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02.08.2011 12:17Siemens to Buy Dutch Gas and Steam Power Plant Component Supplier
Siemens plans to acquire the Dutch sister companies NEM B.V. and Nem Energy Services B.V. (NES). The two specialists in heat recovery steam generators for combined-cycle (gas and steam) power plants. The take-over is subject to regulatory approval02.08.2011 10:00EU27 Unemployment Rate at 9.4%
The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.9% in June 2011, unchanged compared with May 4. It was 10.2% in June 2010. The EU27 unemployment rate was 9.4% in June 2011, unchanged compared with May 4. It was 9.7% in June 2010. Eurostat01.08.2011 14:34Turkey to Build Airport on Artificial Black Sea Island
Turkey will construct an airport on an artificial island in the Black Sea, near the cities of Ordu and Giresun, the country's Transport Minister Binali Yildirim has announced, as quoted by BNR. A total of 20 million tons of soil and 9 million01.08.2011 13:35Chinese Government Sets Solar Photovoltaic Power On-Grid Prices
China set nationwide solar photovoltaic power on-grid sample prices at 1.15 yuan (EUR 0.13) a kilowatt hour for projects that were approved before July 1 and that start output before the end of this year, the National Development and Reform Commission01.08.2011 12:13Ikea Buys Scottish Wind Farm
Ikea Group, the world’s biggest home-furnishings retailer, bought a wind farm in Scotland and plans to install 39,000 solar panels on its U.K. stores as part of a goal to get all of its energy from renewable sources. Ikea bought28.07.2011 10:36Czech Law on Solar Tax May Face Constitutional Court Scrutiny
A law in the Czech Republic imposing a 26 percent income tax on solar energy producers for three years through 2014 will face a scrutiny by the country’s top court. The law, ruled unconstitutional by the Prague Municipal Court, will26.07.2011 15:21Eni Develops Solar Cells Printed on Paper
The next generation of solar cells may be printed on ordinary paper. Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created ultrathin paper cells that gather enough juice to power an LCD clock and can be glued to a briefcase, stapled26.07.2011 12:33Iraq, Iran, Syria Sign Preliminary USD 10 Bn Gas Pipeline Contract
The oil ministers of Iraq, Iran and Syria Monday signed a preliminary agreement for a USD 10 billion natural gas pipeline deal, the official Iranian News Agency IRNA and other Iranian media reported, as quoted by Dow Jones. The document26.07.2011 10:32RWE, Deutsche Bahn Agree on 15-Year Supply Deal for Hydro Electricity
RWE AG, Germany’s second-largest utility, has won a EUR 1.3 billion contract to supply Deutsche Bahn AG with renewable energy for its trains. RWE and Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s biggest power customer, signed a contract for about25.07.2011 13:12UK: Centrica Forced to Shut Down Nuclear Plants
Centrica is being urged by the City to withdraw from a GBP 4bn commitment to build new nuclear power stations in partnership with Electricité de France (EDF) amid soaring costs and delays at a prototype reactor at Flamanville in France, The22.07.2011 13:03China Connects First Fast Nuclear Reactor to Electricity Grid
China connected to the electricity grid an experimental nuclear reactor that produces less radioactive waste than current designs, in a move that may help the nation build safer atomic plants after the Fukushima crisis, Bloomberg reported. The22.07.2011 12:42Utrecht Train Station Gets a Slide for Passengers in a Hurry
Dutch train passengers running late to their appointments have a quicker option for getting across Overvecht Station - and that option isn't a new flight of stairs or an elevator. Design firm HIK Ontwerpers recently installed a slide in
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