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Siemens: 150 wind turbines totaling 600 MW to be provided to Gemini plant
The Dutch Gemini offshore wind farm project signed an agreement with a conglomerate run by Siemens estimated at 3 billion euro ($4.1 billion) for the construction and services, offering the German engineering group its major ever energy services deal.
read more... 16/05/2014
France published a decree to impede foreign takeovers of strategic companies
The French government has proclaimed a decree permitting it to impede any foreign takeovers of French firms in "strategic" industries, such as energy, transport, water, telecommunications and health sectors, this way putting up a barrier to General Electric's intended $16.9 billion offer for Alstom's energy assets.
read more... 15/05/2014
Egdon turns into UK’s second major shale gas actor with Alkane accord
Oil and gas explorer Egdon Resources made known about its decision to takeover Alkane Energy's shale gas assets making it Britain's second-biggest shale gas firm.
read more... 14/05/2014
Global renewable energy jobs increased 14% to 6.5 million in 2013
The number of jobs in the renewable energy industry has registers an increase of about 800,000 last year, attaining a global total to 6.5 million, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
read more... 13/05/2014
Germany: warning of the medium-sized groups on high-energy costs
The mid-sized industrial conglomerates in Germany warned on Monday that elevated energy costs generated by the country's move towards renewable power would damage their competitiveness over the next two years and appealed to the government to put a restriction on prices.
read more... 13/05/2014