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France unveils a new package of emergency measures for solar power industry
France's Minister of Sustainable Development has recently unveiled a new package of 'emergency' measures for the country's solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, including doubling France's feed-in tariff goal for PV plants smaller than 100 kW to 400 MW annually. In order to achieve this goal, the tariff structure has been simplified by removing building types such as schools or public buildings.
read more... 10/01/2013
Norwegian oil giant Statoil to invest $7bn in North Sea project
Norway’s Statoil will develop a $7bn (£4.3bn) North Sea oil field, the largest offshore development in the UK in more than 10 years.
read more... 25/12/2012
Daily: Brent crude edged lower after a choppy trading
Brent crude futures climbed on Thursday in a choppy trading as oil futures and the euro and U.S. dollar was hit by shifting impressions of developments on U.S. budget talks. Meanwhile, Brent crude futures eased 16 cents, or 0.14 percent, to settle at $110.20 a barrel, having traded from $109.70 to $110.66.
read more... 21/12/2012
China fixed new gas output target by 2015
According to a recent development plan released on Monday by the National Development and reform Commission and approved by the State Council, China intends to add 3.5 trillion cubic meters of conventional natural gas reserves by 2015.
read more... 05/12/2012
China to reduce carbon emissions by 730 million tons
According to the new report recently released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), “ China’s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change, 2012”, China is at work to reduce its CO2 emissions through industrial restructuring and also making efforts to increase the country’s forest with more than 2.51 billion trees that were planted last year.
read more... 23/11/2012