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Scottish Power to use 100% wind power after sale to Drax
Scottish Power will become the first major UK energy company to generate all its electricity from wind power instead of coal and gas, after selling its final gas and hydro stations to Drax.
read more... 16/10/2018
World Bank will not support new coal power plant in Kosovo
President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim confirmed that the international organization will not support a coal power plant in Kosovo.
read more... 11/10/2018
Coal in oversupply in Poland: CEO of coal-mining giant
Chairman of state-owned PGG, the country’s biggest coal mining firm, Tomasz Rogala has said that increased coal imports to Poland have led to excess supplies in some segments of the market, Poland’s PAP news agency reported.
read more... 01/10/2018
Romania’s pit coal reserves are enough for 104 years but their exploitation is economically inefficient
Romania’s pit coal resources would be sufficient for 104 years, but their exploitation is impossible, being economically inefficient, so that four of the five groups in Deva will be closed down, show the draft of Romania’s Energy Strategy 2018 – 2030.
read more... 21/09/2018
Daily (17.09.2018): German spot electricity contract lost 20.1% on Friday, due to increased solar and coal power supply
Oil crude prices were almost steady on Friday after the previous session's sharp decline caused by worries about lower demand. However, prices recouped losses to end the week higher, stimulated by earlier gains on supply constraints from Iran following U.S. sanctions. WTI crude closed 0.6% up at $68.99 a barrel, while Brent price edged slightly down at $78.09 a barrel.
read more... 17/09/2018