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Scotland hit a renewable generation record in 2014
Scotland consumed almost 50% of electricity generated by renewables last year, meeting its green energy targets.
read more... 24/12/2015
Daily: European spot power prices decline ahead of Christmas
Oil futures continued to recover from multiyear lows on Wednesday, closing sharply higher after figures showed that U.S. crude stockpiles recorded an unexpectedly large decline previous week. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in February rebounded $1.36, or 3.8%, to settle at $37.50 a barrel. Brent crude for February delivery on London’s ICE Futures exchange rose $1.25, or 3.5%, to end at $37.36 a barrel, ending a five-session losing streak.
read more... 24/12/2015
Turkmenistan increases gas export capacity with East-West connection
Turkmenistan on Wednesday finalized a pipeline that can transport gas from the world's second biggest gas field to the West or, alternatively, increase eastbound deliveries to China and, in future, to Pakistan and India.
read more... 24/12/2015
Final farewell to the last British deep coal mine
UK has closed on December 18, 2015 its last deep coal mine Kellingley Colliery in North Yorkshire, marking the end of an era of deep coal mining, industry that once employed more than 1 million miners at over 3,000 collieries.
read more... 23/12/2015
UK solar subsidies cut to hit up to 18, 700 jobs in the industry
Solar industry subsidy cuts in the UK could lead up to 18, 700 job losses, the government has estimated in its own impact assessment of the measures.
read more... 23/12/2015