Tag: Electricity/Gas Utilities
4 months ago
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Octopus Energy Has Texas-Size Ambitions

Britain’s biggest electricity retailer is using AI in its Uber-like approach to overcome the intermittence of wind an...

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5 months ago
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ProTake: What COP Means For Companies

Renewable-capacity targets and energy-efficiency goals are clear but more needs to be done to unlock finance, phase d...

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6 months ago
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U.K. Inflation Drops Sharply, Likely Ending Rate Hikes

European inflation rates have fallen sharply over recent months, prompting investors to expect rate cuts in the first...

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6 months ago
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Origin’s Largest Shareholder Turns Down Chance to Join Takeover Consortium

AustralianSuper says the offer remains substantially below its estimate of Origin’s long-term value

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7 months ago
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Origin’s Largest Shareholder to Vote Against Brookfield-Led Takeover

AustralianSuper, which holds a near 14% stake in Origin, said the $10 billion proposal significantly undervalues the ...

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7 months ago
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Why the Shine Has Come Off Clean-Energy Stocks

WM, North America’s largest landfill operator, plans to invest over $2 billion in new tech, from waste-to-energy plan...

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7 months ago
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Albemarle’s Liontown Deal the Latest Threatened by Assertive Shareholders

Volatile global markets could be making it hard for buyers and shareholders to agree on asset valuations

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8 months ago
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Feeble German Economy Faces Fresh Contraction as Factories Falter

Higher energy costs, Chinese competition and cooling global demand for goods are hobbling Europe’s industrial powerhouse

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9 months ago
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Natural Gas Prices Slide After Labor Dispute at Major Exporter Is Curtailed

Natural-gas prices fell in Europe after a major gas exporter in Australia fended off a labor dispute that spooked the...

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9 months ago
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Woodside Workers to Vote on Withdrawing Strike Threat

Workers at three Woodside Energy-operated offshore liquefied natural gas platforms will decide Thursday whether to ca...

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9 months ago
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Elon Musk Says We Need Way More Electricity. Is He Right?

In late July, Elon Musk shifted Twitter’s name to X, a major change for the brand. But it’s not the first time the te...

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12 months ago
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China’s Green Revolution is Quietly Succeeding

In the biggest climate commitment made by any nation, China pledged to go carbon neutral by 2060. While it will be ch...

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12 months ago
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It Just Had an Energy Crisis, Now Europe Faces a Food Shock

Food prices continue to rise at a rapid pace, surprising central banks and pressuring debt-laden governments

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about 1 year ago
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Paolo Scaroni’s Russian Ties Cause Stir at Italian Energy Company Enel

Paolo Scaroni was appointed chairman of Enel by the company’s shareholders

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about 1 year ago
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Europe’s Green-Energy Push Struggles to Match U.S. Momentum

Money is a sticking point in climate-change negotiations around the world. As economists warn that limiting global wa...

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about 1 year ago
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Europe’s Economy Avoids Recession—Just About

Rebound in factory output and falling energy costs helped drive a modest rebound

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about 1 year ago
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For Taiwan, Energy Security Would Be More Perilous Than Ukraine

As Ukraine has discovered, energy security is essential in a dangerous neighborhood

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about 1 year ago
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Food Prices Are New Inflation Threat for Governments and Central Banks

With food commodity prices down, widening profit margins might explain why consumers are paying more

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about 1 year ago
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Eurozone Core Inflation Hits Record High

The headline inflation rate fell sharply in March but policy makers worry the search for bigger profits may keep othe...

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about 1 year ago
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U.K. Economy Expected to Avoid Recession, Government Says

Budget watchdog says the economy will shrink this year but avoid a technical recession

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about 1 year ago
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Global Economy Gets Tailwind From Falling Energy Prices

Lower natural-gas prices could boost European output by 1.5%, economists estimate

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over 1 year ago
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Warmer Weather Helps Ease Europe’s War-Driven Inflation Surge

While consumer prices fell more than expected in December, the European Central Bank has signaled it has more to do t...

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over 1 year ago
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U.K. Inflation Eased in November, Following Global Trend

The annual rate of inflation fell in November, a fresh sign that the surge in consumer prices around the world since ...

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over 1 year ago
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Investors See Shift in Europe’s Fortunes

The mood has brightened, spurring a recovery in the region’s beaten-down stocks, after a period of extreme pessimism ...

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over 1 year ago
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Eurozone Inflation Eased in November, but Further Rate Rises Likely

Consumer prices in November were 10% higher than a year earlier but down from the 10.6% annual rate of inflation reco...

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over 1 year ago
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Global Economy Slows, but Seems Set to Avoid Recession

The global economy is slowing as a turbulent 2022 draws to a close, but economists don’t expect it to slide into rece...

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over 1 year ago
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U.K. Inflation Hits 41-Year High as Recession Looms

Consumer prices were 11.1% higher than a year earlier, but a price cap on energy and a looming recession means any fu...

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over 1 year ago
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U.K. Economy Shrank in Third Quarter, Sliding Toward Recession

High energy costs, rising interest rates and a labor shortage weighed on British output in the three months through S...

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over 1 year ago
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Uniper Deal Is Lehman Moment for European Energy

The German bailout of one of the region’s largest utilities is a strong signal that Europe’s energy sector will never...

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over 1 year ago
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Global Drought Saps Hydropower, Complicating Clean-Energy Push

Dry conditions in the U.S., Europe and China have raised questions about how hydropower fits into a changing energy mix.

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over 1 year ago
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Chinese Blackouts Could Power Up Grid Stocks

Rising spending on renewable power combined with vulnerable infrastructure portend further investment in China’s imme...

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over 1 year ago
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EU’s Energy Plan Beats Inaction

A perfect storm has hit European energy markets, pushing leaders to intervene. It isn’t all bad news for investors.

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over 1 year ago
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There Is Still No Bottom for China’s Economy

Solutions to the most pressing problems for China’s economy—housing and Covid-19—appear to be out of reach until afte...

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over 1 year ago
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U.N. Inspectors Leave Kyiv for Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

An International Atomic Energy Agency team headed to the Russian-occupied nuclear-power plant early Wednesday, pledgi...

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over 1 year ago
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The Sun Will Keep Shining on Chinese Solar

China’s solar firms dominate the industry and look to benefit from the global energy crisis and higher U.S. spending.

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over 1 year ago
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U.N. Inspectors Head to Ukraine Nuclear Plant as Safety Fears Grow

The International Atomic Energy Agency said a team was heading to the facility to assess damage, check safety and sec...

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almost 2 years ago
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Wind Needs More Than the Inflation Reduction Act

The new U.S. legislation and similar European initiatives will encourage renewable projects but slow approvals are th...

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almost 2 years ago
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Australia Competition Watchdog to Investigate Energy Profits Amid Soaring Prices

Australia’s competition regulator will investigate the size of energy companies’ profits and margins amid soaring ele...

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almost 2 years ago
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Tech Billionaire Brings Down Breakup Plan by Australia’s Biggest Polluter

Mike Cannon-Brookes had opposed AGL Energy’s effort to spin off its coal-fired power plants. The scrapping of the pla...

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