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India to get a loan of $1.1 bln from German bank KFW to support solar energy
German development bank KFW will offer a $1.1 billion credit to India to support rooftop solar installations, said the secretary at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
read more... 13/05/2015
UK‘s ageing electricity grid can’t take any more power from renewables
Britain’s ageing electricity grid is holding back renewable energy, dwarfing the growth of renewable energy in the U.K and threatening the country’s prospects for a low-carbon future, says the Solar Trade Association (STA).
read more... 11/05/2015
EU unveils a breakthrough reform of the carbon market
European Parliament has voted to start fixing the bloc's carbon market from 2019, two years earlier than originally planned, a move hailed by the renewable industry.
read more... 08/05/2015
Daily: European power prices decline on higher renewable output
Brent crude rallied to a 2015 high before closing down with WTI crude on Monday after the Saudi Arabia considered halting bombing in Yemen, easing concerns about oil supply from the Middle East. A stronger U.S. dollar also weighed on commodity. Brent crude hit the year's high of $67.10 before settling down just a penny at $66.45 a barrel. Brent was thinly traded as a public holiday in Britain had limited trading volumes. WTI crude declined 22 cents to close at $58.93.
read more... 05/05/2015
New name for the French gas giant GDF Suez
French gas utility GDF Suez declared on Friday it was modifying its name to "Engie" to reflect a progressing energy sector and the group's increasing contribution to renewable power, marking a break from its previous state monopoly past.
read more... 27/04/2015