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Judge to hear activists after nuclear hide-and-seek at Swedish plant
Oct 11, 2012 14:26 EDT
Thirty activists who broke into a Swedish nuclear power plant earlier this week to highlight lax security will be questioned by a magistrate on Friday, a judicial official said.
Activists undiscovered at Swedish nuclear plant
Oct 10, 2012 19:37 EDT
Two Greenpeace activists who broke into a Swedish nuclear plant managed to remain undetected for 38 hours before leaving the site voluntarily, the environmental group said Wednesday.
Nuclear hide-and-seek: Activists disappear at Swedish plant
Oct 10, 2012 17:49 EDT
Two Greenpeace activists who broke into a Swedish nuclear plant managed to remain undetected for 38 hours before leaving the site voluntarily, the environmental group said Wednesday.
Air pollution costs Europe billions: report
Nov 24, 2011 02:06 EST
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Air pollution caused more than 100 billion euros ($134.95 billion) in health and environmental damage, highlighting the need for more renewables sources of energy, a report published on Thursday by the European Environment Agency found.
CO2 storage law falls through in Germany
Sep 23, 2011 11:39 EDT
Germany's parliament Friday blocked a law allowing the storage of carbon dioxide underground, as Europe's top economy wrangles over energy policy following Japan's nuclear disaster.
Succession row splits RWE as board meets: sources
Aug 08, 2011 06:36 EDT
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - RWE's <RWEG.DE> future leadership was up in the air on Monday as supervisory board members clashed over who should succeed Chief Executive Juergen Grossmann, two people familiar with the matter said.
German government wants nuclear exit by 2022 at latest
May 31, 2011 07:21 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to shut all nuclear reactors by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition announced on Monday, in a policy reversal drawn up in a rush after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.
German government wants nuclear exit by 2022 at latest
May 30, 2011 15:04 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to shut all nuclear reactors by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition announced on Monday, in a policy reversal drawn up in a rush after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.
German government wants nuclear exit by 2022 at latest
May 30, 2011 13:00 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to shut all nuclear reactors by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition announced on Monday, in a policy reversal drawn up in a rush after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.
Germans miss point with nuclear shutdown date: Sweden
May 30, 2011 08:16 EDT
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Setting a date to shut down Germany's nuclear power stations is the wrong approach by the country and it should instead focus on boosting the use of renewable energy, Sweden said on Monday.
German nuclear companies halt environmental payments
Apr 09, 2011 12:04 EDT
Four energy companies that run German nuclear plants said Saturday they have stopped payments to an environment fund after the government went back on its decision to keep the plants open for longer.
Germany to phase out nuclear power: deputy minister
Apr 04, 2011 09:55 EDT
ABU DHABI/BERLIN (Reuters) - A German deputy environment minister said the government would phase out all nuclear power in the country before 2020, taking a hard line stance that may not be reflective of the center-right coalition.
Pressure rising on Europe's nuclear plant owners
Apr 03, 2011 09:57 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Some of Europe's 143 nuclear reactors are likely to fail a test simulating terrorist attacks, an EU Commissioner said, and others will likely see insurance bills soar as politicians try to tighten regulations.
France's EDF Suez quits Polish power firm race: union
Apr 01, 2011 13:03 EDT
French power giant EDF has walked out of talks to buy a 51-percent stake in Polish state-controlled energy company Enea, a union official said Friday.
Spanish scientists search for fuel of the future
Mar 31, 2011 02:32 EDT
In a forest of tubes eight metres high in eastern Spain scientists hope they have found the fuel of tomorrow: bio-oil produced with algae mixed with carbon dioxide from a factory.
Anti-nuclear Germans protest on eve of state vote
Mar 26, 2011 16:10 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - More than 200,000 people took part in anti-nuclear protests in Germany on Saturday on the eve of state elections where criticism of Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear policies has already given her opposition the edge.
German nuclear plants need rapid decisions: Merkel
Mar 22, 2011 10:27 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel promised on Tuesday an early decision on the fate of Germany's nuclear power stations and refused to say whether seven reactors shut after Japan's crisis would ever reopen.
EON denies confrontation with Berlin over nuclear shutdown
Mar 17, 2011 07:21 EDT
German energy firm EON Thursday denied it was on a collision course with the government over the temporary shutdown of seven nuclear reactors after reports it was mulling legal action against Berlin.
Germany to shut down pre-1980 nuclear plants
Mar 15, 2011 08:18 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will shut down all seven of its nuclear power plants that began operation before 1980 and it is unclear whether they will start up again, the government said on Tuesday.
Germany to shut down pre-1980 nuclear plants
Mar 15, 2011 08:18 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will shut down all seven of its nuclear power plants that began operation before 1980 and it is unclear whether they will start up again, the government said on Tuesday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Type | Government enterprise |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1909 as Kungliga Vattenfallsstyrelsen |
| Headquarters | Sweden |
| Key people | President and CEO Lars G Josefsson |
| Products | Energy generation, transmission and sales |
| Revenue | ▲15.0 billion euros (2009) ▲24,957 billion USD[1] |
| Employees | 32,801 (2008) |
| Website | www.vattenfall.com |
