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RWE vends 85% stake in three wind parks to Northland Power
German utility RWE declared on Thursday it had decided to vend a stake of 85% in three offshore wind parks to Canadian electricity producer Northland Power, stressing increasing investor demand for European wind assets.
read more... 05/09/2014
Germany: new website launched by EEX for transparent trading data
German energy exchange EEX declared on Tuesday it has launched a new website indicating energy output, storage and consumption data, with the aim to improve transparency in wholesale markets.
read more... 03/09/2014
Britain will run its first electricity capacity market auction on December 16
Britain will run its first auction for reserve power capacity on December 16, a model that will be an example for other European nations intending to manage capacity markets that recompense operators for possessing power generation in back-up form.
read more... 22/08/2014
Total: assets acquired by South Africa’s Exxaro for $472 million
Mining conglomerate Exxaro Resources declared on Monday it had purchased the South African coal assets of France's Total for $472 million, increasing its production and offering it extra capacity at the world's major export terminal.
read more... 29/07/2014
Ofgem gives the go- ahead to a £1.2bn subsea electricity link in Scotland
Scottish Hydro Electricity Transmission (SHE Transmission), the electricity transmission subsidiary of SSE, has got the green light from the UK Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem ) for a £1.2bn subsea link and transmission charging upgrade. It represents the greatest investment in the region’s electricity network since the 1950s.
read more... 15/07/2014