In the first semester of 2015, more offshore wind power capacity was added in Germany than the country earlier had. The government is apparently aiming to increase its goal for 2020, as mentioned by Craig Morris, the lead author of German Energy Transition.
read more... 18/08/2015
The UK is likely to host the largest biomass combined heat and power (CHP) in the world.
read more... 13/08/2015
Crude oil prices traded higher on Wednesday as dollar devaluation and weaker U.S. crude inventories provided a slight increase from six-year lows hit in the previous session, while concerns about China’s depreciating currency and economic downturn deflated prices . WTI crude futures rose 22 cents, or 0.5 percent, to close at $43.30 a barrel, after gaining almost 80 cents at the session high. The market lost $1.88, or more than 4 percent, on Tuesday, closing at $43.08 a barrel, its lowest since March 2009. Futures of Brent edged 48 cents up, or 1 percent, to touch $49.66 a barrel, after a session peak at $50.01.
read more... 13/08/2015
The German government has no tangible plans to discuss with industry about the costs of closing nuclear power plants, as stated by an official of the Economy Ministry on Wednesday.
read more... 13/08/2015
U.S. crude plunged at a more than six-year low on Tuesday after China's currency depreciation intensified worries about oil demand in the No. 2 consumer and a new OPEC estimate showed non-member producers are likely to keep output high despite weak prices.
read more... 12/08/2015