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Germany got 100% renewable power for a day
Renewable energy has briefly touched and slightly surpassed 100% on Sunday, marking a milestone for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “Energiewende” policy to spur renewables while phasing out nuclear and fossil fuels.
read more... 17/05/2016
Renewables could transform the heating sector in Europe by 2040
Renewable sources could supply 49% of the energy used to heat Europe’s households by 2040, reducing natural gas demand and helping to slash carbon dioxide emissions, said the U.S. energy consulting firm IHS.
read more... 13/05/2016
Spanish Gas Natural to focus on renewables to spur its profit by 2020
Spain’s Gas Natural will heavily invest in expanding its networks and in the production of renewable electricity to boost its profit by 6 to 8 percent by 2020.
read more... 12/05/2016
ScottishPower Renewables and Siemens agree UK’s largest offshore wind power contract
ScottishPower Renewables and Siemens have unveiled a transaction that is poised to be largest offshore wind contract yet seen in Europe, after signing a deal that will see the German engineering major providing 102 turbines to East Anglia ONE project.
read more... 28/04/2016
Daily: European spot power prices evolved differently, French prices spurred by weak renewables
Crude oil boosted 4 percent on Wednesday after a small-than-expected increase in U.S. crude stockpiles that offset oversupply worries caused by the end of Kuwait strike and on prospects that oil majors would meet again to try to reduce oil production. Brent's front-month contract rose $1.77, or 4 percent, to settle at $45.80 a barrel. It had plunged to a session low of $42.81. U.S. crude's front-month contract, for May delivery, which expired at Wednesday's settlement, climbed $1.55, or 3.8 percent, at $42.63 a barrel. The session low was $39.85.
read more... 21/04/2016