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Daily: German day-ahead power prices decline on stronger renewable output
Crude oil declined nearly 4 percent on Wednesday, dragged down by robust supply and worries about demand being slashed slowing economic growth. Oil futures prolonged losses as U.S. equities turned lower after economic stimulus outlook from China spurred stock markets in Japan and Europe. Brent crude declined by $1.94, or 3.92 percent, to settle at $47.58 after boosting 4 percent in the previous session. U.S. crude lost $1.79, or 3.9 percent, to settle at $44.15, having declined on Tuesday as trading restarted after the Monday's Labor Day holiday.
read more... 10/09/2015
Solar reaches 10% of peak summer power in Japan
Solar power generation made up about 10% of the peak summer electricity supplies of Japan's nine major utilities, as reported on Thursday by the Asahi newspaper.
read more... 03/09/2015
Daily: British gas prices shed on a glut in the transmission system
Crude oil declined about 1 percent on Monday, with WTI crude closing within a range of a fresh 6-1/2-year low on Japan declarations that its economy contracted in the second quarter and China’s downturn continued to weigh on sentiment.
read more... 18/08/2015
Japan’s Kansai and Engie sign agreement to purchase LNG
French utility Engie and Kansai Electric Power Co, Japan's second-largest utility, declared on Tuesday they have signed an accord to purchase and trade 400,000 tonnes yearly of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2019.
read more... 22/07/2015
Fukusima is turning to offshore wind power
Japan has officially announced a huge floating wind turbine of 7 MW, the largest offshore turbine in the world, located about 12 miles off the coast of Fukushima, in the port of Onahama.
read more... 23/06/2015