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France: Pioneering Lower-Carbon Solar Energy

  • 2016-09-26 12:46:28
  • Junior Isles

Andreas Wade, Global Director, First Solar

In recent months, news about the solar energy industry was dominated by headlines describing record-breaking tariffs, reflecting the fast declining price of solar electricity. And while the focus has been on the attractive economics of utility-scale solar, it is often taken for granted that solar energy is inherently environmentally sustainable and that its carbon credentials don’t require scrutiny.

Green energy must be cheaper than fossil energy

  • 2016-09-26 12:46:28
  • Junior Isles

By Henrik Poulsen, CEO, DONG Energy

More than 80 per cent of the world's energy supply comes from coal, oil and gas. There is a general consensus that CO2 emissions place a strain on our climate, yet our inability to set a proper price on these emissions means that it is still far too cheap to pollute. The costs of our inaction are already all too clear. At current emissions rates, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change expects that global temperatures will rise by two degrees compared to pre-industrial levels, even before 2040.

CGN Power buys $1.5 billion of parent’s China Nuclear Assets

  • 2016-09-26 04:38:27
  • David Flin
CGN Power, China’s biggest nuclear power operator, will acquire two nuclear power plants and an engineering unit from its parent company for $1.5 billion.

Centrus signs contract to advance US enrichment technology

  • 2016-09-26 04:11:12
  • David Flin
Centrus Energy Corporation has announced that it has entered into a new follow-on contract with UT-Battelle as operator of the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to maintain and advance US gas centrifuge uranium enrichment technology.

SNC-Lavalin, China National Nuclear Corporation, and Shanghai Electric Company agree joint venture

  • 2016-09-23 04:30:13
  • David Flin
SNC-Lavalin has announced that it has signed an agreement in principle for a new Joint Venture with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and Shanghai Electric Group Company.

World Bank approves $390 million for Tarbela Hydropower Project

  • 2016-09-22 04:12:25
  • David Flin
The World Bank has approved an additional financing of $390 million for Pakistan’s Tarbela Fourth Extension Hydropower Project to help sustainable expansion of the country’s electricity generation capacity.

GE and EDL sign agreement to develop Laos’ hydropower workforce

  • 2016-09-21 04:35:27
  • David Flin
Electricite du Laos (EDL) and GE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch joint research and training programmes designed to support the development of Laos’ hydropower sector and electric grid.

Pilgrim back to full power after repair shutdown

  • 2016-09-20 04:55:58
  • David Flin
The 680 MW Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, the only nuclear plant in Massachusetts, USA, is back to full capacity after a 12-day shutdown.

Blackstone and ArcLight to buy AEP plants for $2.17 billion

  • 2016-09-15 03:06:38
  • David Flin
American Electric Power Co. (AEP) of the USA has agreed to sell a set of power plants in the US Midwest to Blackstone Group and ArcLight Capital Partners for $2.17 billion.

China to press ahead with power pricing reform

  • 2016-09-12 05:17:04
  • David Flin
The pace of reform in China’s electricity market is gathering speed, after stalling for a decade.

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