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Kier BAM JV joint venture wins $160m nuclear contract in UK

22/02/2012 A joint venture (JV) of British construction group Kier and BAM has won a GBP100m ($160m) contract from France’s EDF Energy to ...

The Carbon Trust teams up with GE in $5bn clean tech drive

21/02/2012 GE (NYSE: GE) has joined up with UK not-for-profit group The Carbon Trust to launch a $5bn clean tech innovation fund.

Kier wins nuclear power plant construction contract

20/02/2012 British construction group Kier (KIE.L) has won a £100m ($158m) contract from France's EDF (EDF.PA) to prepare the ground for c...

UK keen to maintain lead in marine energy

20/02/2012 A UK parliamentary committee report is stressing that the country must pull out all the stops to ensure it maintains its preemi...

Statkraft to shut down German gas plant

17/02/2012 Norwegian power firm Statkraft is shutting down its 430 MW gas plant in the German city of Emden, it said, adding it would cut ...

Sensitive nuclear plant safety report lost

17/02/2012

A health and safety boss in the UK has lost a secret report on a nuclear power station.

The new power mix in Germany - What does it mean for the rest of Europe?

16/02/2012 In the wake of Fukushima disaster, energy experts now agree that securing Europe's future electricity supply will require an in...

Scottish Power and National Grid announce £1bn power link

16/02/2012 National Grid and ScottishPower have announced contract awards worth £1bn to supply and build the first ever undersea electrici...

EDF reports profitable 2011

16/02/2012 Electricite de France SA's (EDF) net profit surged in 2011, on the back of a favorable basis for comparison as well as higher n...

Study to bring clarity to Belgium on nuclear free future

15/02/2012 Belgium is due to begin phasing out nuclear power within three years, but the country is still grappling with basic questions a...

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