Cities pioneer renewable drive
Consumption
Cities account for 75 per cent of the world’s energy use and 76 per cent of carbon-dioxide emissions, and last
Archive for March 2018
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Deal to shake up German utilities
Transmission
A German deal to split Innogy between RWE and Eon could create a model for European utilities that includes the
Oslo eco-city plans unveiled
Environment
Oslo International Airport (pictured), which last year opened its new green terminal, says it is planning to build an entire
Bitcoin mining legal: EU commissioner
Policy
Cryptocurrency mining is legal in Europe and only subject to standard electricity rules, the EU’s digital economy commissioner has announced.
Shifting sands: Middle East oil is safer than ever before
Opinion
There are few more enduring themes in energy than the unpredictable and volatile geopolitics of Middle East oil, which have
Areva pays up in Finnish nuclear dispute
Production
French nuclear power provider Areva say it has settled an ongoing dispute with Finnish firm TVO over the troubled Olkiluoto-3
Kiev seizes Gazprom assets
Industry
Ukraine is to seize assets belonging to Russian gas giant Gazprom in the deepening legal dispute between the warring neighbours.
Study hails proton battery breakthrough
Storage
Scientists say they have created the world’s first rechargeable proton battery, a potentially important step towards cheaper and less ecologically
MIT declares fusion breakthrough
Production
Nuclear fusion is becoming closer to realisation, according to a US initiative which says it will operate commercially within 15
Commission unveils green strategy
Policy
The European Commission is unveiling its strategy for a financial system to support climate and sustainable-development goals. Asset managers and
Kosovo dispute slows EU clocks
Transmission
Ovens, microwaves, radios, clocks and other electronic devices around Europe have been running on reduced power for over a month,
Want to hit Donald Trump where it hurts? Put a tariff on American coal.
Opinion
Assuming Donald Trump moves ahead with his planned tariffs, the international trade community will need a way to hit Trump
Iter demands US funding U-turn
Production
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project in France has warned that plans to build a nuclear fusion reactor in
Belgians given iodine amid nuclear fears
Production
Belgium has made iodine pills available free to its 11 million citizens in case of an accident at its ageing
Albania sells off oilfields
Industry
Albania’s state-owned oil and gas company Albpetrol says it is inviting interest for concession agreements for three oilfields in the