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Germany steps closer to shale gas fracking

Angela Merkel's government has agreed a draft law to allow shale gas fracking under certain circumstances, while at the same time reassuring the public by restricting it to zones where no potable groundwater is present. Cost pressures on electricity in the context of an exit from nuclear mean an inevitable turn to gas, but desire to reduce dependency on imports means shale is seen as unavoidable.

Published By Datamonitor
27 Feb 2013
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Fuel retailers use loyalty promotions to highlight their non-fuel products and services

In February, two major fuel retailers launched promotions in an attempt to generate loyalty and promote higher margin, non-fuel products and services. However, with a recent Verdict survey indicating that European motorists are more concerned about fuel prices and service station location and less about brand loyalty, retailers will find it difficult to make customers interested in such schemes.

Published By Datamonitor
21 Feb 2013
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Exports of Iceland's huge geothermal electricity potential back on the agenda

In August 2012, Datamonitor published research on the potential for geothermal energy in Europe, titled "European Deep Geothermal Markets" (EN00037-030). The report looked at how new techniques will help the sector more than double by the end of the decade.

Published By Datamonitor
21 Feb 2013
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Innovations boost EU bioliquids

High levels of investment in bioenergy research are yielding impressive results, signaling significant potential for cost reductions and improvements in efficiency that will be crucial to the sustainable future of the bioenergy industry.

Published By Datamonitor
20 Feb 2013
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Ofgem warns of power blackout threat

Today, Ofgem's chief executive, Alastair Buchanan, repeated warnings that the UK faces a power supply capacity crunch. His message was first delivered to City analysts in July 2012 and it is stark: within three years the spare capacity margin for UK power generation capacity will fall from today's comfortable 14% to a distinctly uncomfortable 5%.

Published By Datamonitor
19 Feb 2013
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Wind blows strongly towards long-term offshore services for Siemens

Siemens has won a contract to supply 80 turbines to a 288MW offshore project in Germany situated near the North Sea. This marks the first-ever offshore project with a long-term service level agreement in Europe, indicating the emergence of a new trend towards flexible service packages combined with equipment capability.

Published By Datamonitor
19 Feb 2013
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British Gas suffers PR disaster at the hands of Stephen Fry in front of 5 million Twitter users

British Gas utilizes a multi-million pound marketing budget to advertise to potential customers and reassure existing customers that its service functions are effective, with the customer the center of attention. However, when a well-followed celebrity decides to air his complaints on Twitter, that marketing message can quickly be lost.

Published By Datamonitor
19 Feb 2013
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Reforms in the Spanish electricity sector will hurt wind power developers

As part of its commitment to curb the tariff deficit, the Spanish government has introduced a new law that opposes a fixed incentive mechanism, imperiling Spain's renewable energy 2020 target and driving investment into other EU and offshore countries.

Published By Datamonitor
14 Feb 2013
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UK Gas Generation Strategy fails to reassure investors

In December 2012 the UK government published its Gas Generation Strategy to provide reassurance to investors in new gas generation, of which 26GW could be required by 2030 and 9GW by 2020 to replace aging gas and nuclear capacity.

Published By Datamonitor
14 Feb 2013
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Offshore wind breaks records in 2012

Despite being behind targets, 2012 was a record-breaking year for the offshore wind industry.

Published By Datamonitor
12 Feb 2013

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