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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
Daily: European spot power prices up ahead of the EU Parliament vote
Oil futures settled above $101 a barrel Wednesday, following intensification of turmoil in Egypt and worries about supply disruptions in the Middle East after a U.S. report showed a major drop in last week’s crude supplies. Brent crude settled higher on Wednesday increasing $1.76 to $105.76, its highest level since June 19. U.S. crude futures for August ended at $101.24 a barrel on the NYMEX, up 1.7%.
read more... 04/07/2013
Nuclear Power in France
France has decided to launch a great nuclear program in 1973, when the quadrupling of the price of oil by OPEC nations was a shock for France because at that time, most of its electricity came from oil burning plants, this was the Middle East event that they refer to as the "oil shock."
read more... 04/07/2013
Enel Green power has commissioned two PV plants in southern Italy
Italy's Enel Green Power has announced on Monday it has connected to the grid two photovoltaic (PV) plants in Serre Persane, in the southern Italian region of Campania. The two new photovoltaic plants in Borgo San Lazzaro and Spineto have a total installed capacity of around 21 MW, and it is expected that they will produce something like 30 million kWh per year, supplying 15,000 households and avoiding the emissions of about 14,000 tons of CO2 per year.
read more... 03/07/2013
Scottish Power to invest 5.2 billion pounds in upgrading its power network
Energy giant ScottishPower has announced it plans to invest 5.2 billion pounds in upgrading its ageing power network. The energy firm has presented its proposals to Ofgem delineating the plans for expansion between 2015 and 2023. The investment would see more than 62 miles of power cables and 30,000 substations upgraded.
read more... 02/07/2013