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Daily: European power prices fell on stronger wind power supply
Brent crude slipped more than $1 a barrel on Tuesday, posting its seventh consecutive decline, hitting a one-month low below $109 since Libyan oil exports from two ports were likely to resume and fears eased of supply disruption in Iraq. Brent has slumped more than 5 percent since last month, when the Iraq violence pushed up prices to a nine-month high of $115.71. Brent crude for August delivery dropped by $1.30 to settle at $108.94 a barrel, after hitting a session low of $108.69, while the U.S. benchmark crude fell 13 cents to touch $103.40, hitting an eighth consecutive day of declines.
read more... 09/07/2014
Germany: 50Hertz alone will invest 400-500 million euros in power grid in 2014
German power grid operator 50Hertz intends to make an investment of 400-500 million euros this year to build transmission connections that will convey wind power from Germany's inaccessible regions to its industrial centers to sustain its move from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
read more... 09/07/2014
French Alstom to deliver 36 units of ECO 122 wind turbines in Brazil
The French manufacturer Alstom inked a deal on Monday with Brazilian electricity firm Tractebel Energia, a private power generator, to deliver 36 units of ECO 122 wind turbines to Trairi II project, a wind farm located in Ceara State, Northeast of Brazil.
read more... 08/07/2014
Norway: wind farm to be built off Britain by Statoil and Statkraft
Norway's Statoil and Statkraft will construct the Dudgeon offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk in Britain, according to Statoil on Tuesday. It is estimated that the cost will be around 1.5 billion pounds ($2.57 billion).
read more... 02/07/2014
Daily: European power prices slip on colder weather, weak demand and stronger wind output
Brent crude has retreated above $114 a barrel on Tuesday, spurred by continuing violence in Iraq, supply disruptions in Libya and expectations of a slump in U.S. crude stockpiles.
read more... 25/06/2014