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AcegasAps, Italgas to create a gas distribution JV in northern Italy
The Italian gas distributors AcegasAps and Italgas (Snam group) inked a framework agreement today for the establishment of a joint venture to manage the gas distribution activities in the territories of Padua, Pordenone, Trieste and Gorizia, in northeastern Italy.
read more... 14/12/2012
UK to withdraw the ban on shale- gas exploration
Ed Davey, Energy Secretary, has announced that exploration works could now continue in the county, allowing Cuadrilla Resources Ltd. to resume operations in Lancashire, which was halted in 2011 when the test-drilling caused two minor earthquakes in northwest England.
read more... 13/12/2012
Daily: U.N. carbon credits dip to record lows on heavy selling
Brent and U.S. crude oil futures climbed more than 1 percent on Wednesday, pushed up by U.S. Federal Reserve plans for more monetary incentives and a Texas refinery fire that sent U.S. refined products futures higher. Meanwhile, Brent January crude climbed $1.49, or 1.38 percent, to settle at $109.50 a barrel, having traded from $108.14 to $110.50. U.S. January crude boosted 98 cents, or 1.14 percent, to settle at $86.77 a barrel, having traded from $85.68 to $87.68.
read more... 13/12/2012
U.S: Solar PV industry installs 684 MW in the third quarter of 2012
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, about 684 MW of solar PV capacity was installed in the third quarter of 2012, up 44% in comparison to the same period of 2011. In the first 10 months of 2012 solar alone increased by 133%, with total U.S. solar PV power capacity amounting now over 5900 MW, with 1.2 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics installed, bringing 2012 installations to 3.2 gigawatts, enough to supply with power about 1 million households.
read more... 13/12/2012
China boosts its solar subsidies in 2012, soaring Chinese solar stocks
China has boosted subsidies for its solar industry by 7 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) in 2012 to a total of 13 billion yuan, the government said on Wednesday, move aimed to help manufacturers crippled by excess capacity and fading foreign demand.
read more... 13/12/2012