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SSE has announced its retreating from Scotland-Norway Project
British utility SSE has announced it is retreating from a project to build a subsea electricity cable linking Scotland and Norway. SSE is one of the U.K.'s six major energy providers, and it added also that it will no longer have a financial involvement in the NorthConnect project as it intends to focus on investments in its domestic markets.
read more... 07/03/2013
UK coal consumption increased 32.5% in 2012
According to the latest statistics released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, consumption of coal in UK increased by 32.5% in 2012, reaching its highest level since 1996, while gas output fell by 33.8%, its lowest level since the same year. Coal power surpassed gas, becoming the biggest single source of UK electricity in 2012.
read more... 01/03/2013
Germany: Greenhouse gas emissions up 1.6 pct in 2012 on more coal, gas use
Germany saw a higher level of greenhouse gas emissions in 2012 as a result of burning more coal and gas for electricity generation, according to the Environment Ministry.
read more... 26/02/2013
Bulgarian government to resign amid protests over high electricity costs
After violent protests against electricity bills and austerity measures, the Bulgarian government has resigned on Wednesday. The Prime Minister, Boiko Borisov, had tried to calm protests pledging to cut power prices and punish foreign-owned companies, but the moves failed to defuse displeasure, and protests continued on Tuesday.
read more... 21/02/2013
Germany to curb green energy supports
In reply to the European economic recession, the German government is approving cuts to programs supporting the development of renewable energy projects. Germany intends to fix a cap of subsidies and compensations it has created for green energy that had the unplanned effect of driving up household electricity bills.
read more... 15/02/2013