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China’s fossil fuel consumption will drop in 2050: CNPC
China’s renewable energy consumption will raise in 2050 since country is to consume less fossil fuel, as stated in a report by China National Petroleum Corporation. China’s total energy consumption will hit its peak of 3,750 million tons of oil equivalent (mtoe) around 2035, according to the China National Petroleum Corporation’s (CNPC) latest report.
read more... 18/07/2016
EBRD and IFC purchase stakes in Turkish renewable energy producer
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation declared on Thursday they have purchased stakes in Turkey's Akfen Renewable Energy to aid finance its plans to raise renewable energy capacity to 1 gigawatt.
read more... 15/07/2016
Daily: European spot power prices climb on weak wind supply outlook
Crude oil prices hiked 5 percent on Tuesday, the largest daily gain since April, as investors’ covering of short positions and a technical recovery helped to rebound the market from two-month lows. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose $2.04, or 4.6 percent, to settle at $46.80 a barrel. Brent crude futures increased $2.22, or 4.8 percent, to close at $48.47.
read more... 13/07/2016
Bosnia to sign a deal with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems for the cleanup of gas emissions
Bosnia’s 300 MW coal-fired power plant Ugljevik had inked a 79 million euro ($87.6 million) deal with a consortium led by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, a joint venture including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi, on the installment of desulfurization equipment at its power plant.
read more... 13/07/2016
Nine offshore wind energy developers join forces to slash levelised cost of energy
Nine of the largest offshore wind developers in Europe: DONG Energy, EnBW, E.ON, Iberdrola, RWE, SSE, Statkraft, Statoil and Vattenfall have joined forces with independent company Carbon Trust to work on collaborative research, development and demonstration (RD&D) programme - the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) in order to slash the levelised cost of energy from offshore wind, improve efficiency and availability of existing and future offshore wind farms.
read more... 12/07/2016