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Vestas in talks with Mitsubishi over possible strategic alliance

A strategic alliance between Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy could result in Mitsubishi acquiring a 20% stake in Vestas and gaining a foothold in the European offshore market while providing finance and expertise that Vestas requires. A full takeover of the Danish company cannot be ruled out.

Published By Datamonitor
05 Sep 2012
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CommentWire

UK electricity generation: new companies will re-invigorate competition

Dong, Vattenfall and ESB, three well-known European utilities, have recently announced plans to invest in the UK generation sector, as a potential precursor to becoming retail suppliers in the country. With the soon to be confirmed acquisition of British Energy by EDF, this should help to re-invigorate the wholesale power market in the country.

Published By Datamonitor
19 Dec 2008
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CommentWire

YX Energi: going unmanned in Denmark

YX Energi is to convert all of its remaining manned service stations into unmanned Uno-X branded sites. The company is also launching its own branded Visa card, which will be accepted in the newly independent shops next to the service station. These developments will see YX Energi cater for its two core service station customer groups: large businesses, and private customers and small businesses.

Published By Datamonitor
14 Nov 2008
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CommentWire

Q8: plans to attract female customers should boost business overall

In order to draw more female customers to its Q8 petrol stations in Denmark, Kuwait Petroleum is investing in cleaner stations and healthier food options for its shops. The move to improve service stations is a logical one. Indeed, as well as making the fuel outlets more appealing to women, the measures being taken are likely to please all customers.

Published By Datamonitor
20 Mar 2008
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CommentWire

European power markets: TSO integration faces numerous obstacles

The Nordic countries are currently seeking to fully integrate their grid network systems so that they operate under a single management. While a number of vertically integrated utilities elsewhere in Europe are also proposing to create an integrated, independent transmission system operator, they should pay heed to the developments in the Nordic market to better grasp the scale of such a task.

Published By Datamonitor
03 Oct 2007
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Expert View

Shell's unmanned Denmark strategy makes sense

Shell is to rename the 70 unmanned Metax petrol stations in Denmark Shell Express, committing itself to its automatic site format. This could prove a shrewd move as not only do unmanned sites significantly reduce the time it takes customers to fill their vehicle, but they provide an efficient alternative for over four in 10 of European motorists who visit petrol stations shops but only buy fuel.

Published By Datamonitor
15 Feb 2007
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CommentWire

Dong: privatization on the horizon

Dong, the leading gas and power producer in Denmark with an installed capacity of 5.9GW, is slated to be partially de-nationalized and become a listed company in 2007. However, the company's Achilles' heel may be that it is relying on its vertically integrated structure as a competitive advantage at a time when Brussels is seeking to break up integrated utilities to stimulate competition.

Published By Datamonitor
09 Nov 2006
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CommentWire

Nordic power: Nord Pool price critique highlights need for change

Criticism from a leading Finnish power player over Nord Pool pricing mechanisms has raised interesting issues in light of changing electricity market dynamics. Indeed, the advent of emissions trading brings the market's current pricing mechanism into question, and may signal the need for reform.

Published By Datamonitor
27 Jun 2005
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CommentWire

Elsam: which suitor suits?

Danish-based Elsam is considering potential partners for a merger deal. If the company does not want to be subsumed into Vattenfall, it is right to consider combining with Copenhagen Energy. Such a move would achieve significant economies of scale in its residential customer base whilst retaining its local character.

Published By Datamonitor
31 Jan 2005
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CommentWire

Elsam: shareholders deliberate the perfect fit

Elsam's board has spurned Vattenfall and thrown its weight behind a rival offer from the Danish state-owned DONG. If successful, this new entity would deliver on the government's desire to produce a national energy champion. However, shareholders are perhaps rightly unconvinced of the benefits of combining an integrated power utility and an upstream oil and gas company.

Published By Datamonitor
21 Jan 2005

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