German gas-to-power demand falls by 7%
German gas consumption increased by 5% in 2015 because of the cooler weather in the first half of the year, but gas-fired power generation fell by 7%.
4 January 2016Takahama nuclear plant restart receives governor's consent
The governor of Japan’s Fukui prefecture, Issei Nishikawa, has consented to restarting reactors 3 and 4 at the Takahama nuclear power plant this week.
23 December 2015US lifts oil export ban
American legislators have agreed to lift the 40-year ban on crude oil exports from the country on Tuesday night as part of a spending and tax package bill.
16 December 2015Coal losing market share to gas in power sector
Coal is losing market share to gas in power generation across the world and the trend looks set to continue, research shows.
16 December 2015Indonesia moving away from nuclear power
Indonesia will not use new nuclear energy to meet is power generation targets, the country’s energy minister has said, according to the Jakarta Globe.
14 December 2015
US nuclear capacity to keep rising to 2020
Nuclear power generation capacity in the US is expected to see net growth between now and 2020, despite the low oil and gas prices.
10 December 2015Japan’s LNG imports slide in October
Japan’s LNG imports fell in October, making it look increasingly unlikely overall demand will exceed last year's total.
10 December 2015Lynemouth support complies with state aid rules – EC
The European Commission has concluded that UK support for the conversion of Lynemouth power station from coal to biomass complies with EU state aid rules, it said on Tuesday.
1 December 2015India will drive energy demand for next 25 years – IEA
India is likely to contribute "more than any other country to the rise in global energy demand over the next 25 years", the International Energy Agency said this week.
27 November 2015Renewables revolution under way – CCA
The world is seeing a dramatic revolution in energy provision, with clean energy investment rising by 43% globally since 2009, a Climate Council of Australia report says.
26 November 2015UK coal phase out at a glance
The announcement of the UK’s intention to phase out the use of coal will shake up the country’s power generation mix, as coal provides just under a third of the country’s electricity.
20 November 2015Cheap gas is a threat to coal, says US bank
Relatively low gas prices and government policies that favour renewables may see coal demand continue to fall in the Atlantic market.
18 November 2015Employee shareholders warn EDF on Hinkley Point
An association of employee shareholders of EDF, has warned the French power giant that its project to build two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in the UK is "a financial catastrophe foretold".
13 November 2015Coal consumption drops in key countries
Coal demand is on the way down in key consuming countries, according to a recent report by Greenpeace.
11 November 2015IEA’s World Energy Outlook goes green ahead of COP21
The International Energy Agency has suggested global gas consumption could grow by 50% by 2040, according to its latest World Energy Outlook.
10 November 2015Solar power developers under pressure in Egypt
Companies have only days to commit to developing solar power facilities at Benban, despite some uncertainty over the terms of the agreement.
10 November 2015US nuclear capacity to increase by 2020
United States nuclear capacity is set to increase by 2020, the US Energy Information Administration said in a 2 November report.
9 November 2015Abengoa gets five-year solar plant extension
Spain’s Abengoa has been granted a five-year extension to its contract to operate and maintain the 472 MW solar/gas hybrid plant in Morocco.
5 November 2015Renewables to supply 33% of Germany's electricity in 2015
Renewable energy sources are expected to supply around 33% of gross electricity consumption in Germany in 2015.
3 November 2015
Air quality vote worries EU power sector
A vote passed in the European Parliament to tighten emissions caps is a concern for the power sector, but is more of a problem for coal than gas.
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