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Norway to quit renewables subsidy program by 2021
Norway is set to end its renewable energy subsidy scheme to new entrants in 2020 and 2021, as it aims to spur competition in developing power lines to other countries the government declared on Friday.
read more... 18/04/2016
Global renewables developed at fastest rate on record in 2015
Renewable energy generation capacity rose by 8.3 percent last year to 1,985 gigawatts worldwide, the fastest yearly rate on record, as indicated by data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on Thursday.
read more... 08/04/2016
Daily: Electricity spot prices increase on robust demand and decline in renewables
Crude oil prices declined about 3 percent on Tuesday, mirroring intensifying concerns that a two-month hike vanished as demand fails to keep pace with oversupply, including new output from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Brent crude eased $1.13 to settle at $39.14 a barrel, while U.S. crude lost $1.11 to close at $38.28 per barrel.
read more... 30/03/2016
Doubling share of renewables by 2030 might save $4.2 trillion/year
Doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix to 36 percent by 2030 might save the world economy approximately $4.2 trillion a year, research by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) revealed on Wednesday.
read more... 17/03/2016
Daily: European prompt power prices dragged down by stronger renewables output
Crude oil prices rose as much as 2 percent on Tuesday, before slashing most of their gains in post-settlement trade after figures indicating a considerable increase in U.S. crude inventories already at record high levels. Brent, the global benchmark for crude, increased by 4 cents at $36.61, after trading in the negative earlier. It had climbed 24 cents, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $36.81. WTI crude edged 14 cents up, or 0.4 percent, at $33.89 a barrel by 5:17 p.m. EST (2217 GMT). It had closed up 65 cents, or 2 percent, at $34.40 a barrel.
read more... 02/03/2016