EDF benefits from ‘dreadful’ Hinkley deal
Environment
Hinkley Point, on England’s Somerset coast, is the biggest building site in Europe at 430 acres and the UK’s first
Production
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Rosneft wins Venezuela gas deal
Industry
Venezuela has awarded licences to Russian energy major Rosneft to develop two offshore natural-gas fields. The deal entitles the Russia’s
Vilnius demands unity on Belarus nuclear plant
Production
Lithuania is seeking regional action to tax or block all electricity imports from Belarus, where Russia is building a nuclear
Water-dwelling organisms show new ways to harvest light for solar tech
Environment
This article was originally published by The Conversation and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. Photosynthesis is a
We could use old coal mines to decarbonise heat – here’s how
Environment
Fossil fuels currently dominate the production of electricity and heat. Although renewable energy accounts for around a quarter of electricity
EDF agrees nuclear deal
Production
The board of French power utility EDF has agreed to buy a majority stake in the nuclear branch of Areva
Putin launches Arctic gas project
Industry
Russia’s high-profile Arctic gas project on the northern tip of Siberia’s remote Yamal peninsula began loading its first seaborne shipment
Iter fusion project marks ‘halfway’ point
Production
An ambitious multilateral experiment to show nuclear fusion can be a viable source of energy is reportedly halfway towards completion.
Work starts on Akkuyu power project
Production
The Akkuyu nuclear power plant project in southern Turkey is being seen as an economic guarantee for the development of
Norway starts oil ‘revolution’
Industry
Scandinavian asset management is dominated by Norway’s imposing US$1-trillion sovereign wealth fund, which last week declared its intention to ditch
Goliat due to reopen
Policy
Italian oil group Eni has announced its intention to restart extraction at the Goliat oilfield (pictured) in the Barents Sea
Putin tightens Arctic grip
Policy
The Arctic Ocean, which is estimated to contain billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural
French warned of power outages
Consumption
France faces electricity blackouts this winter because of nuclear reactor outages, low water levels in hydroelectric power plants and premature
Renewables undermine fracking case: MP
Environment
The arguments in favour of fracking in Britain have weakened because of increased oil and gas extraction from the North
General Electric axes 12,000 jobs
Industry
General Electric’s (GE) new chief executive John Flannery is axing 1,100 jobs across its European operations, mainly in Stafford and