Latest news
Daily (25.01.2024): Supply concerns and forecasts of a colder weather drove the energy complex higher on Wednesday
Oil prices rose by about 1% on Wednesday after the announcement of a massive contraction in US inventories amid the storm that hit the United States. Consequently, Brent crude settled at $80.04, while WTI crude settled at $75.09 per barrel.
read more... 25/01/2024
.jpg){kind=spacer}
EDF's UK Hinkley Point nuclear plant start date delayed again, costs mount
French utility EDF on Tuesday again pushed back the start date on its long-delayed 3.2-gigawatt (GW) Hinkley Point C reactor plant in Britain to at least 2029, with a new estimated cost of between 31 billion and 34 billion pounds ($43.06 billion) based on 2015 values.
read more... 25/01/2024
.jpg)
€400bn needed for offshore grids by 2050
Europe’s first-ever Offshore Network Development Plan, published on Tuesday (23 January), highlights the huge investment needed to connect offshore wind farms to final consumers, with an estimated 54,000 kilometres of transmission assets expected to be built in European waters by 2050 – almost 1.5 times the equator’s length.
read more... 25/01/2024
Germany to miss 2024 heat pump target by half
Despite record sales in 2023, Germany’s political target of 500,000 heat pumps for 2024 looks out of reach amid a drastic drop in natural gas prices and a drawn-out political fight over heat pump mandates.
read more... 25/01/2024
Daily (24.01.2024): Forward electricity prices rose by about 1% on Tuesday amid comfortable supply outlook and bearish gas prices
Oil prices edged down on Tuesday, with concerns about the health of demand outweighing possible supply disruptions. As a result, Brent crude ended at $79.55, while WTI crude settled at $74.37 per barrel, both contracts falling by about 0.6%.
read more... 24/01/2024