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Daily: European spot power higher on colder weather forecast
Brent crude oil futures dropped in choppy trading on Friday, dragged down by a stronger dollar, while increasing U.S. gasoline futures helped to cap losses. Meanwhile, Brent April crude dropped 30 cents, or 0.27 percent, to settle at $110.85 a barrel, having traded from $109.14 to $111.33, though posting a weekly gain of 40 cents or 0.4 percent.
read more... 11/03/2013
TGC Renewables debuts plans for new solar farm in Cambridgeshire
TGC Renewables, an independent renewable energy project developer, has applied for planning permission for its proposed 13MW solar park in Cambridgeshire, England. The proposed solar farm will see 58 hectares of low-grade agricultural land in the South West of Cambridge holding up to 55,000 PV modules, which will be enough to power about 3,300 homes, while also giving the farm a guaranteed rental income for the next 25 years.
read more... 07/03/2013
Daily: European power prices drop on higher German wind power generation
Brent and U.S. crude oil futures fell on Wednesday after U.S. government data indicated that domestic crude inventories increased much more than forecasted. Brent crude futures slipped 55 cents at $111.06 per barrel, while front-month U.S. crude oil futures shed 39 cents on Wednesday.
read more... 07/03/2013
IAEA: World nuclear power capacity increases in 2012 after Fukushima meltdown
World nuclear power generation recorded a slight increase in 2012, after a decline in the previous year aftermath the Fukushima catastrophe in Japan, according to a new report released by UN atomic agency (IAEA).
read more... 07/03/2013
UK: Gas prices hit 5 year highs
UK gas prices hit a five year high on Monday as unexpected stoppages at North Sea facilities sparked worries about the risk to power supplies. Within-day gas prices traded as high as 120 pence per therm, as the system was undersupplied by roughly 60 million cubic meters per day.
read more... 05/03/2013