LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation held at 2.7 percent for the third month running in December, in line with forecast as a rise in gas and electricity bills was curbed by falls in fuel costs. The Office for National Statistics said utility prices r... [Full Article]
The utility behind Japan's nuclear disaster acknowledged for the first time Friday that it could have avoided the crisis. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
The head of the Japanese utility that owns the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant says last year's meltdowns sapped away money it might have used to switch to alternative energy, making it all the more important for the company to stick w... [Full Article]
The Japanese operator of the nuclear power plant devastated in last year's disasters received a 1 trillion yen ($12.8 billion) bailout Tuesday, putting it under government ownership, while international experts visited another plant that survive... [Full Article]
A giant crane removed two rods packed with nuclear fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant on Wednesday, the beginning of a delicate and long process to deal with a remaining risk of more radiation escaping from the disaster-struck plant. (Source: Asso... [Full Article]
(AP) - Police officers examine a utility shaft nearby the rail tracks of the northern exit of Berlin's central train station tunnel in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. German police say they thwarted an arson attack on Berlin's centr... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Flags of E.ON Ruhrgas, the gas sector of German utility giant E.ON flutter in front of the E.ON Ruhrgas headquarters in Essen August 8, 2011. E.ON plans to cut nearly one in eight jobs worldwide, partly in response to Chancellor Angela Me... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Antoine Frerot, chief executive officer of French utility group Veolia, delivers a speech during the company's 2011 first semester results in Paris August 4, 2011. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS)... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - Honda's sports utility vehcile, CRV, are seen before being loaded on to a cargo ship at Chiba port in Narashino city, Chiba prefecture. Japan's Honda Motor will build a new plant in Mexico to produce cars for the North American m... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A wind turbine is seen behind utility poles in Tokyo July 27, 2011. Japan could face a power shortage of more than 9 percent next summer if all of its nuclear reactors are shut, according to media reports, citing government estimates on W... [Full Article]