Fukushima breaks utility model
Policy
The 2011 earthquake led to three meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, last week forced Eon and RWE into
Policy
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Gazprom to axe UK jobs
Policy
Russian de-facto gas monopoly Gazprom is axing hundreds of jobs at its overseas trading and export offices and moving them
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.
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
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
EU divides over Nord Stream
Policy
A European Union legal team has rejected a European Commission proposal to extend the EU internal energy market rules to
French wind power costs fall
Environment
Costs have fallen in the latest French onshore wind tender, according to government results, with 22 projects, totalling 508 megawatts
Statoil refuses to complete water study
Environment
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, wants the 9,100 employers in which it holds stakes to submit details on
No drilling without deal: Erdogan
Policy
No gas drilling will be conducted in Cypriot waters without the consent of Ankara and Turkish Cyprus, Turkey’s increasingly dictatorial
Exxon blames sanctions for deal axe
Policy
ExxonMobil says it will end a joint venture with Russia’s state-controlled Rosneft, the nation’s biggest oil producer, because of US
The globalization of clean energy transitions
Opinion
On February 17, Mexico became the first Latin American member of the International Energy Agency (IEA), whose members consume over
34% renewables ‘feasible’: study
Environment
The European Union can reach a 34-per-cent share of renewable energy by 2030 in order to meet its 2015 Paris
Sheikhs eye steppe investment
Policy
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala, is reportedly nearing an agreement to invest in a Gazprom Neft project in western
‘Piratical’ Turks block another drill mission
Policy
The European Union has warned Turkey to pull back its navy after Turkish warships threatened and blocked a rig from
RWE looks to boost Croat stake
Consumption
German energy provider RWE is hoping to boost its market share in Croatia to a 10-per-cent stake, according to Karl