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German conventional power loses ground to renewable energy
North Rhine-Westphalia, the German state which hosts utilities RWE AG and EON SE and has one-third of Germany’s installed conventional power capacity, is losing its status as the country’s powerhouse as wind and solar energy begin to eclipse conventional sources.
read more... 14/05/2015
Poland: PGE and Gaz-System to develop a power-to-gas conversion plant
PGE, the largest power producer in Poland and gas grid operator Gaz-System will cooperate to jointly develop the country's first power-to-gas conversion facility, which will turn the electricity produced at wind farms into gas.
read more... 13/05/2015
Italy: Geothermal, solar and wind farms supplied 19.2% of electricity in April
Geothermal, solar and wind power plants provided an amount of 19.2% in the Italian electricity mix in April 2015, according to statistics by Italy’s grid operator Terna SpA. This represents a 2% increase against April 2014.
read more... 11/05/2015
Daily: European power prices mixed, with German up on weak wind, French down on holiday
Crude oil receded 3 percent on Thursday as strengthening dollar slashed gains from the past two sessions. North Sea Brent crude declined $2.23, or 3.3 percent, to settle at $65.54 a barrel. Brent posted a 1.6% weekly loss. U.S. crude fell $1.99, or 3.3 percent, to close at $58.94 a barrel.
read more... 08/05/2015
Germany is taking the UK's crown as the world’s leader in terms of annual installed offshore wind energy
Germany is on the track to surpass the UK as top offshore wind installer this year, according to new figures from GlobalData.
read more... 07/05/2015