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| Turkey’s primary energy consumption is expanding fast. To meet this growing demand, investments in the production of energy are needed of $1...

| The modern American empire was built on cheap oil. Now, in an era of oil-scarcity, the US’s oil addiction is undermining its position as the...

| NOCs are considerably less technically efficient than a comparable firm privately owned. Depending on the government’s share in the company...

| In June, France and her energetic leader Nicolas Sarkozy will take over the presidency of the European Union. Energy issues – focusing in pa...

| While big business has embraced renewables in France, president Sarkozy, who will take over the EU presidency in June, has made it clear he...

| Newly independent Kosovo is rich in natural resources - brown coal most of all. But the mines are old, the equipment broken, and the lights...

| Utilities are used to dealing with growing cities. When population levels fall, they are faced with a whole new set of problems. ‘The easies...

| The Greek government has pledged a great expansion of wind power. Investors are lining up. Greece is ideally located to make use of wind for...

| The Baltic states want to join the EU electricity market. They are building interconnections with the west, but old ties with Russia may pro...

| Over the past few months, the construction of five new anthracite-fueled power plants has been announced in Greece. Total capacity is projec...