Power
Siemens AG to exit nuclear business, focus on renewable energy
19 Sep 2011
Siemens AG, Europe’s largest engineering company, yesterday said that it would cease building nuclear power plants globally and focus on renewable energy after the German government decided to phase out nuclear power by 2022
GVK acquires majority stake in Australia's Hancock Coal for $1.26 billion
17 Sep 2011
GVK will invest an additional $10 billion (Rs47,490 crore) to develop the assets of Hancock Coal, which would make it the largest investment by an Indian company in Australia
BGR Energy pips global firms to bag NTPC order for 800 MW turbines
16 Sep 2011
Chennai-based BGR Energy beat BHEL, L&T-Mitsubishi, Bharat Forge-Alstom and Toshiba to bag the order estimated at Rs3,600 crore
Blast at French nuclear-waste plant kills 1
12 Sep 2011
Reducing costs of electric vehicle batteries
09 Sep 2011
Toshiba in talks to buy out Shaw’s stake in Westinghouse Electric: report
06 Sep 2011
If the deal goes through, it would wipe out any US ownership of the 125-year-old American company that is already majority-owned by Toshiba
Iran commissions Bushehr n-power plant
05 Sep 2011
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