CO2 emissions: Germany implements reductions

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Poweo: market share ambitions reinforced by Siemens generation venture

Poweo is backing its continued aspirations for greater market share in France with a move into power generation, announcing that its first gas fired station will be built by Siemens. Siemens will doubtless be keen to help finance the deal as a means of garnering a heavy manufacturing order, but one potential cloud on the horizon for both parties is a rise in the price of French gas.

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G8 energy: all for none?

At the G8 summit in Russia, leaders once again demonstrated that these events are merely a meeting of minds, not a mechanism to create aligned policy. There was little unanimity on nuclear and it is clear that Russia, as a net exporter of gas, has different priorities.

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Trouble in North Africa threatens Europe's fuel supplies

As revolution sweeps through the Middle East and North Africa, the region's economic stability is increasingly at risk. It took only two days for Libya to descend into full-scale civil war, and Algeria remains on high alert. While the political mayhem is a threat to Europe's post-colonial legacy, Libya and Algeria stand out from the rest due to Europe's dependence on their oil and gas resources.

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Europe's pending power dilemma

A number of factors have placed Europe's power market into uncertainty. These include Germany's decision to exit nuclear power by 2022, and a "not in my backyard" attitude to carbon capture and storage. Moreover, there are also issues with wind power and natural gas, while aging plants and drought are further adding to a problem to which there appears to be no clear solution.

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