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World’s largest wind turbine producer says “Goodbye” to the oil industry
Denmark is getting rid of its last oil company as the petroleum age is slowly dying out. The most recent deals is the acquiring of Maersk Oil by the French giant Total for $7.45 which follows the sale of Dong Energy’s North Sea oil and gas production to Ineos AG.
read more... 30/08/2017
Daily (30.08.2017): European carbon prices fell by 1% on Tuesday due to a weak auction
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the inventories have been drawing at a remarkable pace over the past few weeks and months and the remnants of Hurricane Harvey continues to ravage Houston, the energy capital of the U.S. Brent crude increased by 0.21% to settle at $52.00, while the WTI price ended down by 0.17% at $46.49 a barrel.
read more... 30/08/2017
Russia: Q2 net income of Gazprom falls by 80% year-on-year, forecast missed
Russia’s Gazprom declared recently that the net income for the second quarter fell lower than expected compared to the same period of 2016, or by over 80% to 48 billion roubles ($817.3 million), because of losses related to foreign exchange rates. The forecasted amount earnings for second quarter was 50.2 billion roubles.
read more... 30/08/2017
Amec Foster Wheeler will provide solar energy for US military base
British company Amec Foster Wheeler will provide a 750kW solar energy and battery storage system to the US Air Force Wake Island base, in a contract worth $26.6 million. The deal will include the upkeep and upgrade of the facility’s electrical distribution system, which consists of around eight miles of medium-voltage electrical equipment.
read more... 29/08/2017
Brexit could increase electricity bills by departing from energy efficiency
The withdrawal of energy efficiency standards for household appliances and lightbulbs, which are currently considered to be the most efficient according to EU standards, could cause a £90-raise in the electricity bill per year.
read more... 28/08/2017