http://www.EnergyMarketPrice.com/Text/RSS/RSS.xmlLatest news from EnergyMarketPriceEnergy Newsen-usCopyright 2010. EnergyMarketPricev.pascal@energymarketprice.comwebmaster@energymarketprice.com17/05/2013 10:57:0017/05/2013 10:58:16News Administrationhttp://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationhttp://www.energymarketprice.com/assets/logo_old.pnghttp://www.energymarketprice.comGET ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENERGY MARKETS IN A FEW CLICKS134138http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?Command=NewsLetter&ID=11807The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) released the latest figures on the UK's energy growth in 2012, showing an increase in the share of power produced from renewable energy.17/05/2013 10:57:00http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?Command=NewsLetter&ID=11801According to the UN agency, CO2 levels have reached their highest throughout human history at 400 parts per million last week.17/05/2013 00:32:00http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?Command=NewsLetter&ID=11800The Romanian shale gas policy made a U-turn after the government allowed the oil giant Chevron to explore shale gas in the Romanian Black Sea coast.17/05/2013 00:30:00http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?Command=NewsLetter&ID=11799Brent oil futures for delivery in June settled slightly higher on Thursday backed by a weaker dollar even if a set of slow U.S. economic data capped gains in the stock market. Brent July crude futures settled 28 cents higher at $103.78 per barrel, while U.S. oil increased 86 cents at $95.16 per barrel, after closing off the 200-day moving average on Wednesday. The spread between U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate and European Brent extended beyond $10 per barrel for the first time since May 7, mirroring a costly rail transport bill for U.S. refiners and settling at $8.64.17/05/2013 00:55:00http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?Command=NewsLetter&ID=11791Europe’s first electricity grid research centre was opened in Scotland. The centre will study how advanced technologies can outline the low-carbon power industry of the future, while researchers, engineers and industry specialists will carry out research and develop new technologies in the sector, ranging from advanced grid control schemes to intelligent sensor systems. 16/05/2013 10:23:00http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?Command=NewsLetter&ID=11788Germany is now in the middle of an unprecedented clean energy revolution due to “Energiewende,” a strategy to revive the national energy system, as Germany pledges to reduce its overall energy consumption by 50 percent and hit 80 percent of renewable energy by 2050. Up to present, the country has already registered a great progress toward achieving this ambitious goal.16/05/2013 10:00:00http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?Command=NewsLetter&ID=11787British Gas's owner, Centrica, announced that gas consumption in the first four month of 2013 increased by 18% in comparison to the same period last year, due to the cold weather, while the company saw a huge boost in profits.16/05/2013 00:23:00http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?Command=NewsLetter&ID=11786Brent crude oil prices increased over $1 on Wednesday, retreating from early losses to settle above $103 a barrel and increasing its premium over U.S. crude to the highest level in 13 sessions.16/05/2013 00:57:00http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?Command=NewsLetter&ID=11776European anti-trust authorities have conducted unexpected raids at offices of at least three oil majors Shell, BP and Statoil, being suspected of manipulation in global oil prices over a decade, marking one of the biggest international actions since the Libor rigging scandal which shook the markets.15/05/2013 00:43:00http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?Command=NewsLetter&ID=11775The Greek government has announced recently that it intends to cut drastically the feed-in-tariffs for photovoltaic systems (ground-mounted and roof installations) aiming to reduce a deficit in the fund it uses for renewable energy.15/05/2013 00:44:00