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Daily (12.12.2018): Carbon prices slumped by more than 3% on Tuesday
Oil prices rose slightly on Tuesday, due to weaker equity markets and worries about a possible U.S. government closure following Trump’s declaration related to the Mexican Border Wall. Brent crude edged 0.4% higher at $60.2 a barrel. Additionally, Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) stated that a force majeure situation occurred at the nation's major oilfield. WTI crude soared by 1.3% to $51.65 a barrel.
read more... 12/12/2018
German coal commission to recommend delaying closures to 2022: report
Germany's coal commission may recommend delaying a first wave of coal plant closures to 2022 rather than 2020, German financial daily Handelsblatt reports based on a leaked draft following Thursday's meeting of the commission.
read more... 19/11/2018
‘Half of Belgium’s power to be renewable by 2030’
Half of Belgium’s power will be provided by non-hydro renewables by 2030, filling the gap left by nuclear plant closures.
read more... 13/09/2018
FirstEnergy takes unwelcome step towards plant closures
FirstEnergy Solutions Inc (FES) has taken its next step towards the closure of three nuclear power plants, filing plans related to the decommissioning with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The Beaver Valley, Davis-Besse and Perry plants are scheduled to close during the next three years unless legislative policy solutions can be found to keep them operating.
read more... 17/08/2018
Daily (30.07.2018): WTI crude dropped by 1.3% on Friday due to a fall in the U.S equities market
Oil prices fell on Friday, due to a decline in the U.S. equities market. Brent futures dropped by 25 cents, or 0.3%, to close at $74.29 a barrel, posting nevertheless a 1.8% weekly gain for the first time in four weeks supported by reduced trade tensions and a provisory closure of an important crude oil shipping lane. WTI futures declined by 1.3% to close at $68.69 a barrel.
read more... 30/07/2018