Australia will ratify a nuclear agreement that allows the country to export uranium to Russia for energy purposes. “This will enable Australian uranium to be exported to the Russian Federation for civil, peaceful nuclear purposes,” said Foreign Minister Stephen Smith. The agreement is expected to strengthen cooperation on safeguards to protect exports as Australia and …
Unless otherwise stated, all prices are for the close of April 21. German power: €50.67/MWh, up 2.34 per cent Coal: €95.20/t, up 2.18 per cent Natural gas: GB30.86p/therm, up 1.48 per cent EUAs for December 2010 delivery: €14.66/t, down 0.34 per cent CERs for December 2010 delivery: €13.11/t, up 0.46 per cent Brent crude oil …
Unless stated otherwise, all prices are for the close of April 8. German power: €47.71/MWh, up 0.46 per cent Coal: €90.90/t, down 0.66 per cent Natural gas: GB30.45p/therm, down 1.93 per cent EUAs for December 2010 delivery: €13.56/t, up 0.22 per cent CERs for December 2010 delivery: €11.95/t, up 0.93 per cent Brent crude oil …
Unless stated otherwise, all prices are for the close of March 31. German power: €45.60/MWh, up 0.91 per cent Coal: €88.25/t, up 1.44 per cent Natural gas: GB31.60p/therm, down 0.16 per cent EUAs for December 2010 delivery: €12.83/t, down 0.08 per cent CERs for December 2010 delivery: €11.33/t, down 0.61 per cent Brent crude oil …
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS.CO) has received an order for 111 units of its V90-1.8/2.0MW turbines for the 206 MW Collgar project, some 25km south east of Merredin, Western Australia. The contract comprises a full engineering procurement construction contract, a 10-year service agreement and a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution. “We are …
Technological advances have allowed companies to exploit natural gas deposits that were previously off-limits. In this article, we look at the massive potential being unlocked and the wider ramifications for the energy and power sectors.
Australia’s coal gas company Arrow Energy has received a takeover offer valued at around AUD3.3bn (US$3bn) from a firm owned by Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina. Shell confirmed that it was in talks to buy Brisbane-based Arrow, with the exception of its international business, in which it already owns a small stake. For PetroChina, it …
The Rudd government’s decision to exclude solar panels and water heaters from Australia’s large-scale renewable market has been welcomed by Pacific Hydro and AGL, who had put on hold wind farm projects worth over AUD6bn. Their decision, which was made as a result of the price of renewable energy certificates dropping from AUD60/MWh to around …
Despite being the world’s third largest producer of uranium, Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ruled out nuclear power as part of the country’s energy mix. “”Australia has multiple other energy sources and we will not be heading in the direction of civil nuclear power,” Rudd told reporters in Canberra. He went on to remark …
During the past couple of years, dramatic shifts have taken place in the world’s 157.9MW wind energy sector. In 2008, the geographical point of gravity moved from Europe to the USA and Asia, where demand for this renewable form of energy picked up. Nevertheless, wind power remains firmly at the centre of Europe’s renewable energy …
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