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RWE plans to progress three CCS projects across the UK

RWE plans to progress three CCS projects across the UK

RWE has announced plans to progress three new carbon capture projects as it leads the way towards helping decarbonise UK power.

RWE extends wind power portfolio

Construction works of two additional RWE-wind farms in Poland has been completed successfully. RWE commissioned the “Opalenica" wind farm in the region of Poznan with seven turbines and a total capacity of 17MW at the beginning of October.

Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm inaugurated

newsitemThe Nordsee Ost wind farm will be officially inaugurated at the meeting of the G7 Energy Ministers in Hamburg. The inauguration will be attended by the German Minister of Economics Sigmar Gabriel and his fellow ministers from the G7 states, as well as Peter Terium, CEO of RWE AG, Hans Bünting, CEO of RWE Innogy, and Mel Kroon, CEO of Tennet. With an installed capacity of 295MW, Nordsee Ost is one of the largest wind farms off the German coast.

RWE to sell DEA to cut debt

RWE, Germany's second-biggest utility, has put its oil and gas exploration unit up for sale in a move that could raise close to EUR 5B as a part of its drive to cut debt. RWE had previously said it only wanted to sell parts of the DEA unit that accounted for 23% of the group's operating profit in 2012.

Germany: carbon-free coal power plant

RWE plans to invest EUR 1 billion in a new coal-fired power plant that will not emit carbon dioxide.

UK: power plant close to gas terminals

RWE's UK subsidiary Npower is to evaluate the building of a new 2000MW gas-fired power plant close to its mothballed oil-fired plant at Pembroke in Wales.