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Daily: French electricity prices increase on stronger electricity consumption expectations
Brent crude oil futures increased toward $110 a barrel on Wednesday as tensions in Iraq intensified concerns about the supply perspective, while WTI crude registered a slight boost since a weekly government report indicated a decline in crude oil and gasoline inventories.
read more... 12/06/2014
France: diminishing nuclear dependence will take longer than intended
The plan of President Francois Hollande to diminish the share of nuclear in France's electricity generation mix from 75 percent to 50 percent by 2025 is not realistic without putting the nation in difficulty and 2050 would be more feasible, as stated on Thursday by Bernard Bigot, the manager of state nuclear agency CEA.
read more... 06/06/2014
Italy’s solar PV sector an example for the rest of the world
Italy is currently one of the major producers of electricity from renewable energy sources in Europe. The country’s PV sector has historically been the leading renewable energy technology due to its incentives offered for solar PV projects and also to its advantageous geographic position.
read more... 22/05/2014
France’s EDF close to an agreement with heavy industry groups
French utility EDF is approaching an agreement to reduce electricity tariffs paid by a group of industrial firms, counting chemical producer Solvay and metals conglomerate ArcelorMittal, as published in Les Echos newspaper.
read more... 23/04/2014
Bilfinger declares will quit renewable energy group Desertec
Bilfinger is quitting the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII), a German industrial conglomerate with a major goal to import solar and wind electricity from deserts, as stated on Sunday by a representative for the industrial services group.
read more... 15/04/2014