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French government has not decided on UK Hinkley Point nuclear power plant
The construction of the most expensive nuclear power station in the world at Hinkley Point, near Somerset, could be delayed again, a French government official has hinted.
read more... 15/04/2016
Daily: European forward power prices rally to the highest level in 10 weeks, spurred by coal
Crude oil prices settled lower after a nervous trading on Thursday, capping losses due to a favorable report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), in a context of an omnipresent speculation after a Sunday summit in Doha between producing countries. Brent crude futures eased 34 cents to settle at $43.84 a barrel, while U.S. crude closed the session down 26 cents at $41.50.
read more... 15/04/2016
Egypt receives $4bn financing from international banks to develop 14 GW of CHP plants
Egypt's state-owned Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) has received €3.5bn ($4bn) in financing from Deutsche Bank, HSBC and KfW's Ipex Bank to support the development of three gas power plants, which have a combined capacity of 14.4GW in Egypt.
read more... 14/04/2016
World Bank announces lofty goals in terms of renewable energy for developing countries
The World Bank Group has unveiled this week that it intends to help developing countries add 30 GW of renewable energy by 2020, enough to power 150 million households.
read more... 13/04/2016
Made-in-the-USA wind power hit output record last year
American wind power industry employed a record of 88,000 jobs at the start of 2016, up 20% in a year, according to the U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report, Year Ending 2015, released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
read more... 13/04/2016