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UK to boost its oil and gas sector
The UK has recently unveiled its plans to bolster the nation’s oil and gas sector as the net energy imports last year increased to their record levels since 1976 due to a sharp decrease in domestic production.
read more... 03/04/2013
Ukraine to import more gas from Poland as from April 1
Ukraine is planning to increase its gas imports from Poland to 5 million cubic meters/day beginning April 1, up from about 2 million cu m/d at present, declared state gas shipper UkrTransGaz , as Ukraine looks to reduce its dependence on Russian gas imports.
read more... 03/04/2013
UK: CO2 emissions increased in 2012
UK's emissions increased by 4.5% in 2012, if compared to 2011 levels, in major part due to an increase of almost 31% of coal consumption in power stations. Coal prices have decreased considerably as the US has exported the coal it no longer needs at home, thanks to the shale gas boom.
read more... 02/04/2013
UK: Offshore wind farms generated a record amount of electricity in 2012
UK renewable power generation hiked by 20% in 2012 due to the contribution of new offshore wind farms in spite of lower than average wind speeds over the year, according to figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 02/04/2013
UK’s Kingsnorth coal power plant closed today
The Kingsnorth coal plant in Kent has closed today, E.ON’s plant has stopped working already in December, but today it has officially closed. After forty years of producing electricity, the 2,000MW plant, has begun a two year decommissioning process which could lead to demolition.
read more... 29/03/2013