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October 03, 2016

South Africa's nuclear programme kicked into touch, again
Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 3, 2016
South Africa, a country beset by frequent power outages, will have to wait a little longer before pressing ahead with a highly contentious and very costly expansion of its ageing nuclear power fleet. Exactly how long remains unclear. Last week was supposed to mark a key step forward in plans formulated back in 2010, but at the 11th hour the government balked. Early last month, the energy ministry announced it would finally issue a tender for the construction of between six and eight power st ... read more

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India investing in offshore reserves India's oil and gas corporation said Friday it was planning to spend just over $5 billion to develop reserves locked in deep national waters. ... more		Deal signed for giant UK nuclear project The contract for a French-Chinese consortium to build Britain's first nuclear plant in a generation was signed on Thursday at a low-key ceremony, after a string of controversies threatened to scupper the huge deal. ... more		Stacked Solar Module achieves unprecedented efficiency at 17.8 Percent Scientists from imec (partner in Solliance and EnergyVille), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and Zentrum fur Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Wurttemberg (Centre for Solar Ene ... more		A cost-efficient compact hybrid system for solar-diesel microgrids Danvest and Pon Power are launching a second-to-none, low-load Compact series for solar-diesel hybrid power plants. This Compact series offers power producers a complete, cost-effective solution tha ... more

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