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Sweden’s nuclear ban overruled
- 2010-06-18 05:34:51
- David Flin
The Swedish parliament has voted by the narrow margin of 174-172 to overturn a 30-year-old ban on the construction of new nuclear reactors and to allow the replacement of the country’s existing fleet of 10 reactors.
Nuclear can meet 25 per cent of global electricity by 2050
- 2010-06-17 05:46:35
- David Flin
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a report that claims that almost one quarter of global electricity could be generated from nuclear power by 2050.
New nuclear plans for China
- 2010-06-10 06:10:19
- David Flin
China Huaneng Group, one of China’s five power giants, has announced that it will undertake a nuclear power project in Heilongjiang.
Russia to build Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant
- 2010-05-27 06:17:52
- David Flin
Vuong Huu Tan, Director of the Vietnam Energy Institute, said that Russia has been chosen as the foreign partner in Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant project in Ninh Thuan province.
UK predicted to miss renewable energy targets
- 2010-05-25 06:23:10
- David Flin
According to a report published by the consultancy Cambridge Econometrics, the UK will miss the European Union target set for 2020 by almost 10 per cent.
Eskom should be broken up
- 2010-05-20 05:43:48
- David Flin
The South African power utility Eskom should be broken up, according to Ian McRae, a former Chief Executive from 1985-1994 of Eskom.
UAE picks site to build four reactors
- 2010-05-14 05:21:01
- David Flin
A remote beach at Braka in Abu Dhabi on the Persian Gulf, about 50 km from the centre of Abu Dhabi’s oil industry at Rawis, is the chosen site for four new nuclear reactors to be built by a South Korean consortium.
CKI to bid for EDF’s British power lines
- 2010-05-10 06:20:58
- David Flin
Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI) Holdings of Hong Kong, which owns 40 per cent of Hong Kong’s power generation business, is considering a £4 billion plus bid for EDF’s British electricity distribution business.
Saudi Arabia to set up civil nuclear energy centre
- 2010-04-19 06:15:08
- David Flin
Saudi Arabia is due to establish a civil nuclear and renewable energy centre to help meet demand for power as it pushes forward with economic expansion plans.
Entergy asks OK for nuclear plans
- 2010-03-17 06:12:11
- David Flin
Entergy asked Louisiana state regulators for approval to continue early development of a new nuclear power generator in St Francisville, Louisiana, USA.
