PSA unveils electrical drive
Storage
French carmaker PSA Group is calling for the government in Paris to revive incentives for purchasing plugin hybrid vehicles in
Archive for September 2018
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Oil price forecast to exceed $100
Production
A global supply surplus sent Brent crude oil falling from US$114 a barrel in June 2014 to less than US$30
Statkraft unveils billion-dollar renewables investment
Environment
Norway’s state-owned electricity provider, Statkraft, says it will invest US$1.23 billion by 2025 to globally generate 6 gigawatts of onshore
Leaks warn of Northern Irish Brexit chaos
Transmission
Northern Ireland faces blackouts and heavy electricity price rises if the UK crashes out of the European Union with no
EU’s Iran proposal doomed: traders
Policy
Proposals by the European Union, Russia and China to avoid Donald Trump’s oil and gas sanctions on Iran by using
German offshore wind farm goes online
Transmission
The Arkona offshore wind farm off Germany’s Baltic coast has supplied its first electricity into the national electricity grid. The
Industry chief rejects US pipeline meddling
Production
The Federation of German Industry (BDI) has said it will not buckle under US pressure to drop the 1,200 km
French island chosen for ‘smart’ project
Transmission
Renault is looking to make Belle-Île-en-Mer (pictured), an island to the south of Brittany in northern France near St Nazarre,
Climate change and wildfires – how do we know if there is a link?
Environment
A firefighter runs after trying to save a home in Lakeport, California, suffering its biggest fires ever. AP Photo/Noah Berger
Opec appears happy with high oil price
Production
Donald Trump’s demand that Opec reduces oil prices was dismissed as the group said it would only boost output if
Porsche ditches diesel for electric
Storage
Porsche says it is abandoning diesel vehicles and will instead focus on hybrid and electric technology. Earlier this year a
Spain U-turns on coal power subsidies
Production
Spain has begun cutting government aid for the coal sector, saying it is backing a European Commission plan to prohibit
State-backed fund buys Irish wind farm
Environment
An Irish renewable energy fund, Greencoat Renewables, has bought a wind farm in County Wexford in southeast Ireland as part
Turks angered by Cypriot gas deal
Production
Turkish Cyprus has threatened retaliatory steps over the Republic of Cyprus’ gas pipeline deal signed with Egypt this week as
French renewable firm launches IPO
Industry
French renewable-energy producer Neoen has registered for an initial public offering (IPO) of a reported €450 million, which would be