Italy’s Prysmian under fire over UK interconnector failure
Transmission
The Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian is investigating an outage on the UK’s National Grid and Scottish Power’s 385km Western Link
Archive for January 2020
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Activists target Siemens over Australia coal deal
Environment
German engineering giant Siemens is under fire for supplying technical equipment for a gigantic new Australian coal mine in Queensland.
Germany’s Uniper under fire over new coal plant
Industry
Uniper, one of Germany’s largest utilities, says it is looking to open a 1,100-megawatt coal power station, although Germany is
California looks to boost hydrogen use
Environment
California is looking to use hydrogen-powered buses and trucks to cut pollution from transport, the giant state’s largest source of
EDF faces nuclear funding and upgrade issues
Consumption
France is looking to generate slightly more nuclear power this year than in 2019, reaching approximately 395 terawatt hours (TWh),
Putin eyes 2021 Nord Stream 2 completion date
Policy
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hopes the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany will be finished by early
Spain stops using its coal to generate power
Environment
Spanish coal use has fallen in a year to a level that was not expected to be reached until 2030
EU avoided row over Hungary’s Russian nuclear deal: leaks
Industry
The European Commission avoided a dispute with Hungary over its murky nuclear power plant deal with Russia’s Rosatom, according to
US city to consider ban on gas heating
Policy
The coastal US city of Bellingham (pictured) in Washington State is discussing a ban on all natural gas for residential
Turkstream boosts Turkish gas supply grip: analyst
Consumption
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have opened their Black Sea TurkStream gas pipeline. President
Portugal plugs in major floating wind farm
Environment
The world’s biggest floating wind turbine has gone online off the Portuguese coast. The WindFloat Atlantic project has connected the
Will Australia rethink its fossil fuel policy?
Opinion
The brushfires currently ravaging Australia have cast a harsh light on the climate-sceptic and vocally pro-fossil fuel policies of successive
The U.S.-Iranian drone war won’t affect oil
Opinion
The 2020s started with a geopolitical bang, as U.S. President Donald Trump launched a reckless drone strike against Qasem Soleimani,
Russian gas exports through Ukraine slump
Consumption
Russian gas exports through Velke in Slovakia almost ceased as demand remains low and a new transit deal reduces the
Putin arrives in Turkey for TurkStream pipeline opening
Consumption
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov are visiting Istanbul tomorrow (Wednesday) to