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German EWE eyes carbon neutrality by 2035
German utility EWE has announced plans to be carbon neutral by 2035 and aims to close its hard coal-fired units by the mid-20s at the latest.
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Daily (08.12.2020): Oil prices strated the week on the back foot amid renewed COVID-19 fears
Crude oil prices closed lower on Monday, starting the week with a negative performance, as concerns about the surging number of coronavirus cases in many countries overshadowed positive impact from COVID-19 vaccine news and smaller than expected increase in output by the OPEC+ alliance. Heightened tensions between the United States and China put further pressure on WTI price. Hence, Brent crude declined by 0.9% to settle at $48.79 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI crude decreased by 1% to end at $45.46 a barrel.
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Czechs eyes coal phase-out by 2038
The Czech coal commission recommended to phase out coal by 2038. Environmental groups, who fought for 2033, were outvoted and walked out of the commission in protest.
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Global floating wind capacity ‘to grow 2,000-fold by 2050’
A new study predicts installed capacity of floating wind will soar from its current level of 100MW to as much as 250GW by mid-century
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Finland to build new power substation
Finnish transmission system operator Fingrid has started building a new substation in southern Finland that will facilitate the connection of up to 1GW of new wind power capacity to the grid.
read more... 08/12/2020