Brent crude futures traded near $108 a barrel on Friday following upbeat U.S. economic data that renewed hopes of higher global demand. However, prices are on track to register the first monthly decline in four on concerns over shaky China’s consumption.
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Brent crude oil increased on Thursday to about $108 per barrel, while U.S. crude reached its highest level in a month as extremely cold weather gripped the entire nation, fact which has boosted heating oil demand. Brent crude rose 10 cents to settle at $107.95 a barrel. U.S. crude settled up 87 cents at $98.23.
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Italy is currently one of the major producers of electricity from renewable energy sources in Europe. The country’s PV sector has historically been the leading renewable energy technology due to its incentives offered for solar PV projects and also to its advantageous geographic position.
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According to the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE), in 2013 wind power was the main source of energy in Spain, covering almost 21 percent of total demand and producing something like 54,478 GWh of electricity last year, nuclear power produced 20.8 percent of the country’s energy requirements, followed by hydroelectric power which met 14.4 % of demand, almost doubling in comparison to a year before. Combined-cycle plants accounted for 9.6 percent, coal-fueled plants 14.6 percent while solar photovoltaic only 3.1 percent.
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Over 60 percent of Swiss consider nuclear energy as a key part of Switzerland's energy mix and more consultation is required about its projected exit, with three-quarters saying the country’s nuclear stations are safe, according to the latest poll of attitudes performed by market research company DemoScope on behalf of Swiss nuclear trade organization Swissnuclear.
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