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  1. Spain ’s oldest nuclear plant could avoid closure

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    Thu, 12 Jan 2012

    Spain 's oldest nuclear power plant may avoid ..... the Garona nuclear power plant in northern Spain by 2013. The new government has now requested ..... Nuclear power still accounts for around 20% of Spain 's total electricity. Back in 2009, the

  2. EU Commission criticises Spain for stopping renewable energy subsidies

    Article

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    Spain ’s decision to temporarily halt subsidies ..... such sudden stop-start approaches.” Spain ’s new conservative government halted ..... that date. The renewable plan may “help Spain toward its 1.5 billion- euro tariff deficit

  1. Renewable sector to suffer as Spain tackles $31bn debt

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    Mon, 30 Jan 2012

    Spain has decided to end subsidies for renewable energy projects to help curb its ..... reduce its subsidies for the industry. Generating capacity is about twice Spain ’s peak demand following a boom in investment in solar panel installations

  2. EIB lends $467.5m for France-Spain interconnector

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    Fri, 7 Oct 2011

    power interconnector between France and Spain . The finance will account for half of the ..... which will be built between Figueres in Spain and Baixas, near Perpignan. A further ..... the two countries, France’s RTE and Spain 's REE . The interconnector will be laid

  3. The pain in Spain falls mainly on the plain

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    Sun, 1 Nov 2009

    Spain is the world’s third largest producer ..... renewables. Chris Webb Electricity demand in Spain has doubled in the last 20 years, spurred ..... retirement in the sun is but one contributor to Spain ’s meteoric growth. A seasonal tourism

  4. Spain scraps phase-out of nuclear power

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    Wed, 23 Feb 2011

    Spain has reversed a policy of phasing out the ..... to nuclear industry blog Idaho Samizdat , Spain 's Congress has ratified new legislation ..... extension until now, according to the blog. Spain 's power grid is almost completely isolated

  5. Mitsubishi to join 200 MW CSP project in Spain

    Article

    Fri, 25 Feb 2011

    solar power (CSP) generation project in Spain , making it the first Japanese company ..... Energia, a group company of Acciona of Spain . The project's total cost is around ..... It operates four CSP plants in southern Spain , three of which are already operating

  6. Foster Wheeler to supply bubbling fluidized-bed steam generator in Spain

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    Thu, 13 Jan 2011

    the associated auxiliary equipment for Biomasa de Cantabria of Spain . The BFB steam generator will be integrated into a power plant ..... Biomasa de Cantabria at Reocin in the region of Cantabria, Spain . Foster Wheeler will design, supply, erect and provide commissioning

  7. Power briefing: Spain

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    Fri, 1 Jun 2007

    Spain has the fifth largest electricity market ..... investmentares are expected to dominate. Spain imports 80 per cent of its primary energy ..... cent per year until 2011. Interestingly, Spain ’s growth rate has slowed slightly since

  8. Spain looks to the future

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    Thu, 1 Apr 2004

    year 2003 was described as 'tense' for Spain 's energy sector. A year after the gas ..... coming years. The shareholding of REE, Spain 's grid controlling body, changed hands ..... creation of a single electricity market for Spain and Portugal, known as MIBEL (Iberian