Britain's nuclear power plants are to be checked to ensure they can withstand sudden flooding and torrential storms, the UK Energy Secretary, Chris Huhne, has said.
The State Duma lower house of the Russian parliament believes that the damage at the Japanese nuclear power plants caused by the devastating earthquake on March 11, will not have a negative influence on the development of world nuclear power generation, it has been reported.
The UK is ready to boost payments to factories, offices and supermarkets that reduce energy use, as rising demand drives up prices and the companies turn to cleaner but less-reliable power.
Drax Group, operator of the UK’s biggest power station, has repeated a plea for more UK Government support for biomass burning, as it reported higher annual profits and sales.
Solar Guide, a free online resource for homeowners and engineers regarding solar-related issues, has found the average price of a domestic solar PV installation in the UK to be less than £12 000.
A total of 14 UK projects have applied for European Union funding of around €4.5 billion for carbon capture and storage and innovative renewable energy projects across the region, the UK government has said.
Amman and Ankara are set to usher in a new era of energy cooperation between Turkey and Jordan, with the signing of a nuclear cooperation agreement.
Shell, Petrofac and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) have joined an ambitious bid to turn Peterhead power station into the UK’s first carbon capture and storage plant, which would see carbon dioxide emissions pumped into an empty North Sea gas field.
Dong Energy A/S, Denmark’s biggest utility, has inaugurated its first power station in the UK, the gas fired Severn Power station at Uskmouth in south Wales.
Iran’s electricity generation capacity has increased to 60 000 MW after the inauguration of a new gas unit in Semnan’s combined cycle power plant in northern Iran.