REC markets reveal diverse trends, volatility
April 24, 2012 - Current prices for renewable energy certificates in the 17 markets assessed by Platts underline how dramatically REC values vary across the United States and the extent to which big differences in the way states design their renewable portfolio standards determine supply and demand, sometimes in combination with unanticipated market dynamics.
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Chinese power demand decelerates
April 24, 2012 - After two months when demand was distorted by the unusual timing of public holidays in a leap year, the figures for March show a clearer picture of trends in Chinese electricity consumption.
The EU's vanishing electricity market
March 22, 2012 - The EU's contestable electricity markets are shrinking. The deployment of subsidized RES is eating up the lion's share of new demand growth, or, where demand is contracting, they are biting deep into the share of the contestable market.
Low nuclear output in 2012 could raise Japan's demand for low sulfur fuel oil
March 9, 2012 - Japan could see demand for low sulfur fuel oil sharply increase again for thermal power generation in 2012 as it is expected to make up for the loss of almost all its nuclear output, a Platts analysis of customs and price data shows.
US nuclear industry turnaround
March 2, 2012 - The NRC's approval February 9 of licenses for Southern Co.'s planned two nuclear units was welcomed by the industry and its allies, but even the strongest supporters said the agency's decision will not overcome economic obstacles to the addition of more than four or five nuclear units this decade.