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UK Grid to pay energy consumers to reduce winter power demand
Britain's power network operator National Grid will initiate a tender this month soliciting large energy users to cut their power demand in periods of peak consumption next winter, according to the company on Tuesday.
read more... 11/06/2014
China: Coal consumption continues to grow
China is dealing with a big air quality problem, so recently the Government has announced that they will reduce their coal consumption share from its current 67 percent to 65 percent by 2017. The country intends to convert coal in syntethic gas, but this will result in more carbon dioxide emissions released because converting coal to make synthetic gas and then combusting the gas to make electricity will double the amount of carbon dioxide emissions released in the atmosphere.
read more... 31/03/2014
Coal consumption keeps growing in China
China is dealing with a big air quality problem, so recently the Government has announced that they will reduce their coal consumption share from its current 67 percent to 65 percent by 2017. The country intends to convert coal in syntethic gas, but this will result in more carbon dioxide emissions released because converting coal to make synthetic gas and then combusting the gas to make electricity will double the amount of carbon dioxide emissions released in the atmosphere.
read more... 21/02/2014
China increased its imports of natural gas in 2013
China’s natural gas imports have been boosted in latest years as a result of growing demand, since the country is trying to decrease its fossil fuel consumption and improve air quality. China saw its total volumes of imported natural gas increasing by 25 % year on year in 2013.
read more... 04/02/2014
Daily: Brent close to first monthly drop on China’s shaky consumption
Brent crude futures traded near $108 a barrel on Friday following upbeat U.S. economic data that renewed hopes of higher global demand. However, prices are on track to register the first monthly decline in four on concerns over shaky China’s consumption.
read more... 03/02/2014