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National Grid: Electricity prices could double within 20 years
Electricity prices could double by 2035, while gas prices might increase by 43%, according to analysis released by the National Grid.
read more... 29/08/2014
British coal-fired power drops 19% in the first half 2014
UK's coal-fired electricity generation plunged by 19% in the first six months of 2014 compared with the previous year, according to provisional figures published by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 29/08/2014
ERDF to select six suppliers to produce the new Linky meters
French electricity distribution company ERDF, a unit of state-controlled utility EDF, appointed six suppliers as a part of a tender to manufacture the first three million of its new Linky smart power meters, according to French daily Les Echos.
read more... 28/08/2014
EIA: U.S. green electricity generation reaches 14.3% in the first half 2014
Renewable energy sources, including biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind provided 14.3% of net U.S. electricity generation the first six months of 2014, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information (EIA) in its latest "Electric Power Monthly" report.
read more... 28/08/2014
Alstom wins electricity connection contracts in India, Korea, Canada
French electrical engineering conglomerate Alstom has won deals estimated at a total value of about 800 million euros to construct high-voltage direct current electricity transmission lines in India, South Korea and Canada, according to the firm.
read more... 26/08/2014