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Qatar to consider nuclear generation option

• 2010-10-19 12:40:33
• Junior Isles

Qatar may decide as early as next year on whether to develop nuclear power capabilities, as the gas rich Gulf Arab state looks to wean its dependency away from hydrocarbons.

EDF seeks to modify Constellation partnership

• 2010-10-15 14:46:16
• Junior Isles

French state-owned power company Electricite de France is ready to move forward alone if necessary to build a third nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs in Maryland, according to a company executive.

Masdar City to be scaled back

• 2010-10-11 23:59:08
• Junior Isles

The government of Abu Dhabi is scaling back its plans for an ambitious clean energy city as part of a wide-ranging review of the $22 billion project.

Romania looks to wind to fill renewables gap

• 2010-10-10 00:42:32
• Junior Isles

Bucharest has made renewable energy its priority as it tries to meet tough EU carbon emissions goals requiring 20 percent of power generation to come from renewables by 2020.

Bushehr nuclear plant to reach full generation in early 2011

• 2010-10-06 14:09:21
• Junior Isles

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has announced that the Bushehr nuclear power plant will reach its nominal generating capacity in spring.

Malaysian government to invest in two 1000 MW power plants

• 2010-09-29 14:24:46
• Junior Isles

The Malaysian government has announced it is planning to build two 1000 MW coal-fired power plants. This follows the cancellation of power transmission from the Bakun Hydroelectric project, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.

China’s generation capacity approaches 1 Terawatt

• 2010-09-21 00:26:58
• Junior Isles

The start up of the second phase of Guangdong’s Ling’ao nuclear power plant means China’s installed power generation capacity now exceeds 900 GW

NRG to buy Green Mountain Energy

• 2010-09-17 18:17:18
• Junior Isles

NRG Energy, a US power generation company, is to acquire Green Mountain Energy (GME), a retail provider of clean energy products and services, underlining the interest among generators to expand their renewable energy portfolios.

Japan and Kuwait in nuclear cooperation

• 2010-09-11 21:22:28
• Junior Isles

Japan and Kuwait have reached an agreement to cooperate in building nuclear power plants and encouraging the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Record breaking UK wind output

• 2010-09-07 23:09:05
• Junior Isles