Goliat due to reopen
Policy
Italian oil group Eni has announced its intention to restart extraction at the Goliat oilfield (pictured) in the Barents Sea
Archive for December 2017
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Cyprus sees highest electricity hikes
Consumption
Cypriot household electricity bills rose 22 per cent in the 12 months to June, the heaviest increase in the EU,
EU falls flat in battery race
Environment
The challenge of increasing battery capacity is the focus of some of the globe’s finest technological minds. The commercial demands
54% EU coal plants loss-making: study
Consumption
The Carbon Tracker think-tank has reported that 54 per cent of all EU coal plants are loss-making and a phase-out
Siemens Gamesa unveils wind turbine
Environment
The newly amalgamated Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) appears to be attempting to overlap the two firms’ areas of expertise
Balkan hydropower wrecks rivers: study
Environment
Hydropower constructions have tripled across the western Balkans since 2015, according to research, raising fears of damage to mountain rivers
Putin tightens Arctic grip
Policy
The Arctic Ocean, which is estimated to contain billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural
French warned of power outages
Consumption
France faces electricity blackouts this winter because of nuclear reactor outages, low water levels in hydroelectric power plants and premature
Leeds leads UK in energy swap
Consumption
Households in the northeast English county of Yorkshire have reportedly been the most willing to swap energy suppliers and tariffs
EU grant fuels German LNG roll-out
Policy
Liqvis, a gas-for-transport distributor based in Germany, is due to receive up to €9.6 million of European Union funding to
Renewables undermine fracking case: MP
Environment
The arguments in favour of fracking in Britain have weakened because of increased oil and gas extraction from the North
Russia gags unwelcome NGOs
Environment
At least 14 environmental groups have been closed down under Russia’s 2012 anti-spy legislation, limiting the scope to scrutinise nuclear
General Electric axes 12,000 jobs
Industry
General Electric’s (GE) new chief executive John Flannery is axing 1,100 jobs across its European operations, mainly in Stafford and