Russia removes Arctic nuclear poison
Environment
Russia says it is addressing one of the most hazardous environmental legacies of the Soviet era and trying to clean
Archive for December 2017
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Under-budget Norway field opens
Production
Wintershall has started production at the Maria field in Norway a year ahead of schedule and 20 per cent below
Statoil bids for Dutch wind project
Environment
Statoil has submitted a bid for the offshore wind-power contract for Hollandse Kust Zuid: a 760-megawatt project in the Dutch
Power rivals claim arbitration victory
Industry
Ukraine’s Naftogaz and Russian major Gazprom have both claimed victory as a Stockholm arbitration tribunal handed down the final award
Poland reveals gas hub ambitions
Industry
Poland’s power major Gaz System and its Slovak counterpart Eustream have signed an agreement to build a pipeline as part
Gazprom to counter US sanctions
Policy
Russia’s natural gas exporter, Gazprom, is channeling investment into the fight for market share as Washington threatens its largest European
The five stories that moved Europe’s energy markets in 2017
Opinion
Volatile domestic politics defined the world in 2017, an unpredictability that has left its mark on the European energy climate.
Russia remains China’s top oil supplier
Consumption
Russia was China’s largest crude oil supplier for the ninth consecutive month in November, keeping Saudi Arabia in second place,
UK sets renewable record
Environment
As use of renewables has risen across the EU, Britain’s electricity generation from renewable energy has reached a “record high”,
Iter key to US science: study
Production
The United States is lagging far behind the world on fusion research and must not withdraw funding from the International
Lithuania questions daylight saving
Industry
Lithuania says it will push the European Union to abolish its daylight-saving laws, despite claims that it saves energy. Vilnius
Energy ministers back coal: Greenpeace
Policy
EU energy ministers have backed coal and other fossil fuels over renewables in proposed reforms of energy laws, Greenpeace claims.
EIB invests in UK-German solar firm
Environment
A UK-German solar panel manufacturer says it is poised to revolutionise the global energy industry and has secured more than
EDF benefits from ‘dreadful’ Hinkley deal
Environment
Hinkley Point, on England’s Somerset coast, is the biggest building site in Europe at 430 acres and the UK’s first
Battery pilots claim breakthroughs
Storage
As the EU looks to increase power storage capacity, US scientists are pooling resources to reduce battery cost, weight, size