Latest news
Germany could miss its 2020 offshore wind power target
Germany is on the way to miss its target for offshore wind power expansion in the North Sea as expansion is not moving ahead as planned. Dutch transmission system operator Tennet stated that new offshore wind capacity in the North Sea is to be limited to 7 GW by 2023, as current targets are unrealistic.
read more... 13/11/2013
Daily: European spot power prices trade higher on cold weather
U.S. oil futures declined by more than $2 a barrel on Tuesday, recording a new four-and-a-half-month low, following speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve could ease up on its monetary stimulus program.
read more... 13/11/2013
A world without carbon emissions: a dream or a reality?
According to a report published by the energy consultancy Ecofys and the Global Call for Climate Action, technological options existing today and in the near future could help to trim down emissions to zero for about 90% of present sources of GHG emissions. The report stated that it is technically and economically possible to phase out net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions almost completely by 2050.
read more... 13/11/2013
Ukraine suspended natural gas imports from Russia
Ukraine’s Naftogaz decided to suspend natural gas imports from Russia last Friday amid a dispute over pricing. However the flow to Europe via Ukraine remains intact so far.
read more... 13/11/2013
Protests in Libya arrested gas exports to Italy
Protestors have shut Libya's gas export pipeline to Italy, its only purchaser, demanding more rights for the Amazigh. The protesters want their language guaranteed under Libya's planned new constitution and a bigger say in a committee to be elected to draft the constitution.
read more... 12/11/2013