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New UK energy bill announced to mixed reaction

  • 2012-12-01 18:39:47
  • Junior Isles
There has been a mixed response to the UK government’s new Energy Bill, released this week. Some have criticised the bill as introducing additional uncertainty into an already fraught energy policy environment by proposing unconventional new measures to increase energy efficiency.

Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries merge thermal power businesses

  • 2012-12-01 04:36:49
  • David Flin

Japanese conglomerates Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have agreed to form a joint venture that will integrate their thermal power generation businesses.

IEA report urges action from Korean nuclear industry

  • 2012-11-28 23:28:35
  • Junior Isles
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that South Korea needs to improve transparency and improve regulation in order to rebuild public trust in nuclear power, after safety scares have caused reactor closures, threatening blackouts.

EDF gains a nuclear site licence for UK plant

  • 2012-11-26 22:54:44
  • Junior Isles
EDF has been granted the UK’s first new nuclear plant site licence for 25 years for its planned Hinkley Point plant.

China to become nuclear energy world leader in the 2020’s

  • 2012-11-19 20:59:58
  • Junior Isles
China is set to become the world's largest nuclear power generator in the near future, according to British multinational Rio Tinto’s industry analyst Stephen Wilson.

South Korea warns of rolling power blackouts after nuclear closures

  • 2012-11-17 04:09:56
  • David Flin

South Korea has announced that it may have to bring in rolling power blackouts this winter after the closure of nuclear power plants for safety checks.

Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to replace fossil fuels with nuclear and renewables

  • 2012-11-15 19:31:20
  • Junior Isles
Saudi Arabia plans to replace its fossil fuel power generation facilities with nuclear and renewable energy over the next 10 years, according to Abdullah Al-Shahri, governor of the Electricity and Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA).

UAE’s expected power investment outlined in BMI report

  • 2012-11-06 16:55:21
  • Junior Isles
The UAE is expected to spend over $8 billion on electricity generation over the next eight years, increasing annual generation to more than over 53 TWh by end-2021, according to Business Monitor International (BMI).

Hitachi wins rights to UK’s new £700 million nuclear project

  • 2012-10-31 21:12:26
  • Junior Isles
Japan's Hitachi has signed a £700 million ($1.13 billion) deal giving it rights to build a new generation of power plants in the UK, effectively restarting the UK's stalled nuclear expansion plans.

Chinese nuclear target revised down to 40 GW by 2015

  • 2012-10-26 20:31:15
  • Junior Isles
As part of post-Fukushima adjustments to its nuclear policy, the Chinese government has lowered its target for construction of nuclear power plants by 2015, notably by abandoning the construction more nuclear reactors at inland locations.

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