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France to stop immediately the coal credits for exporters
The French government unveiled it will end export subsidies for building coal plants abroad ahead of high-profile climate change United Nations talks in December.
read more... 14/09/2015
France increases solar energy goal to 8000 MW by 2020
France has increased its target for installed solar energy capacity from 5,400 MW to 8,000 megawatts by 2020, as stated by the energy ministry on Monday.
read more... 01/09/2015
France: size of solar tender will double after strong bidding
France will double its share of solar electricity capacity since it continues to look at reducing its dependency on nuclear power.
read more... 25/08/2015
Britain awards new shale gas licences for first time in seven years
Britain awards shale gas exploration licences for the first time in seven years on Tuesday, offering new sites to firms comprising IGas and France's GDF Suez.
read more... 20/08/2015
Daily: European spot electricity prices jump on lower wind output in Germany, higher electricity demand in France
Crude oil prices increased on Tuesday, with WTI crude soaring as much as 2 percent, spurred by optimistic economic figures and bets for weaker crude inventories in the United States, the largest oil consumer in the world. WTI crude rose by 75 cents to settle at $42.62 a barrel. Brent, the London-traded global benchmark for oil, boosted 7 cents to settle at $48.81, snapping a three-day loss. Brent declined initially on Tuesday morning after a stock market collapse in China, the No. 2 oil consumer.
read more... 19/08/2015