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ERDF to select six suppliers to produce the new Linky meters
French electricity distribution company ERDF, a unit of state-controlled utility EDF, appointed six suppliers as a part of a tender to manufacture the first three million of its new Linky smart power meters, according to French daily Les Echos.
read more... 28/08/2014
EIA: U.S. green electricity generation reaches 14.3% in the first half 2014
Renewable energy sources, including biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind provided 14.3% of net U.S. electricity generation the first six months of 2014, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information (EIA) in its latest "Electric Power Monthly" report.
read more... 28/08/2014
Daily: European prompt power prices jump on weak renewable energy production
Brent crude oil increased on Monday, while WTI crude dropped amid light trading, as geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and in Libya help offset plentiful supplies and expected weak demand after a set of pessimistic economic data from the United States and Europe. Brent crude augmented 36 cents to close at $102.65 a barrel, after hitting a 14-month low of $101.07 on August 19. U.S. crude slipped 30 cents to settle at $93.35 a barrel.
read more... 26/08/2014
Romanian, Polish futures contracts to be launched by Prague power bourse
On September 1, Polish and Romanian futures contracts will be launched by the Power Exchange Central Europe in a move designed at increasing liquidity and turning into a regional trading centre for central and southeastern Europe.
read more... 26/08/2014
British government will support Scottish tidal power project
The British government will support a tidal project, described as the major tidal array in the world, in Scotland, which will vote on autonomy from London in September.
read more... 26/08/2014