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EDF will test 12 nuclear reactors in carbon investigation
French state-controlled utility EDF declared on Wednesday it would accomplish more tests on 12 nuclear reactors during their scheduled outages in the future months, which might affect the length of the outage period for several of the reactors.
read more... 29/09/2016
EU opens investigation into tax agreements between Luxembourg and Engie
European Union antitrust regulators opened an investigation on Monday into tax agreements offered by Luxembourg to French power utility Engie, stepping up the EU's campaign against tax evasion by multinationals.
read more... 21/09/2016
UK regulator to extend energy market investigation to June 2016
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has prolonged the timetable for its probe into the country’s largest energy suppliers by six months to late June 2016 to allow it to consider responses to its initial findings in July.
read more... 22/09/2015
Daily: European power prices jump on tight nuclear power, heatwave
Crude oil prices declined on Friday on increasing U.S. rig count which intensified worries of global supply glut and after Chinese regulators launched an investigation into suspected stock market manipulation. Front-month U.S. crude settled at $56.56, down 37 cents, falling below a trading range of $57 to $62 seen since early May. Brent crude for August delivery decreased by $1.75 to close at $60.32 a barrel, prolonging a downward trend since early May during which prices have slipped around 13 percent. Front-month U.S. crude stood at $55.52, down $1.41, plunging below a trading range of $57 to $62 recorded since early May.
read more... 06/07/2015
Scottish government awards almost a quarter of a million pounds to fund investigation in geothermal sector
Five projects to explore the possibility of sites in Scotland producing geothermal energy have received funding from Scottish government.
read more... 18/06/2015