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Natural gas trading to become more like coal, not oil
New natural gas discoveries and rising demand are changing gas from a cluster of regional markets into a global marketplace, but instead of becoming a second oil market gas is likely to become more like coal.
read more... 26/11/2012
Over 1,000 new coal stations to be built worldwide
A study released by World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that more than 1,000 coal-fired power plants are planned to be built worldwide, despite numerous warnings from politicians, scientists and campaigners that carbon emissions could reach unprecedented heights within a few years.
read more... 20/11/2012
Ukraine to import German gas from January 1
Energy and Coal Industry Minister of Ukraine, Yuriy Boyko announced on Friday that Ukraine will start to import natural gas from Germany from January 1, 2013. Germany's RWE would sell Ukraine gas and it would be shipped via pipelines through Hungary.
read more... 19/11/2012
The Czech Republic to considerably increase the share of nuclear power production
The Czech government is planning to considerably increase the country’s nuclear power production to at least 50 percent of its electrical energy mix by around 2040 from the current 30 percent and to slash coal use to meet greenhouse gas emission targets.
read more... 14/11/2012
IEA: Renewable power to surpass coal by 2035
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has recently released a new report according to which the renewable energy will surpass coal, becoming the main generator of the world's electricity by 2035. It sees great potential for wind farms, solar farms and hydroelectric dams that become increasingly competitive with traditional energy sources, a level close by that of coal, said the Paris-based IEA agency that advises 28 nations on energy policy in its annual outlook.
read more... 13/11/2012