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Daily: European spot power prices curbed by stronger wind power output
Brent crude oil dropped by more than $1 a barrel on Monday, dragged down by news that China’s manufacturing sector contracted for the fourth successive month in April and oil output in Libya was rebounding.
read more... 06/05/2014
Germany: reserve power plan for 3 winters ahead
Germany's energy regulator Bundesnetzagentur defined on Friday plans for reserve power capacity for the next three winters in order to guarantee grids stability as a result of the shutdown of the nuclear plants and irregular renewable power raises.
read more... 05/05/2014
France: hydropower sector to be opened to competition
France has settled to bring in its hydropower sector to competition after years of postponements and against the desires of many Socialist deputies, as stated by former energy minister Delphine Batho on Monday.
read more... 29/04/2014
Siemens and French government get involved in Alstom agreement
Siemens and the French government got involved in the plan of General Electric to purchase the power division of Alstom on Sunday with an another European offer and a promise to take action in France's national interest.
read more... 28/04/2014
Daily: European power prices rebound after Easter decline
Brent crude fell on Tuesday, but the losses were capped by continued worries about the intensification of conflicts in Eastern Ukraine, that could trigger further Western sanctions against Russia and cut supplies. WTI crude oil also declined on Tuesday ahead of figures that should indicate that stockpiles in the U.S. were close to hit record highs. The unequal decrease of West Texas Intermediate crude futures drove to the widening of the Brent-WTI spread by more than a dollar.
read more... 23/04/2014