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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
Iraq raises its oil output to a record level ahead of Doha meeting
Iraq increased its crude output to a record level in March, ahead of the long-awaited April 17 meeting in Qatar where OPEC members and other producers may agree to cap production to curb a global glut, according to the state-run Oil Marketing Co.
read more... 11/04/2016
UK’s National Grid predicts all-time lows for electricity demand this summer
Peak electricity consumption in UK is expected to decline to a record low this summer to 35.7 GW, some 2GW lower than last year according to National Grid.
read more... 08/04/2016
Global renewables developed at fastest rate on record in 2015
Renewable energy generation capacity rose by 8.3 percent last year to 1,985 gigawatts worldwide, the fastest yearly rate on record, as indicated by data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on Thursday.
read more... 08/04/2016
Daily: UK prompt gas prices climb on colder weather, robust oil
Crude oil prices boosted 5 percent on Wednesday, their biggest increase in three weeks, after the U.S. government unveiled an unexpected draw in domestic crude inventories versus market expectations for a new record high. U.S. crude's front-month contract rose by $1.86 to settle at $37.75 a barrel. It rallied to $37.90 earlier, after slipping to $35.24 the previous day, its weakest level since March 4. The front-month contract Brent gained $1.97 to close at $39.84 a barrel. Its session peak was $39.94.
read more... 07/04/2016