RWE AG, Germany’s second-largest utility, decided to mothball 1, 000 MW of plant capacity, citing low demand for electricity which made the plants unprofitable.
read more... 14/08/2014
This past Sunday night, at about 10 pm local time, the UK’s wind energy industry set a fresh hourly output record, delivering an average of 5 GW of power over the hour and covering 17 per cent of national demand, according to trade association RenewableUK.
read more... 13/08/2014
Worldwide demand for oil was expected to escalate by 1.3 million barrels per day in 2015, a 30 percent increase as the economy improves in 2015, the Paris-based IEA said.
read more... 13/08/2014
British natural gas prices for delivery next winter increased by 2 percent Thursday morning, spurred by fears that intensifying tension between Russia and Europe could trigger gas supply disruption later in the year.
read more... 08/08/2014
SMA Solar, the biggest solar group by sales in Germany, recorded its seventh straight quarterly operating loss, suffering a major blow from sluggish demand in Europe and low-cost rivals in China.
read more... 07/08/2014