China starts building Fujian nuclear power plant (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News: Mon, 18 Feb) BEIJING, Feb 18 - China on Monday started building the first nuclear power plant in southeastern Fujian province, the official People's Daily reported, quoting the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission.
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3 firms plan joint nuclear power plant checkup in Aomori (Japan Today: Sat, 16 Feb) TOKYO — Tokyo Electric Power Co, Tohoku Electric Power Co and Electric Power Development Co are considering joint regular inspections of nuclear power plants in Aomori Prefecture to increase efficiency and strengthen safety management, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.
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Renewable Energy Companies Thriving in Volatile Market (The San Francisco Examiner: Fri, 15 Feb) WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- America's renewable energy industries are thriving at a time of unprecedented market volatility -- and wind and solar companies in particular are among the few bright spots in the current gloom over Wall Street.
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Geothermal Resources Reports Further Drilling on Frome Project (GHT.AX, 00812944, 20080218: Mon, 18 Feb) Geothermal Resources advised that it has commenced the first of three further shallow drillholes designed to test the geothermal gradient on its Frome Project. The holes are being drilled in the area between drillholes Frome 3 and Frome 9, both of which returned abnormally high bottom of hole temperatures from downhole logging completed last year.
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SA a leader on carbon dioxide: expert (ABC via Yahoo!7 News: Mon, 18 Feb) An internationally-recognised urban ecologist says South Australia is becoming a world leader in the push for renewable energy use.
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Western fears on Russian energy (Financial Times: Sun, 17 Feb) A clear majority of west Europeans regard Russia as an unreliable energy supplier but remain resistant to paying more for alternative supplies from renewable energy sources.
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