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Siemens, Mitsubishi move for Alstom

  • 2014-06-17 23:40:29
  • Junior Isles

Siemens of Germany and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan have jointly offered to buy parts of France engineering company Alstom in a move that could trump a competing bid by General Electric.

German experts raise nuclear plant safety worries in Ukraine

  • 2014-06-11 23:18:20
  • Junior Isles
The ongoing crisis in Ukraine exacerbates the risks presented by the country’s 15 Soviet-era nuclear reactors, according to German nuclear safety experts.

Renewable generation breaks records again in 2013

  • 2014-06-06 00:29:45
  • Junior Isles
The latest Renewables Global Status Report by REN21, the renewable energy policy network, has revealed that global renewable electricity capacity rose to a yet higher record level in 2013, reaching 1560 GW – an 8 per cent rise on the 2012 figure.

World needs $48 trillion to meet energy needs to 2035

  • 2014-06-04 23:23:29
  • Junior Isles

Meeting the world’s growing need for energy will require more than $48 trillion in investment over the period to 2035, according to a special report on investment released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as part of the World Energy Outlook series.

Eskom postpones Koeberg bid selection

  • 2014-05-16 11:00:07
  • Junior Isles

South Africa’s state-owned generating utility, Eskom, has postponed the selection of the winning bid to replace six steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power station.

Siemens pursues Rolls-Royce power deal alongside Alstom

  • 2014-05-01 22:12:27
  • Junior Isles
Rolls-Royce has revealed that it is in discussions to sell its power generation assets to Siemens AG, further complicating the succession of asset sales prompted by the GE-Siemens tussle over Alstom.

Iran to start nuclear expansion this year

  • 2014-04-14 18:32:00
  • Junior Isles
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), has said that Iran expects to begin construction of its second nuclear plant, using ‘local experts’, as early as this year.

EIA reveals a quarter of US coal capacity at risk of retirement

  • 2014-03-31 12:18:27
  • Junior Isles
Operators of coal-fired power plants throughout the United States are currently deciding on strategies to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), but up to 24 per cent of coal capacity may be chosen for retirement, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Japan to open first geothermal plant for 15 years

  • 2014-03-17 12:37:37
  • Junior Isles
Japan is to open its first geothermal plant for 15 years next month, with the 2 MW Kumamoto plant representing the first of a new wave of non-nuclear generation.

Japan’s Basic Energy Plan supports limited role for nuclear

  • 2014-02-27 08:43:20
  • Junior Isles
Japan has revealed drafts of its first new national energy policy since the Fukushima disaster three years ago, the Basic Energy Plan, and has stated that nuclear power should remain an important source of electricity.