A deal between the UK government and French energy giant EDF to build two nuclear plants at Hinkley Point in Somerset could be put under threat by the European Commission as it will open a formal investigation into British government subsidies that breach European competition rules.
read more... 04/12/2013
According to a new report from the International Energy Agency, China is expected to see the largest absolute increase in output from clean energy, building more renewable power plants through 2035 than the U.S., EU and Japan combined.
read more... 28/11/2013
Currently in Switzerland there are 556 hydropower plants which are able to generate more than 35,380GWh per year. Hydroelectricity is the most important domestic primary source of energy, producing about 60% of Swiss electricity.
read more... 22/11/2013
Ed Davey, Britain's energy secretary, has announced on Wednesday that the UK, as the US, would stop funding coal projects in developing countries. The objective is to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage low-carbon development. The announcement was made at United Nations climate talks in Warsaw where the fossil fuels have been at the centre of a storm. About 90% of the Poland's electricity comes from coal, and the government has been resistant to EU calls to strengthen emissions reduction targets.
read more... 21/11/2013
First Solar, the American manufacturer of thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules, or solar panels is envisaging investing about $100 million in Japan to develop solar power plants.
read more... 19/11/2013