Japan Atomic Power Co. plans to up output at the nation’s oldest large-scale nuclear plant, the Tokai No. 2 Power Station in Ibaraki Prefecture, in its first attempt at boosting electricity generation of an existing plant, company officials said Wednesday. The firm, owned chiefly by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and other utilities, hopes to gain the consent of the government and the local community …
ExxonMobil and its brethren have enjoyed record profits recently, but they continue to pull up the rear when it comes to charitable giving
The Scottish Government overturns a council’s rejection of plans for a 22-turbine wind farm in Berwickshire.
KUSA - Rising fuel prices and a slow economy have slowed down auto sales across the country, but a local entrepeneur may be able to jump start the sagging car business with his new, made in Colorado electric cars.
As efforts to bridge the demand-supply gap currently dogging Botswana continue, the Department of Energy Affairs (DEA) is spearheading plans for a possible 200-megawatt (MW) solar power station.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) — OPEC nations, the producers of more than 40 percent of the world’s oil, may cut output for the second time in as many months as recessions in the U.S. and Europe drag oil below $50 a barrel.
In a much anticipated report that could affect every Floridian’s pocketbook, a consultant hired by the state says solar power could be a competitive source of electricity by 2020 in many scenarios, but it will cost considerably more than new nuclear power and natural gas, the main sources of power for present customers of Florida Power & Light.
Construction of a solar power station in Alice Springs will begin in February next year.
