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BP gets green light to drill a new deep water-well off Shetland
The British oil major BP has been given the green light to drill a new deep water oil well in Scottish waters off the northwest of Shetland, according to the information provided by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 26/03/2012
China installed a record 18000 megawatts of new wind capacity in 2011
According to the Earth Policy Institute (EPI), China installed a record 18,000 megawatts of new wind capacity in 2011, raising its total capacity to nearly 63,000 megawatts and spreading its lead in the global wind power sector.
read more... 22/03/2012
UK: Fuel poverty could hit about 8.9 million people in 2016
According to a new report released by the UK government, between 7.8 and 8.9 million people in England will be living in fuel poverty by 2016-the year by which the previous government had promised to eradicate the problem.
read more... 19/03/2012
Spain to double biomass production in 2012
According to a Spanish biomass association, the country could double its total biomass production this year compared with 2011, despite not achieving full capacity previous year. The country produced about 150,000 t of biomass previous year instead of total capacity of 651,000 t/year.
read more... 14/03/2012
Ukraine is considering gas purchase from European spot market
Ukraine is taking small steps to reduce its reliance on Russian gas imports. According to the Ukraine's Zerkalo nedeli weekly newspaper, the country envisages purchasing three million cubic meters of gas per day from German giant RWE.
read more... 12/03/2012