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DONG Energy vends stake in wind farm for £660 million
DONG Energy has vended 50% of its share in an offshore wind farm in the UK for £660 million.
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Eni, Exxon, Statoil obtain Irish offshore oil and gas authorizations
The Irish government declared on Thursday it had granted oil and gas licenses to firms including oil majors Eni, Exxon and Statoil, permitting them to explore for hydrocarbons off the coast of Ireland.
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Latvia authorizes plan to separate gas utility Latvijas Gaze
Latvia's parliament authorized on Thursday in a final vote a proposal to separate the country's vertically integrated national utility Latvijas Gaze by the end of December 2017 and to open its gas market for competition.
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Europe added 12.8 GW of new grid-connected wind capacity in 2015
In 2015, the 28 EU member states connected a total of 12.8 GW of wind power to the grid, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
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French energy law might shut down third of EDF
France's energy transition law could oblige state-controlled utility EDF to shut down around a third of its 58 nuclear reactors by 2025, the state audit office declared in its yearly report on Wednesday. The Cour des Comptes predicts that the projected reduction of the share of nuclear in French energy output to 50 percent by 2025 from over 75 percent now might lead to the closure of 17 to 20 reactors if electricity consumption and exports stay at present levels.
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