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Carbon tax blamed for Australian plant closure
- 2012-07-04 16:44:11
- Junior Isles
The New South Wales (NSW) government has partly blamed Australia’s new carbon tax for its decision to shut down Delta Electricity’s 45-year-old Munmorah coal-fired power plant in Hunter Valley.
GT Energy and E.On to develop UK geothermal
- 2012-07-04 00:32:53
- Junior Isles
GT Energy and E.On have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop a new wave of urban geothermal power plants in the UK.
Positive year for UK wind sees 50 per cent growth
- 2012-06-30 21:40:57
- Junior Isles
UK wind generation has risen by around 50 per cent in the past year, according to a statement from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
Coal to play major role in emerging economies
- 2012-06-30 06:48:21
- David Flin
A report from the research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan says that coal will play a major role in meeting the energy needs of emerging countries over the next ten years.
EDF report on UK nuclear benefits
- 2012-06-26 06:13:15
- David Flin
A report commissioned by EDF Energy has been published, claiming that the expansion of Britain’s nuclear reactor fleet could boost the UK economy by more than £5 billion, and create 32,000 jobs.
Gazprom and EDF announce cooperation agreement
- 2012-06-22 23:36:24
- Junior Isles
Russian power giant Gazprom has signed a cooperation agreement with France's EDF to possibly construct or acquire gas-fired power plants in Europe.
Japan approves limited nuclear restart
- 2012-06-20 16:06:36
- Junior Isles
The Japanese government has approved plans to restart units 3 and 4 at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Ohi nuclear power station in western Japan, after a month without nuclear power for the first time in 40 years.
SSE to buy Endesa’s Irish power generation assets for €363 million
- 2012-06-16 06:24:32
- David Flin
The British-based cottish and Southern Electricity (SSE) has announced that it is buying Endesa Generacion’s Irish power generation business for €320 million in cash plus an estimated €43 million for working capital.
BOC takes 15 per cent stake in Don Valley CCS project
- 2012-06-14 20:57:30
- Junior Isles
UK gas supplier BOC has taken a 15 per cent stake in the £5bn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project being planned by 2Co Energy at the Don Valley Power Project in Doncaster.
Renewables show progress despite uncertainties
- 2012-06-12 16:23:03
- Junior Isles
Renewable energy sources supplied 16.7 per cent of the total energy consumed in 2011, though investment into renewables was still 15 per cent lower than the $302 billion put into fossil fuels, two reports published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) have said.
