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Alex Parker

GE steams into Europe as Alstom acquisition gets the go-ahead - 1 views

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    Ever since news first broke that US power giant GE was in talks to acquire the power generation division of French firm Alstom, the deal has been surrounded by controversy. From the threat to French jobs to accusations from angered competitors, there have been many twists and turns.
Hans De Keulenaer

European Parliament Calls for Renewable Heat Obligations - 0 views

  • Yesterday, the European Parliament approved by overwhelming majority the "Thomsen Report" on the Roadmap for Renewable Energies in Europe. Crucial for the future of solar thermal: the call for the adoption in all Member States of renewable heat obligations, at least in new buildings and those undergoing major renovation.
Alex Parker

Pentland Firth Tidal Power Plant, Scotland - Power Technology - 1 views

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    The proposed Pentland Firth tidal power plant will be the biggest tidal turbine array in Europe. The project, proposed by MeyGen, a subsidiary of Atlantis Resources, will be located in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, between mainland Scotland and Orkney.
Alex Parker

The top 10 biggest power companies of 2014 - 1 views

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    Five of the world's ten biggest power companies are based in Europe; the remaining five are all based in the United States. Power-technology.com profiles the world's ten biggest power companies of 2014 based on Forbes calculation of net market capitalisation, assets, sales and profit.
Sergio Ferreira

Wind now leads EU power sector :: PNN Planet2025 News Network - 1 views

  • 43% of all new electricity generating capacity built in the European Union last year was wind energy, exceeding all other technologies including gas, coal and nuclear power.
  • 20 wind turbines were installed for every working day of 2008. By the end of the year, a total of 160,000 workers were employed directly and indirectly in the sector, which saw investments of about €11 billion in the EU
  • Wind energy is an example of an intelligent investment that puts EU citizens’ money to work in their own economies rather than transferring it to a handful of fuel-exporting nations
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  • In terms of offshore wind energy, 357 MW of capacity was added in 2008, to reach a total of 1,471 MW. Nearly 2.3% of total installed EU capacity is now offshore.  
Sergio Ferreira

1st solar panel installed on Vatican roof - International Herald Tribune - 0 views

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    The first solar panels have been installed on top of the papal audience hall at Vatican City.
Hans De Keulenaer

European Solar Industry Introduces Voluntary Recycle System for PV Modules - 0 views

  • The photovoltaic solar electricity industry in Europe plans to voluntarily take back defective or used solar modules to recycle them and to recover valuable materials.
Alex Parker

Zaporizhye Nuclear Power Plant - Power Technology - 1 views

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    The 6,000MW Zaporizhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), located in Energodar in the south-eastern part of Ukraine, is the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe and the fifth biggest in the world. It is owned and operated by Ukraine's national nuclear energy generating company Energoatom and is one of the four operational NPPs in the country.
Alex Parker

Walney Extension: The largest offshore windfarm in the world - 1 views

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    Offshore wind could be described as the younger sibling of onshore wind, with the first offshore windfarm being completed off the coast of Denmark 1991. In countries such as the US, offshore wind is almost non-existent at the moment , but offshore wind is particularly strong in the UK and Europe, with 1.9GW being installed on the continent in the first half of 2019.
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