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British Gas announces energy price hikes
Today British Gas confirmed that it will augment gas and electricity prices by 6% starting from November.
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Global clean energy investment to register a significant decrease in 2012
Global clean energy investment for 2012 is likely to fall short of last year’s 280 billion dollars. According to BNEF, global investment in clean energy came to 56.6 billion dollars in the third quarter of 2012, a 20% decrease in comparison to 2011, being the first annual decline within the last 8 years.
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Daily: US crude ends higher on Middle East worries
Brent crude futures climbed on Thursday on intensifying tensions in the Middle East which reinforced worries about supply from the region and as North Sea production continued to be slashed by maintenance.
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Norway to nearly double carbon tax on offshore oil industry
Norway envisages doubling carbon tax on its North Sea offshore petroleum industry, boosting its funding for the prevention of deforestation in developing countries and launching a new climate and energy fund of £1bn, according to its draft 2013 budget.
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Solarstrom to build 440MW of solar generation capacity
Solarstrom ( SAG), a German developer of renewables, intends to build 4 solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in western Spain ,in the Extremadura region, totaling 440 MW. The four projects will be built by a joint-venture, which includes Valsolar, in which Solarstrom holds a 51% share.
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