Britain is considering keeping some coal plants available for back-up power to ensure sufficient electricity supplies for next winter, National Grid said on Wednesday but plant operators said they are unlikely to be able to meet the request.
read more... 16/03/2023
Germany will cancel a “residual” sum of carbon allowances – that one analyst put below 14m tonnes – associated with power plant closures in 2021 under the country’s coal phase-out, the energy ministry has told Montel.
read more... 09/03/2023
Britain's National Grid called on reserve coal-power units for the first time to provide electricity during a period of expected tight supplies on Tuesday as a cold snap sweeps the country.
read more... 08/03/2023
Oil prices rose on Friday due to the prospect of lower Russian exports which counterbalanced rising US stocks. Consequently, Brent crude increased by 1.1% to $83.16 a barrel and WTI oil ended 1.2% higher at $76.32 a barrel.
read more... 27/02/2023
Methane emissions from Australian coalmines and gas production could be more than 60% higher than federal government estimates suggest, according to satellite and ground data released by the International Energy Agency.
read more... 24/02/2023