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Germany will stop to subsidize new fossil fuel-fired power plants
The German government announced on Monday it will not continue to incentivize the construction of new fossil fuel-fired plants by contributing up to 15% of the investment costs.
read more... 22/08/2012
AWEA: U.S. wind power hits 50 GW milestone
Wind power in U.S. has reached 50GW of electric generation capacity, enough to power 13 million homes and the equivalent of 44 coal-fired power plants or 11 nuclear plants, according to the American Wind Energy Association. This represents five times the country's 10 GW cumulative installed capacity in 2006 and twice of what it was installed in 2008.
read more... 10/08/2012
Germany new wind power installation up 26% in the first half of 2012
According to some data released by BWE wind power group and VDMA Power Systems turbine makers group, Germany has added about 1000 MW of installed wind farm capacity in the first six months of the year. They expect that the capacity will jump to 2400 MW by the end of the year, the equivalent to the energy produced by two nuclear power plants.
read more... 02/08/2012
EDF looks partners to share costs of new nuclear plants in the UK
EDF of France, the world’s largest supplier of atomic energy by kilowatt hours, is considering looking for more partners to share the financial costs of its project to build new nuclear plants in UK, following concerns that nuclear energy is getting more expensive.
read more... 01/08/2012
Belgium to phase out all nuclear power plants by 2025
Belgium's government announced that the nuclear reactors Doel 1 and 2 will be closed in 2015 after 40 years of operation. However, the reactor Tihange 1, which will also celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2015, will prolong its life span by 2025 in order to avoid the risk of blackouts. The other four Belgian reactors are not immediately affected by the decisions, though they will reach 40 years in 2022 and 2025.
read more... 24/07/2012