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Poland’s shale gas hopes fade on Talisman, Marathon withdrawal
Poland’s shale gas hopes have recently suffered a major blow after the North American energy companies-Talisman Energy Inc. and Marathon Oil announced that they are quitting the exploration for shale gas in Poland. Poland, the former Soviet bloc country, hoped that the exploration of its shale gas deposits will soon reduce its dependence on Russian gas supplies and will further transform the nation from a gas importer to a gas exporter.
read more... 14/05/2013
Spain’s shale gas reserves
Spain is the fifth largest energy consumer in Europe and has practically no domestic production of liquid fuels or natural gas. It has made significant progress in diversifying into renewable energy but, this only accounts for about 9% of its gross inland consumption. A quarter of consumption is fuelled by natural gas and half by petroleum, both of which Spain has to import.
read more... 10/05/2013
EU to impose punitive duties on Chinese solar panels
The European Commission has decided on May 8 to impose import duties on Chinese solar panels in a move which aims to curb China's dominance of the market. The decision, while meant to protect European producers against cheap imports, could risk disappointing China.
read more... 10/05/2013
Poland is working on plans for its first nuclear power plant
Poland wants to reduce its dependence on highly polluting coal and expensive Russian gas imports, so it is working hard on its program for introducing nuclear power in its energy mix. At present it is highly dependent on coal, which provides around 90% of the country’s energy.
read more... 03/05/2013
EU launches another fair-trade probe into Chinese solar glass imports
EU announced the latest of a sequence of probes into Chinese solar imports. China is accused of selling solar panel components to European clients at prices below its fair market price, causing material damage to the EU solar glass industry , the European Commission said.
read more... 30/04/2013