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British gas prices will decline since more LNG fuels coal competition
U.S. bank Goldman Sachs anticipates increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to decrease British natural gas prices to 37 pence-per-therm in the third-quarter of 2015, reducing coal's share of the country's energy mix.
read more... 06/03/2015
Britain: decline of coal—fired power generation to five-year low in 2014
Britain's coal-fired power generation last year dropped to a five-year low, according to government data showed on Thursday, signifying it was possible that power plant emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the EU's second major carbon polluter also declined.
read more... 27/02/2015
EU initiates exhaustive investigation into UK coal plant conversion
The European Commission has initiated a detailed inquiry into Britain's plan to utilize public funds to pay for the change of a coal plant at Lynemouth, northern England, to biomass, declaring it is concerned Britain may be paying excessively.
read more... 20/02/2015
UK: Three major parties vow to end power generation from unabated coal power stations
David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband, leaders of Britain's three main parties, launched a joint pact stating that the UK aims to end power generation from unabated coal plants.
read more... 17/02/2015
Vattenfall to proceed with lignite sale, concentrate on wind
State-owned Swedish utility Vattenfall is increasing investments in wind power as part of its effort to cut emissions and counterbalance losses at its struggling coal-fired power stations.
read more... 06/02/2015