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Consumers Support Wind and Solar Power 'Overwhelmingly', says Solar Panel Company Solar Panels Direct
A recent poll by YouGov has shown 'overwhelming' support for more wind turbines and solar panels, says Solar Panel Company Solar Panels Direct.
Lauvergeon, Areva CEO ranks second most powerful woman in Europe
Anne Lauvergeon, Chief Executive of Areva has been named the world’s 24th most powerful woman in 2010 by Forbes magazine. According to Forbes list, Lauvergeon is the second most powerful business woman in Europe, falling just behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Forbes list.
French scientists identify head of King Henry IV of France after 400 years
After nine months of tests, scientists claim to be 99 percent sure that they have identified a mummified head as that of France’s King Henry IV. Henry IV was assassinated in 1690 aged 57.
Jody McIntyre interview with BBC labelled 'appalling'
The BBC is facing a lot of criticism on online social media forums about the way in which BBC news correspondent Ben Brown interviewed student protester Jody McIntyre.
Chernobyl nuclear explosion site to become tourist attraction
The tourist attraction will provide visitors with the opportunity to learn more about the world’s worst nuclear disaster, which happened nearly a quarter of a century ago.
The plan to open the site was revealed by the Emergency Situations Ministry on Monday, 13 December.
China and Russia drop dollar
The decision resulted from a bilateral meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, between Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
The Chinese yuan has now started trading against the Russian rouble in the Chinese interbank market, while the renminbi will soon be allowed to trade against the rouble in Russia, according to a report in the China Daily.
Scotland Aims For 100 Percent Green Energy
First Minister Alex Salmond announced Scotland should produce enough renewable electricity to meet all its power demand by 2025.
"Scotland has unrivalled green energy resources and our new national target to generate 80 percent of electricity needs from renewables by 2020 will be exceeded by delivering current plans for wind, wave and tidal generation," Salmond said.
Germany Considering Taxing Coal
Germany is mulling a new tax on coal used in power generation to help make up for revenue it would lose if it kept much-debated tax breaks for large corporate energy consumers, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
POWER-GEN Europe 2010 boasts record attendance
The eighteenth POWER-GEN Europe Conference and Exhibition, situated at the RAI in Amsterdam, drew to a close last week having experienced unprecedented attendance of over 13,000 visitors across all four shows, POWER-GEN Europe, Renewable Energy World Europe, POWERGRID Europe and Nuclear Power Europe.
Nuclear opportunities for manufacturers
The UK was one of the first countries in the world to commit to an extensive new nuclear build programme last year, with 11 sites nominated as potential locations for new reactors.
Rolls-Royce secures £1bn MoD deal
The Derby-based company will supply and maintain nuclear powerplant systems on board the current and future fleets of submarines.