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Spain planning huge leap forward in renewable energy

Despite cuts, Spain’s subsidy structure still enables renewable power producers to earn up to 10 times more than fossil fuel producers for their energy. However, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero plans to continue incremental cuts in those subsidies. He believes that his country’s goals will be obtained through increased private investment.

Spain Shoots for 67 Percent More Renewable Energy, CALFINDER , 18 June 2010, In a draft proposal on its way to the European Commission, Spain proposes that renewable generation capacity increase to 70 gigawatts by 2020, up from 42 gigawatts currently. Continue reading →

June 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, Spain | antinuclear, climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables, solar | Leave a comment

Spain extending nuke plants, with no radioactive waste solution

The country’s nuclear power stations no longer have room to store much more than the 6,700 tonnes of spent fuel rods they have accumulated.

Spain mulls extending nuclear plant working lives Reuters 23 Dec 09 – “……………..Although the Socialist government had recently suggested it would extend the plants’ working lives, it has also repeatedly said it will not support building new ones. Continue reading →

December 24, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, Spain | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Spanish govt secretive over aging nuclear reactor

Greenpeace takes action over Spanish nuclear panel Oct 19, 2009 ]MADRID (Reuters) – Environmental group Greenpeace says it took legal action on Friday against the government and the nuclear regulator for alleged delays in setting up a panel on nuclear safety with public participation Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, secrets,lies and civil liberties, Spain | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radioactive | Leave a comment

Spain will gradually close nuclear plants

Spain says has power to spare, can phase out nukes Sep 28, 2009 By Martin Roberts MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s top energy official said on Monday the country had enough spare generating capacity to phase out nuclear power stations Continue reading →

September 29, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, ENERGY, Spain | antinuclear, nuclear, renewables | Leave a comment

12 million Euro a year for high level radioactive waste

12 million Euro a year for high level radioactive waste typicallyspanish.com Feb 24 Residents of Yebra say they do not want a nuclear waste cemetery on their doorstep…………………..The Government has not announced any final decision for the site, but the Ministry for Industry has been looking for local town halls who would be prepared to host such a site, in exchange for extra funding, placed at as much as 12 million € a year.

Local farmers and other residents have now started to put up posters against the plan, after hearing from Ecologistas en Acción that the Mayor has shown interest in the deal.
The so called ATC, Temporary Centralised Warehouse, will be the first such site to accept high level radioactive waste.

12 million Euro a year for high level radioactive waste

February 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, Spain | Leave a comment

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