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Daily (28.09.2021): German and French Cal’22 power contracts spiraled by 6% on Monday amid bullish gas and coal prices
Oil prices continued to climb on Monday, with Brent approaching $80 a barrel as the market remains focused on the increase in demand amid the coronavirus recovery and the tight supply from the US following the recent hurricane which limited production in the Mexican Gulf. Hence, Brent crude soared by $1.44, or 1.8%, to settle at $79.53 a barrel, having posted three straight weeks of gains. U.S. WTI crude rose by $1.47, or 2%, to settle at $75.45 a barrel, its highest level since July, after rising for a fifth straight week.
read more... 28/09/2021
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Poland refuses to halt disputed coal mine despite EU court penalty
Poland vowed to keep its disputed Turow coal mine running on Monday despite being hit with a order to pay a 500,000 euro ($585,550) daily penalty to the European Commission for defying an earlier court ruling to halt operations.
read more... 21/09/2021
Daily (08.09.2021): European front-year power contracts hit fresh all-time highs amid strong gas, coal
Crude oil futures retreated on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia’s sharp cuts in crude contract prices for Asia raised fears over slower demand, but strong Chinese economic data and U.S. output outages limited losses. Hence, Brent crude declined by 0.7% to settle at $71.69 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude lost 0.8% to end at $68.35 a barrel.
read more... 08/09/2021
Record carbon prices fail to stifle German coal margins
Record carbon prices in Europe are failing to price coal out of Germany's base-load merit order this winter, as a shortage of natural gas means there is limited scope for utilities to switch to cleaner alternatives at short notice.
read more... 08/09/2021
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Poland’s solar capacity doubles in a year
Poland's installed solar generation capacity doubled year on year to reach 5.5GW at the end of July, but its strong growth has raised challenges for the stability of the Polish power system, which continues to depend on less flexible coal and lignite-fired plants.
read more... 06/09/2021