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28.06.2011 14:49China Tests Its High-speed Beijing-Shanghai Railway
China is set to add a key link in its expansive high-speed rail network, after a train crossed the 1,318 kilometres between Beijing and Shanghai in just five hours, Reuters reported. The train departed Monday morning carrying officials from28.06.2011 12:32Market Coupling of Bulgarian and Romanian Electricity Market Is Considered
The Romanian energy regulatory agency ANRE and its Bulgarian counterparts are actively communicating on the matter of market coupling for the two countries. This was announced by representatives of ANRE and the Romanian power exchange OPCOM during28.06.2011 11:36Nissan to Introduce 7 New Electric Vehicles
Nissan Motor Co. plans to introduce seven new electric vehicles after its Leaf, Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said, as quoted by Bloomberg. Nissan and Renault will together aim to sell 1.5 million electric vehicles in the six years28.06.2011 10:30Tepco to Build Sarcophagus over Fukushima
The operator of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant has announced plans to construct a shroud over one of the reactor buildings, a stop-gap measure until a more permanent solution can be found, such as entombing the facility in concrete, The Daily27.06.2011 15:05Germany Might Not Reduce Subsidies for New Photovoltaic Plants
German federal network agency, Bundesnetzagentur, declared on 16 June 2011 that the planned reduction of subsidies for photovoltaic plants with effect from July 2011 will not be implemented. The reason therefore is that the construction of new photovoltaic27.06.2011 14:11Hot Summer and Drought Could Force France to Import Electricity
Actors in the electricity sector including producers EDF and GDF Suez and network operator RTE met with the French minister for industry Eric Besson to discuss anticipated electricity needs for summer 2011 based on a document prepared by RTE. RTE27.06.2011 13:38Denmark: Electricity Market Deregulation Proved Negative
The deregulation of the electricity market in Denmark six years ago has not benefited Danish housholds to the extent it was expected to, according to a new report worked out by consultancy company Ea Energianalyse for the Danish Energy Agency. According24.06.2011 11:27Turkish Wind Power Capacity to Grow 31.6% a Year Until 2014
Turkey’s wind power capacity will grow at an annual average rate of 31.6 percent until 2014, outpacing the growth of overall renewable energy capacity in the country, according to researcher Research and Markets, as quoted by Bloomberg. Wind24.06.2011 10:38Google, Soros Invest USD 25 Million in Energy Efficiency Company
Transphorm Inc. closed a USD 25 million round of financing from an investment fund managed by Soros Fund Management LLC and existing investors such as Google Inc. (GOOG) to fund its power waste reduction technology, Bloomberg reported. Quantum24.06.2011 09:56Sterling Resources Plans To Iinvest USD 500M in Black Sea Blocks
Canadian Sterling Resources needs to invest some $500 million in its Midia and Pelican blocks in the Romanian shelf of the Black Sea. The amount can be obtained without any problems, Sterling Romania's general manager Mark Beacom said Thursday, as24.06.2011 08:30According to RWE, Cost of New NPPs Is Likely to Rise
According to a statement of the UK utility RWE npower’s CEP Volker Beckes, the cost of building new nuclear power reactors in Britain is likely to rise in the coming years. He said that on Thursday, cited by Reuters. “There is a very22.06.2011 12:51Nokia Siemens Networks to Provide Broadband for Austrian Trains
Passengers using WESTbahn’s luxury express trains on the Salzburg-Vienna route will have access to always-on broadband and other online services by the end of 2011. The Austrian railway operator has commissioned Nokia Siemens Networks to equip
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