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Italy mulls power bill reductions to aid companies
The Italian government thinks about measures to reduce energy bills in a move intended to make more competitive the nation's small- and medium-sized businesses and to support jobs, as described in slides viewed by Reuters.
read more... 16/07/2014
EWEA: European offshore wind power capacity drops in the first half of 2014
Europe has currently 16 offshore wind farms under construction with a combined energy capacity of 4.9GW due to be achieved by 2016.
read more... 16/07/2014
Daily: Europe power prices rally on weaker supply, strong demand
Crude oil prices posted a moderate gain on Monday on signs of healthy supplies as tensions in Libya and Iraq tempered. Brent crude rose 32 cents to close at $106.98 a barrel, while U.S. crude futures boosted 8 cents to settle at $100.91 a barrel. The spread between the two benchmarks settled at $6.07.
read more... 15/07/2014
Alstom to build a €450 million concentrating solar plant in Israel
French engineering group Alstom alongside BrightSource and NOY Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund secured loans from the European Investment Bank and the Bank Hapoalim for the construction and operation of the Ashalim Thermal Solar Power Station in Israel.
read more... 15/07/2014
Power line project postponed, to have effect on supply in Central Norway
An important Norwegian power connection project will be postponed, which will probably lead to an insufficient electricity supply and price increases in central Norway from late 2016, as stated by grid operator Statnett.
read more... 10/07/2014