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Britain re-thinking its plans for nuclear power
22/03 | Britain may scale back its nuclear ambitions as Japan copes with a radioactive disaster following the March 11 earthquake, the energy minister said today. Chris Huhne, British Energy Secretary, said the troubles with Japan's nuclear power sector have cast a "shadow" over the nuclear power industry. Huhne also said he ...
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Scotland: World's largest tidal power station gets the green light
22/03 | ScottishPower Renewables has been given government approval to build a 10 megawatt tidal stream project between the Hebridean islands of Islay and Jura off the coast of Scotland. It will be the world's first major tidal power station and it is going to be installed in a deep, but sheltered ...
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EU outlines energy future with 2050 Low Carbon Roadmap
10/03 | This week saw the European Commission publish its plan to meet its target of reducing emissions by 80-95% by 2050, compared with 1990 levels. EU member countries are committed to reducing emissions by 20% by 2020, and are targeting an increase in the share of renewable energy to 20% and ...
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Belgium : Minister wants control over electricity prices
10/03 | Belgian Minister for Climate and Energy, Paul Magnette, has called on CREG, the electricity and gas regulating commission, to have greater control over spiraling electricity and gas prices. In 2010 the price of gas rose by 19%, while electricity saw an increase of 7.5%. Despite the liberalization of the market ...
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Energy efficiency: public authorities to take the lead
09/03 | Turning off the light when leaving a room may be a trivial thing to do, but if done constantly and consistently throughout the year, it can make a real difference on a household’s energy consumption. Under the European Commission’s Energy Efficiency Action Plan adopted, public bodies and local authorities will ...
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Spanish Socialist party commits to creating 75,000 green jobs if they govern the region
09/03 | The Secretary General of the Madrid Socialists and candidate for the Presidency of the Community of Madrid, Tomas Gomez, has pledged to create 75,000 green jobs in the region if he governs from May 22 next. "Our challenge is to commit to renewable energy: 'green jobs' as Jesus Caldera calls ...
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Spanish renewable electricity production to double that of gas and nuclear
09/03 | Energy conservation has become a major current issue since the Spanish government opened fire on motorways last Friday. All conservation measures are designed to reduce fuel and oil consumption. Spanish energy dependence is very high, considering that 84% of primary energy has to be imported and the majority of these ...
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Italy: new incentive rules for renewable energy
07/03 | Italy's government, after big discussions within the ministers in the past days, has approved a new decree on renewable energy that removes a 8,000 megawatts cap on solar power production incentives.Anyway the current incentive scheme will be replaced from June by a new one, which details still have to be ...