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UK renewables approach all time high of 10 per cent
- 2011-09-30 00:40:39
- Junior Isles
Renewable electricity contributed an all time high of 9.6 per cent of the UK's power generation mix in the second quarter of this year, statistics released by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change have revealed.
Gazprom looks to northern Asia to complement European expansion
- 2011-09-28 19:53:33
- Junior Isles
Russian gas giant Gazprom, which has recently begun actively studying power generation markets in Europe, is also interested in being part of electricity generation and sales in Northeast Asian countries.
Kepco needs $1.7 billion loan
- 2011-09-28 05:46:14
- David Flin
Kansai Electric Power Co (Kepco) has said that it plans to borrow $1.7 billion to pay the higher costs of thermal power generation, which has increased with the lack of availability of its nuclear plants pending Japan’s safety review.
Japanese nuclear still competitive after compensation payouts, study shows
- 2011-09-03 19:04:37
- Junior Isles
The cost of nuclear generation in Japan, even taking into account the compensation related to the Fukushima Daiichi accident, remains likely to be less than using fossil fuels, according to a new study.
Japan’s solar growth depends on banks ending loan drought
- 2011-08-26 06:43:47
- David Flin
Japan’s plans for a rapid expansion of solar power is facing difficulties, with a lack of bank financing proving to be a problem.
Earthquake causes North Anna reactors to shut down automatically
- 2011-08-24 07:05:31
- David Flin
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Virginia, USA, causing minimal damage. Dominion Virginia Power’s two North Anna nuclear reactors shut down automatically as a result of the earthquake.
India to reach 20 000 MW of nuclear generation in 20 years
- 2011-08-22 23:30:55
- Junior Isles
India's nuclear power generation capacity is expected to reach 20 000 MW in around two decades, a top official at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) has said.
India to continue with plans for 10 000 MW Nuclear reactor
- 2011-07-23 21:24:25
- Junior Isles
India’s lone nuclear power generation utility, Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL), is to go ahead with its plans for agressive capacity expansion, despite the renewed safety concerns for nuclear power generation after the Fukushima disaster.
Japan to maintain its green commitments despite post-Fukushima uncertainty
- 2011-07-23 11:50:36
- Junior Isles
Japanese Environment Minister Satsuki Eda has vowed to maintain Japan’'s pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020, despite uncertainty hanging over Japan’'s power generation future in the aftermath of the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
China and India expected to dominate future energy growth
- 2011-07-10 17:56:13
- Junior Isles
Analysis from Frost & Sullivan's Annual Global Power Generation Forecasts 2011, shows that electricity generation will expand at a growth rate of 2.7 per cent through 2020, with the growth rate declining to 1.8 per cent per annum over the subsequent decade, as growth rate in the emerging markets becomes less pronounced and energy-efficiency measures begin to have a significant impact.
