Italy's power grid operator Terna has decided to purchase high voltage power line assets from Italy's state railways for 757 million euros ($834 mln), reinforcing its position as one of Europe's largest electricity transmission companies.
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Chinese power conglomerate CGN will make an investment of over 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) to generate solar energy in France via a collaboration with a small Bordeaux-based firms that supplies photovoltaic panels constructed on farm sheds.
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Crude oil prices plunged for a fourth day in row on Wednesday after the market neglected an unexpected decline in U.S. crude inventories to focus on a hike in distillates, including diesel, which rose two times more than expected. Brent crude decreased by 15 cents to settle at $40.11 a barrel, after touching a near seven-year low at $39.57. The benchmark has lost $3.73, or 8.5 percent, since Thursday, after the OPEC meeting on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ended the session down 35 cents at $37.16.
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The oil prices are not likely to recover in 2016, according to declarations made by France’s Total and Goldman Sachs at a time when Brent crude plunged below $42/barrel following OPEC 168th meeting which did not yielded any production cuts.
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Schneider Electric has fixed an objective to become carbon neutral by 2030.
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