THE FIRST of 160 wind turbines has been installed at the huge Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm eight miles off the North Wales coast.

With a planned installed capacity of 576 megawatts (MW) the Gwynt y Môr wind farm is one of the largest offshore wind farms currently under construction in Europe and the largest renewables project under construction by RWE npower renewables.

When completed, the installed capacity of Gwynt y Môr wind farm will be equivalent to almost the entire capacity of all onshore and offshore wind farms currently operational in Wales.

Kansai Electric Power Co. on Friday temporarily reduced the power output from one of the country's only two running nuclear reactors to 80 percent for a week of cleaning.

P2 SOLAR INC ("PTOS-L") - Acquires First Renewable Energy Project In India

P2 Solar, Inc. (the "Company" or "P2") announces it has acquired a unique renewable energy project to develop a mini-hydro facility in Punjab, India, on the Sidhwan irrigation canal in the city of Ludhiana. P2 now owns the project outright through its new wholly owned subsidiary, Jagat Energy Private Limited and will be moving to begin construction as soon as this summer.

The project involves the installation of a 700 KW mini-hydro facility in a minor canal diversion project, creating little impact on the water channel and surrounding terrain. This type of hydro power installation has long been used around the world and is highly environmentally sustainable. The project provides rights to several kilometers of canal space, so the possibility for significant project expansion over phases is extensive. A PV Solar power plant can be built on the free space above the canal as well.

Power generation by all plants run by Ukrainian National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom fell by 5.4% to 29.982 billion kWh in January-April 2013, the company has said.

The following information was released by the office of the governor of North Carolina:

Governor Pat McCrory signed into law landmark legislation (H.B. 484) today that creates a framework for the establishment of wind energy facilities in North Carolina and signals the governor's continued support for an "all-of-the-above" energy plan.

Power generation by all plants run by Ukrainian National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom fell by 5.4% to 29.982 billion kWh in January-April 2013, the company has said.

Nuclear power generation accounted for a record low of 1.7 percent of the 940.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity generated by Japan's 10 utilities in fiscal 2012 amid the closure of most nuclear plants, an industry body said Friday.

- The open power market's move to natural gas and wind generation will improve the sector's emissions performance

CALGARY, May 16, 2013 /CNW/ - The Independent Power Producers Society of Alberta (IPPSA) today released a study into the power sector's expected CO2 emissions by 2050.  The study, Trends in GHG Emissions in the Alberta Electricity Market, was prepared for IPPSA by EDC Associates, a leading power sector consultancy.   Of the findings:

ENP Newswire - 17 May 2013

Release date- 16052013 - SCHENECTADY, N.Y - GE (NYSE: GE) and Greenwich, Conn.,-based Green Waste Energy today announced they have signed a frame agreement for GE to supply an undetermined number of ecomagination qualified Jenbacher gas engines to power a series of Advanced Recycling and Energy Conversion plants that GWE's development subsidiary, Green Waste Energy Development, plans to build around the world.

Dubai, May 16 -- In a truly unique achievement for the United Power Company (UPC), the company recently announced that their Manah Power Plant located in Nizwa has successfully clocked over 6000 Loss Time Incident (LTI) free days.

MODEC Inc., a maker of floating oil production platforms, and the Saga prefectural government have announced that what they call the world's first experiment to generate electricity from a combination of tidal and wind energy systems will start this fall off the coast of the prefecture.

Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding is now looking seriously at other Asean countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar and the Philippines after gearing up for expansion in both domestic and international markets including Laos and Australia, The Nation reports.

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ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS) is the licensee and owner of the Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (ZNPS) in Zion, Illinois.

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By letter dated January 10, 2013, ZS submitted an application requesting that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to the indirect transfer of control of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 for the Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 held by ZS, including the General License for the Zion Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI).

The transfer will occur as a result of a proposed transaction whereby the current ultimate parent holding company of ZS, Energy Solutions, Inc. (ES, Inc.), would be directly acquired by Rockwell Holdco, Inc. (Rockwell), a Delaware corporation that was formed for the purpose of acquiring ES, Inc. and is held by certain investment fund entities organized by controlled affiliates of Energy Capital Partners II, LLC (ECP II). No physical changes to the ZNPS are being proposed.

TORONTO - Ontario Power Generation Inc. has reported a big drop in first-quarter net income as the bottom line was hurt by higher operating expenses and depreciation costs and lower earnings on nuclear funds.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- The trademark GENERATE POSITIVE (Reg. No. 4336239) was issued on May 14 by the USPTO.

Nargund (Gadag district): At a remote village in Nargund taluk, one man seems to be oblivious of the power shortage that has gripped the state.

Siddappa Hulajogi is working to raise the height of a windmill he installed four years ago in his farm to make it more efficient and productive. The windmill, made of waste materials, generates power that lifts water from a borewell on Hulajogi's farm, and also lights up the bulbs in the homes of the illiterate farmer and his brother.

Office of the MP Michael Ellis, UK Government has issued the following news release:

Consumers will have to pay even more for their energy to fund the switch to renewable energy, under legislation published this morning.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release:

An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) will hold a hearing Oct. 30 in Monroe, Mich., concerning a challenge by several environmental groups to the Combined License application for a new nuclear reactor at the Fermi site in Monroe County, Mich. The ASLB is the independent body within the NRC that conducts adjudicatory hearings and renders decisions on legal challenges to licensing actions.

The hearing, which begins at 9:30 a.m. EDT, will be held in the Monroe County Courthouse's Board Meeting Room, 125 E. Second St. in Monroe. If necessary, the Board will continue the hearing through Friday, Nov. 1. Members of the public and media are welcome to observe the evidentiary hearing, but participation in the hearing will be limited to the parties and their lawyers and witnesses. Those planning to attend the evidentiary hearing should arrive at least 15 minutes early to allow time for security screening, including searches of hand-carried items such as briefcases or backpacks. No signs will be permitted in the courtroom.