The NeuConnect consortium has awarded contracts worth £1.5bn ($1.95bn) to Prysmian Group and Siemens Energy to deliver cabling works and converter stations for the first subsea power link between the UK and Germany.
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Bulgaria and Greece have progressed in their talks about constructing a nuclear power plant, but the liability issue in case of an accident remains unresolved, according to EURACTIV’s partners in Sofia and Athens.
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Denmark’s power grid can already handle 4 GW of additional onshore wind and solar output, a figure that could double by 2027 due to ongoing grid infrastructure improvements, TSO Energinet said on Monday.
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The European Union’s executive is drafting proposals for an EU oil embargo on Russia, the foreign ministers of Ireland, Lithuania and the Netherlands said on Monday (11 April), although there is still no agreement to ban Russian crude.
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Crude oil prices fell on Monday, with Brent slipping below $100 a barrel as the Covid outbreak reached record levels in China, raising concerns about oil demand. Hence, Brent crude dropped by $4.30, or 4.2%, to settle at $98.48 a barrel, its lowest close since March 16. WTI crude fell by $3.97, or 4.0%, to settle at $94.29 a barrel.
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