Total buys utility in €1.4bn swoop
Industry
French oil giant Total has followed Royal Dutch Shell by extending its exposure to the household energy sector with a
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EDF warns of Flamanville delays
Production
France’s EDF Energy has warned that a key nuclear plant it is building in France could run further behind schedule
EU falls behind global renewable shift
Environment
Global investment in renewable energy boomed in 2017, far outstripping investment in fossil fuels, the UN reported, although Europe lagged
EDF lacks oversight of nuclear forge: study
Policy
The UK authorities have reportedly raised concerns with French state-run nuclear supplier, EDF Energy, over management failings that it warns
Nuclear Brexit bill defeated
Policy
The continued uncertainty about the EU’s nuclear policy has been increased as the UK government was defeated twice in the
Funding ‘threatens’ wind triumphs
Industry
As the overwhelming success of the ambitious Norwegian-backed 30-megawatt (MW) Hywind project (pictured) off the Scottish coast is being
Plastic taxes to cut oil demand: BP
Environment
Bans on single-use plastic items such as carrier bags will reduce oil demand, according to oil and gas giant BP,
Dunkirk wind firm to be named in March
Environment
Sébastien Lecornu, the French ecological and solidarity transition secretary, says the results of the wind project off the coast at
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
EU prepares pollution fines
Environment
The EU plans to get tough on its members that are not doing enough to address air pollution this year
Yamal LNG could breach US sanctions
Policy
A vessel that may be carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia’s new Yamal gas port could be heading to
Wind island eyes 30-gigawatt output
Production
The Netherlands hopes to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm by 2027 on a 6-square-km artificial island in the
Scientist attacks biomass boom
Environment
Policies aimed at limiting climate change by boosting the burning of biomass contain critical flaws that could damage attempts to
EPH buys Italian biomass plants
Industry
The Czech Republic’s utility firm EPH has acquired two solid biomass plants in Italy with a combined capacity of 73
Statoil unveils battery strategy
Storage
Norway’s state-run Statoil is using its position as the majority partner in the Scottish Hywind offshore floating wind farm, a