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Shanghai Electric acquires stake in Italian power engineering company
Shanghai Electric Group has decided to acquire 40 percent of power engineering company Ansaldo Energia estimated at 400 million euros ($555 million), turning into the latest Chinese firm to purchase into Italy's economic revival.
read more... 09/05/2014
Centrica decides to sell UK gas plants, lower 2014 earnings
Britain's Centrica anticipates the company will have lower than predicted earnings in 2014 and decided to vend its three major gas-fired power plants.
read more... 09/05/2014
Daily: European spot power prices decreased before holiday
Brent crude fluctuated around $108 a barrel on Thursday, maintaining the majority of the gains from the previous session since crude imports in China, the world's second major oil consumer, attained a record high, according to the country’s customs data.
read more... 08/05/2014
France: $5.6 billion offshore wind tender awarded to group led by GDF
The French government has awarded a tender of 4 billion euro ($5.57 billion) to a consortium managed by French gas and power conglomerate GDF Suez on the construction and running of two offshore wind farms, as stated on Wednesday by French Energy Minister Segolene Royal.
read more... 08/05/2014
Vattenfall to close carbon capture R&D
Vattenfall stated on Tuesday it was closing research and development in carbon capture for coal power and reduce it in domains such as offshore wind power in a move that would cut over 40 jobs across the state-owned energy group.
read more... 07/05/2014