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Industry News 2008 P7



Protest continues at UK power plant following arrests
Campaigners opposed to the building of Britain's first coal fired power plant in over 30 years were continuing their week-long protest Tuesday at Kingsnorth power station in Kent, south east England, following the arrest of nine demonstrators.

National Grid outlines plans for £10bn network upgrade
National Grid has released fresh details about how it intends to support the 35 GW of renewable energy that is expected to come online by 2020, outlining plans for a £10bn ($19.6bn) overhaul of the UK's transmission and distribution networks, reports Business Green.

Progress Energy Florida files nuclear plant application with NRC
Progress Energy Florida said it submitted a combined operating license application with the NRC to construct a new nuclear power plant in Florida. The application, submitted to the NRC July 30, included the request to build two Westinghouse AP1000 advanced 1,100 MW nuclear reactors at the site.

EPA grants air permit for Desert Rock Energy Project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its approval for the final air permit for the Desert Rock Energy Project in New Mexico. The air permit will enable construction on the $3 billion, 1,500 MW ($2,000/kW) coal power plant.

New capacity of European power plant to total 185 GW by 2030
The total capacity of new power plants installed in Europe, including Turkey and Russia, will reach 185 GW, German research institute Trendresearch said in its July report, reports Platts.

Japan to put CO2 underground storage technology into practice by 2020
Japan adopted an action plan Tuesday aiming to put underground storage technology for carbon dioxide into practice by 2020 to help curb global warming.

REpower: First wind energy turbine erected for Thornton Bank offshore wind farm
REpower Systems has successfully installed the first of six wind energy turbines for the Belgian offshore wind farm Thornton Bank.

AES to invest $1.2bn in Cameroon electricity by 2011
US energy giant AES Corporation will invest $1.2bn to raise Cameroon's electricity production by 2011.

Vattenfall power grid sale buoys EU
A decision by Vattenfall, Germany's fourth electricity supplier, to sell off its high-voltage grid was welcomed in Brussels where the European Commission has been leading calls for companies to surrender their transmission assets as a way to bring more competition to the market.

German Chancellor urges longer running times for nuclear power plants
German Chancellor Angela Merkel continues to urge longer running times for German nuclear power plants, reports the BBC.

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