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NEWS & MEDIA REPORTS ON ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
28 Jan 2016: Solar Faces Off Against Nuclear Power’s Latest White Elephant: Opponents of Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant got something to cheer about last summer, when questions over funding brought a halt to preliminary work at the site. The delay gave solar energy advocates an opportunity to assemble more evidence that Hinkley C would result in a colossal shock for UK ratepayers compared to alternative sources. More >>> |
06 Sep 11: Is solar the future for energy production?: Green entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett advocates following China and Germany 's move towards investment in solar power now that start-up costs are falling drastically. Wall Street has developed an aversion to solar-company stocks. Yet in the USA , solar jobs now outnumber steel jobs and in Germany solar jobs outnumber nuclear jobs. More >>> |
| 18 Oct 10: Government scraps Severn barrage plans: THE Government today scrapped multi-billion pound plans for a huge tidal barrage between Brean Down and Wales and poured its support instead into new nuclear reactors such as Hinkley C. Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy, said the Severn Estuary barrage would cost £30billion and there was no "strategic case" for publicly funding it. More >>> |
| 20 Oct 09: Wind farm bid near planned nuclear plant: AN ENERGY company is proposing to build up to nine wind turbines just a few miles from another of its sites earmarked for a controversial new nuclear power station. EDF Energy Renewables (EDF ER) has released plans to develop a new wind farm at Withy Farm, Puriton, near Bridgwater in Somerset. More >>> |
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Crippling blow
There have long been fears that a new generation of nuclear power will be at the expense of renewable energy, and now proof emerges from an unlikely corner. Super-confident French-owned utility firm EDF is planning to buy British Energy, the owner of most UK reactors, and to build two giant new reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset. Sadly, it finds that there is barely space for one on the old nuclear site. So the company is now thought to be quietly buying up nearby land. The trouble is, it's earmarked for a nine-turbine windfarm. |
16 Apr 09: Nuclear not the answer: It is neither surprising nor worthy of criticism that a number of trade unions should unite in support of government proposals for new nuclear power stations. But recourse to nuclear power is not just a matter for those with a direct stake in jobs or for the private corporations that can expect a profits bonanza from this nuclear expansion. It concerns us all. More >>> |
| 12 Jun 08: BARRAGE IS A WASTE OF TIME, MONEY AND ENERGY: Building a barrage across the Severn to help Britain go green does not make economic sense, says a report out today. Consultants say electricity produced by the massive £15 billion dam across the Bristol Channel would be about twice as expensive as using other alternative sources of energy. More>>> |
| 16 May 08: Wind farm death knell fears: FEARS that the death knell has been sounded for West Hinkley wind farm were raised this week, with the sale of its rights to Electricite de France (EDF). The energy firm has already announced its interest in investing in nuclear energy and bought the rights for the wind farm from Your Energy. More>>> |
| 15 May 08: ENERGY GIANT TAKES RIGHTS TO WIND FARM: A French energy company has drastically reduced the chances of wind turbines being built at West Hinkley and is instead expected to build more nuclear reactors. EDF Energy has purchased the rights to the proposed windfarm at West Hinkley from Your Energy, with the aim of developing a new nuclear site nearby, expected to have one or two 1,600MW nuclear reactors. More>>> |
| 14 May 08: CAMPAIGNERS CONDEMN HINKLEY LAND SALE: Environmental campaigners condemned the sale of a proposed wind farm site to a French company planning to build a nuclear power plant on the plot. The site at West Hinkley, Somerset , has been bought by Electricite de France (EDF), one of the world's largest nuclear power generators. More>>> |
04 Jul 06. WIND OF CHANGE AT COUNTY HALL AS COUNCIL LEADS ENERGY REVOLUTION The great wind farm debate looks set to enter a new phase as a council prepares to launch a project that could mean dozens more turbines springing up across the landscape. In a bid to meet Government demands for authorities to produce more renewable energy, Somerset County Council is putting the finishing touches to a Wind Energy Initiative. More >>> |
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