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2021, March, 31, 11:15:00
NORWAY'S OFFSHORE WIND
Norway does not actually need offshore wind farms for power - nearly all its electricity comes from renewables already - but instead sees the sector as a means of helping its vast oil and gas industry secure a new, low-carbon business model for the future.
2021, March, 30, 12:05:00
SPAIN SOLAR POWER 3.4 GW
Through the partnership, RPC and Benbros will work on 14 projects in the regions of Andalucía, Extremadura, Castilla la Mancha, Aragon and Murcia.
2021, March, 29, 13:20:00
GREEN EUROPEAN DEAL
The ecological transition for Europe can only be fully effective, the Commission said, if the EU’s immediate neighbourhood also takes effective action.
2021, March, 29, 13:15:00
NORD STREAM 2 WILL BE FINISHED
Between 2015 and 2020, U.S. gas production grew roughly twice as fast (4.3% per year on average) as consumption (2.3% per year), according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
2021, March, 29, 12:55:00
FRANCE'S NUCLEAR COMPENSATION
In 2015, France decided to cap nuclear energy production capacity in order to diversify its energy sources.
2021, March, 29, 12:50:00
ROMANIA'S NUCLEAR CONSOLIDATION
The strategic decision to acquire part of Feldioara's assets necessary for the processing and refining of the raw material from which the U3O8 required for the manufacture of fuel assemblies is obtained, is aimed at ensuring Nuclearelectrica's integrated production capabilities, the company said.
2021, March, 26, 11:50:00
WIND ENERGY FOR BRITAIN $2.2 BLN
The Sofia wind farm will be located 195 kilometres (121.2 miles) off the UK’s North East coast in the shallow area of the central North Sea, known as Dogger Bank. Once fully operational, it will be capable of producing electricity for 1.2 million UK homes per year.
2021, March, 25, 12:15:00
EXCLUSION OF NUCLEAR POWER
“We are highly concerned that the Member State’s right to choose between different energy sources and the right to determine the general structure of the energy supply is currently heavily limited by EU policy making, which excludes nuclear power from more and more policies,” they said.
2021, March, 24, 10:30:00
NORD STREAM 2 SANCTIONS FOREVER
“It has the potential to undermine the interests of Ukraine, Poland and a number of close partners and allies,” Blinken added, saying that a U.S. law required Washington to impose sanctions on companies participating in the Nord Stream 2 project.
2021, March, 24, 10:15:00
BRITAIN'S FOSSIL HYDROGEN
Now about GBP10 billion of the North Sea Transition Deal's GBP16 billion of joint state/industry funding is to go to hydrogen production, with clear preference for natural gas-based projects.
2021, March, 24, 10:05:00
RENEWABLES FOR NORWAY $11.7 BLN
The Norwegian solar company confirmed its previous target of having 4.5 GW of photovoltaic (PV) capacity at end-2021.
2021, March, 23, 15:20:00
SPANISH NUCLEAR EXTENSION
The Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge has extended the operating licence for the 1,064 MW Cofrentes nuclear power plant in the province of Valencia until 30 November 2030.
2021, March, 19, 12:50:00
NORWAY'S OIL, GAS PRODUCTION 2.176 MBD
Preliminary production figures for January 2021 show an average daily production of 2 137 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
2021, March, 19, 12:40:00
CHINA'S TRITIUM FOR ITER
A tritium breeding blanket is a core component for future fusion reactors to realise tritium breeding self-sufficiency and electricity generation
2021, March, 18, 12:40:00
BRITAIN BUYING GRID $11 BLN
The British company, whose businesses supply gas and electricity to millions of customers, said the deals would increase the proportion of its assets in electricity to 70% from 60%.