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German demolition plans revealed

Waste and Recycling

13 May 2013

Neckarwestheim (EnBW) 80x48EnBW Kernkraft has formally applied to the state of Baden-Wurttemberg for permission to decommission and demolish two nuclear units forced to close by German politicians in response to the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Reactor shutdowns impact EnBW's earnings

Corporate

01 March 2013

Neckarwestheim (EnBW) 80x48The forced closure of two of its four nuclear power reactors in 2011 contributed to a 4.3% drop in profits in 2012, German utility EnBW reported.

Energiewende sees emissions rise

Energy and Environment

26 February 2013

Unterweser fotogrfiert von der Weser (75x48)German carbon dioxide emissions rose slightly in 2012 as the replacement of politically closed nuclear generation cost the country the opportunity to reduce emissions to a record low.

Search for German repository site starts again

Waste and Recycling

10 April 2013

Germany will launch a new site selection process for a repository to hold the country's radioactive waste under a compromise agreement between the federal and state governments and opposition parties.

Court rules Biblis closure unlawful

Nuclear Policies

28 February 2013

Biblis (Areva) 48x48A three-month closure imposed by the government on RWE's Biblis A and B reactors as an immediate response to the Fukushima accident was illegal, a German court ruled.

Trillion-euro cost of German energy transition

Nuclear Policies

20 February 2013

Germany's plan to transform its energy system to one reliant on renewable power as it phases out nuclear energy could cost up to €1 trillion, German energy and environment minister Peter Altmaier has publicly admitted. Feed-in tariffs supporting renewable energy could account for over two-thirds of the cost.