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EDF wants 2.5 pct increase in tariffs before critical meeting
French utility EDF is requesting the government for an annual raise of 2.5 percent in regulated power prices over three years before a key meeting for France's nuclear industry, as mentioned in a newspaper on Sunday.
read more... 02/06/2015
UK posts a record high in renewables investment in 2014
The British renewable industry registered a record high in new investments in 2014, attracting £10.7bn (USD 17bn/EUR 15bn) in 2014, according to an annual analysis by PwC for the Renewable Energy Association.
read more... 15/05/2015
UK Conservative government pledges to support shale gas fracking
The Conservative party has committed to support the shale gas and the fracking industry in the UK, particularly in the north of England on the eve of the party's election victory last Friday.
read more... 12/05/2015
EU unveils a breakthrough reform of the carbon market
European Parliament has voted to start fixing the bloc's carbon market from 2019, two years earlier than originally planned, a move hailed by the renewable industry.
read more... 08/05/2015
German electricity usage rose by 2.2% in first quarter, gas increased by 7.4%
German gas consumption between January and March increased by 7.4 percent because of colder winter weather in February and March comparing to last year, as stated by an energy industry group BDEW on Monday.
read more... 14/04/2015