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| Feb. 16 |
 Washington |
 US to build two nuclear power stations  | Obama has announced $8bn of federal loan to begin building in the state of Georgia the first US nuclear power stations for 30 years | |
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| Feb.9 |
 Venezuela |
 Chavez announces electricity emergency Venezuelan President has declared a state of emergency for the nation's electricity supply and announced a series of billing sanctions and rewards
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| Dec.28 |
 United Arab Emirates |
 S. Korea win $20B nuclear power contract The Korean-led group of companies has won a contract to develop civilian nuclear power plants , beating French, US and Japanese rivals
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| Dec.1 |
 China |
UN halts funds to China wind farms The United Nations question the country's use of industrial policy to obtain money under the scheme
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| Jul.25 |
 Paraguay |
 Brazil and Paraguay in power deal Brazil has agreed to triple its payments to Paraguay for energy from a massive hydro-electric dam on their border, ending a long-running dispute
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| Jul.15 |
 London |
Low carbon way 'to reshape lives' Plans to generate 1/3 of UK electricity from renewables by 2020 form the centrepiece of government plans for a low carbon future
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| Jun.26 |
 House of Representatives |
US House supports emissions bill The House has passed a climate change bill aimed at reducing the country's emissions and tackle global warming
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| Jun.25 |
 Switzerland |
Solar plane to make public debut Adventurer Bertrand Picard is set to unveil a prototype of the solar-powered plane, spanning 61m, he hopes eventually to fly around the worl...
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| Mar.15 |
 Maldives |
Carbon-neutral goal for Maldives The country will become carbon-neutral within a decade by switching completely to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power
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| Feb.25 |
 Southern Iran |
Iran tests its first nuclear power plant  Map of Bushehr Iran| Tests were carried out at the Bushehr nuclear power plant using dummy fuel rods, loaded with lead in place of enriched uranium | |
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
 Obama picks Nobel man for Energy Barack Obama has named physics Nobel Prize winner Steven Chu as his energy secretary and tasked him with finding alternatives to fossil fuel...
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| Oct.1 |
U.S. Senate |
US approves Indian nuclear deal The Senate is ending a three-decade ban on US nuclear trade with Delhi, by the 86-13 vote
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| Sep.17 |
Sao Paulo |
Paraguay, Brazil discuss energy treaty Paraguay's new President Lugo visited Brazil to launch talks to earn his poor country more money from a dam on the nations' shared border
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| Jul.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil revives nuclear power plant
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| Jun.7 |
 Japan |
Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting| The energy ministers of the world's leading industrialised nations are meeting amid fears soaring oil prices could damage the global economy | |
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| May.23 |
Global |
Analysts foresee new world energy order
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| Feb.22 |
Argentina |
Latin America nuclear pact signed
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| Jan.23 |
European Union |
EU reveals energy plan of action
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| Nov.14 |
Australia |
Australians named worst emitters
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| Aug.4 |
House of Representatives |
House passes clean energy bill
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| Mar.9 |
European Union |
EU agrees renewable energy target | The EU leaders have agreed to adopt a binding target on the use of renewable energy, such as wind and solar power | |
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| Jan.13 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela to nationalize energy sector
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| Jan.10 |
European Union |
EU plans 'industrial revolution' The European Commission has urged to sign up to an unprecedented common energy policy, to diversify the energy sources
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| Jan.9 |
European Union |
New EU path on climate and energy The European Commission is to unveil a wide-ranging set of proposals on energy and climate issues
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| Oct.28 |
Bolivia |
Bolivia agrees new energy deals
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| Oct.20 |
 Finland |
  Putin firm on EU energy charter European Union leaders are meeting to discuss how to ensure stable supplies of energy
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| May.5 |
New Delhi |
Delhi swelters amid power crisis
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| May.4 |
South America |
South Americans reach energy deal
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| May.3 |
Bolivia |
Energy firms review plans
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| Feb.18 |
Washington |
Bush: Work to re-energize nuclear energy
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| Feb.10 |
Moscow |
Energy focus for G8's meet Finance chiefs from the world's leading industrialised countries are meeting with energy security at the agenda
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| Jan.26 |
 Georgia |
 Energy crisis as Georgia freezes President Saakashvili has cut short a visit to the World Economic Forum to deal with a growing crisis
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| Sep.21 |
Texas |
Nuclear plant to shut down for Rita
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| Jul.18 |
Washington |
Bush opens energy door to India
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| Sep.28 |
Rome |
Italy slowly comes back to light
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| Sep.27 |
 Rome |
Massive power cut Most of the peninsula is in darkness. Authority blamed a malfunction of supply lines from France
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| Jul.11 |
Texas |
Enron creditors 'to lose four fifths'
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| Dec.2 |
Texas |
 Enron in bankruptcy filing| Energy-trading company filed for Chapter 11 protection | |
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| Dec.15 |
 Kiev |
Chernobyl down permanently Nuclear power station has been officially closed down, 14 years after the explosion
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