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Denmark breaks another record in wind energy production
Denmark has broken another record of wind energy in 2015, having generated an astonishing 42% of its power from windmills, the highest share ever produced by any country.
read more... 18/01/2016
Daily: European Cal’17 power contracts collapse at 13-year low tracking lower oil, coal and carbon prices
Crude oil prices plunged 6% on Friday to settle below $30 a barrel for the first time in 12 years, as Chinese stock markets declined further and traders expected an impending increase in Iran’s exports. Brent eased $1.94, or 6.3 percent, to settle at $28.94 a barrel, sticking below the key $30 a barrel threshold after briefly falling below that level in the previous two days. It dipped as far as $28.82, the weakest level since February 2004. U.S. crude lost $1.78, or 5.7 percent, to close at $29.42, after reaching a contract low of $29.13, its lowest level since November 2003, previously in the session.
read more... 18/01/2016
Vattenfall mulls offshore wind projects without subsidies by 2025
Swedish utility Vattenfall wants to develop offshore wind power projects, one of the most expensive technologies of renewable energy, which will be competitive so as not to need any more government subsidies by 2025.
read more... 15/01/2016
Global renewable energy investment hits record $329 billion in 2015
Clean energy investment worldwide attained a record of $329.3 billion in 2015 since investors shrugged off decreasing fossil fuel prices and currency fluctuations and installed the highest ever amount of green power capacity, as shown in a research on Thursday.
read more... 15/01/2016
European Energy Exchange EEX recorded impressive results in power, gas futures in 2015
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) enjoyed a fruitful 2015 year, with trading volumes of electricity and gas forwards recording a hike of 62% and 110 respectively.
read more... 12/01/2016