minister George Osborne during a five day tour of China.
read more... 21/09/2015
Serbia's Nikola Tesla to close 650-MW unit for repairs
Serbia's major coal-fired power plant complex Nikola Tesla (TENT) has closed the 650 megawatt (MW) B1 unit for scheduled two-week repairs, as stated by the company on Friday.
read more... 21/09/2015
Denmark: DONG Energy intends share listing within 18 months
Danish state-owned utility DONG Energy, Europe's biggest offshore wind farm developer, plans to follow an initial public offering (IPO) of its shares within 18 months, as it announced late on Friday.
read more... 21/09/2015
Czech CEZ will shut down two nuclear units for 3-4 weeks
Two 510-megawatt units at Czech CEZ's Dukovany nuclear power plant will be shut down for three to four weeks starting on Thursday and Friday, placing more than half of the country's nuclear capacity offline, as stated by a spokesman for the utility.
read more... 18/09/2015