Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica has been awarded a contract from Green Infra to provide wind turbines amounting 50 MW in India.
read more... 24/12/2013
Yearly, this year, RWE announced it intends to mothball or to shutdown some of its gas and coal-fired power stations because of an increase in renewable energy. The company said a boom in solar energy meant many of its power stations were no longer profitable. A RWE spokesman said that a total of 3,100 megawatts of generating capacity will be taken off line, representing about 6% of RWE's total capacity.
read more... 24/12/2013
Brent crude oil held steady above $111 a barrel on Monday following weak activity ahead of Christmas holiday as investors concentrated on continuing refinery strikes in France and internal dispute in South Soudan.
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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal production is predicted to increase by 2.5% in 2014 or 1,033 million short tons more, while coal consumption is expected to continue to grow rapidly in emerging markets, with China alone commissioning about 600 GW of new coal-fired generating units by 2030.
read more... 23/12/2013
Greece agreed last week to sell the operator of its natural gas grid to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, SOCAR.
read more... 23/12/2013