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UK makes public its final Electricity Market Reform plan
The Government has published its package of measures which are aimed at spurring £110 billion (EUR 131 billion) of investment in the energy market and would support 250,000 jobs by 2020. The Electricity Market Reform (EMR) Delivery Plan sets out DECC’s final decision on strike prices for Contracts for Difference (CfDs) for renewable technologies.
read more... 23/12/2013
UK: Able Marine Energy Park received the go-ahead by the Government
The Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP), in northern England, has obtained the go-ahead by the Government. The project will be located on the south bank of the Humber, in North Killingholme and is likely to create more than 4000 jobs for a total cost of more than 450 million pounds.
read more... 20/12/2013
First Solar set to power four new solar energy plants in France
First Solar, the global provider of PV solar systems, will supply with its modules four solar energy plants in France for a total combined PV capacity of 48 MW. The projects will be developed by the independent renewable energy producer Photosol of Paris, France. Three of the plants, with a combined 37 MW share of the total, will be located in the Auvergne and Midi-Pyrenees regions, while the fourth, an 11 MW capacity installation, will be located in Sarrazac.
read more... 19/12/2013
UK is going ahead with shale gas exploration
Britain is moving ahead with plans to accelerate the search for shale oil and gas, as a British government report has found that more than half of the country could be suitable for shale gas fracking. The government published a new report which claims the energy source will not have a detrimental effect on the environment.
read more... 18/12/2013
Bulgaria to build another nuclear power plant
Bulgaria's Government has approved the report presented by the Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev, regarding the need to build a new unit at the country's only nuclear power plant, Kozloduy NPP. The Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) intends to negotiate with US energy giant Westinghouse, which is to build the reactor with its technology.
read more... 18/12/2013