Gazprom demands pipe ‘discounts’
Industry
Gas giant Gazprom is apparently demanding big discounts from Russian pipeline suppliers for its major projects, especially Nord Stream 2
Industry
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EU funds Swedish battery factory
Industry
Northvolt, founded by two former Tesla executives, has secured a €52.5-million loan to build a demonstration battery line run from
Gazprom braced for heavy investment
Industry
Gazprom says it expects debt repayments to peak this year and investment to reach an apogee between 2018 and 2020
Early entrants exiting oil – towards a green Rockefeller?
Industry
The modern oil industry has seen numerous pioneers. In the United States, John D. Rockefeller did more than anyone to
Insurance giants back Polish coal: report
Industry
A report by the Unfriend Coal campaign says European insurance giants have invested €1.3 billion in Polish coal companies since
BP profits double in year
Industry
Annual profits at BP have more than doubled in the last 12 months, reaching €4.9 billion in 2017 on the
Race to turn carbon into power
Environment
North American and European projects are struggling to convert dangerous levels of carbon in the atmosphere into green energy on
Bosnia looks to boost wind power
Industry
Bosnia’s second-largest power utility, ERS, issued a tender this week seeking consultants to advise it on developing a 48-megawatt (MW)
EU power demand rises: study
Consumption
Electricity consumption increased or was stable last year in every EU country, apart from the UK, where declining industrial activity
US and Poland oppose Nord Stream
Industry
The US and Poland have taken a common stand against a planned gas pipeline linking Russia to Germany, saying it
Journalists expelled from Ozersk
Environment
French television reporters working in Russia have been fined for trying to find the source of a radioactive cloud that
Second Yamal ship heads to US: data
Industry
A second ship carrying Russian natural gas may be on its way to the US, in contravention of Washington’s sanctions,
Study blasts microwave power use
Consumption
Europe’s microwave ovens emit as much carbon as nearly 7 million cars, a study has estimated. As costs fall and
Czechs abandon pollution appeal
Industry
The Czech Republic’s environment minister, Richard Brabec, announced that Prague would not join Bulgaria and Poland in appealing against EU
Malta eyes Sicily gas pipe
Industry
A proposed gas pipeline between Sicily and Malta could enable the tiny islands to comply with an EU directive for