Monthly Archives: November 2011

Credibility of EU energy review questioned

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November 23, 2011

Experts have “raised a host of questions” about how the European Commission’s use of a non-transparent model could affect the energy review, according to a leaked report by energy specialists chosen by Brussels to advise on the forthcoming “Energy Roadmap to 2050”.


European gas: Pipeline pressures

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November 23, 2011
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No one likes getting a gas bill, but Europe’s biggest utilities are especially upset over the sums they must pay gas producers, in particular Russia’s state-backed giant, Gazprom. Some are trying to cut those costs; but with little in the way of leverage over producers their chances of success look slender.


Belgium to Phase Out Nuclear Power

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November 16, 2011

Politicians negotiating the next coalition government of Belgium have agreed to phase out nuclear power in line with a 2003 law, while increasing taxes on the industry, a person familiar with the discussions said Monday. “There is a confirmation that the plants will close, and nuclear will become a transition [...]


CBI criticises solar subsidy cut

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November 16, 2011
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CBI criticises solar subsidy cut The UKs biggest business group has criticised the governments decision to halve the subsidies for household solar electricity by next month. Under the scheme, people in Britain with solar panels are paid for the electricity they generate. The CBI said the decision to halve “feed-in [...]


Economies of scale made steel in shipping

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November 15, 2011
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Economies of scale made steel : The economics of very big ships Aboard one of the world’s largest container ships, moving almost imperceptibly through the seas off Vietnam, it’s easy to appreciate the economies of scale that allow a T-shirt made in China to be sent to the Netherlands for [...]


Renewable energy: An energised industry

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November 15, 2011

What are the worlds biggest sources of renewable energy and where are they located? Efforts to tackle climate change include heavy investment in renewable sources of electricity around the world. Solar power saw the biggest leap in 2010, with the installed base jumping 70% compared with 2009 to 40 gigawatts. Wind [...]