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Germany approves the controversial nuclear waste deal
The German cabinet has paved the way for a controversial nuclear waste deal, allowing the country's major utilities to pay €23.5bn ($26bn) for shifting responsibility of managing nuclear waste to the government.
read more... 21/10/2016
Fortum makes non-binding proposal for Ekokem
Finnish utility Fortum declared on Friday it has made a symbolic, non-binding offer to purchase over 80 percent of shares in waste treatment firm Ekokem.
read more... 13/05/2016
EU offers a loan of £500 million to sustain UK water projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided to offer £500 million to back water and wastewater projects in the UK.
read more... 03/05/2016
China wasted one fifth of wind power generated in 2015 due to low utilization efficiency
China wasted a total of 33.9 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of wind power in 2015 due to low utilization efficiency, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said, the equivalent of 20% of total generated wind power.
read more... 18/03/2016
Europe is missing 118 bln euros in funds for nuclear exit
Europe needs more than 118 billion euros ($132 billion) to dismantle its nuclear plants and manage nuclear waste storage, shows a European Commission working paper.
read more... 17/02/2016