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COLUMN-Middle East economic slowdown will cut oil demand growth: Kemp

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Middle East was the fastest growing region for oil consumption except China over the last decade as young populations and booming economies simulated a surge in fuel demand.

Germany must draw up plan for coal exit - environment minister

BERLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Germany needs to start drawing up a plan with all stakeholders over how to exit coal-fired power generation, Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks said on Wednesday.

Coal, Biomass Seek More Equal Footing in Japan Power Generation

IHI Corp., a Japanese maker of heavy equipment, is promoting a method to increase the ratio of woody biomass that’s able to be burned at coal-fired power plants amid increasing pressure to curb the carbon dioxide emissions that result from power generation.　

Community hydroelectric projects damaged during floods remain offline

December flooding has wreaked havoc on two community hydroelectric projects in Lancashire, England. In Halton, on Dec. 6, the River Lune floodwaters shut down the 100-kW Halton Lune Hydro facility at Forge Weir. Twenty days later on Dec. 26, about 40 miles southeast of Halton in Whalley, floodwaters from the River Calder knocked the 100-kW Whalley Community Hydro project offline.  

Nigeria's NNPC shuts refineries after pipeline attacks

LAGOS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Wednesday it shut down its Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries due to crude supply problems related to recent attacks on pipelines.

Hit by oil price drop, Algeria turns to China for funds

ALGIERS, Jan 20(Reuters) - Algeria is turning to China to finance several infrastructure projects, including a new $3.2 billion port, as the North African OPEC member looks for ways to weather the collapse in global oil prices.

SunEdison Buys, Sells Stake in 231 MW of Dominion Solar Power Portfolio

SunEdison Inc., the worst-performing clean-energy company, bought a minority stake in a portfolio of Dominion Resources Inc. solar power assets and then immediately sold the bundle to a partnership it formed last year with JPMorgan Chase & Co., its second such deal in a month.

UPDATE 2-French regulator delays decision on EDF Flamanville reactor to end-2016

* Industry's financial problems cause for safety concern (Adds Chevet comments, background)

UPDATE 1-Venezuela requests emergency OPEC meeting on oil price - sources

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Venezuela has requested that OPEC hold an emergency meeting to discuss steps to prop up oil prices, which have fallen to their lowest since 2003, two OPEC sources said on Wednesday.

Researchers Pinpoint the Drivers for Low-priced Solar PV Systems in the US

The price of solar PV systems installed on homes and small businesses spans a wide range, and researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have published a new study that reveals the key market and system drivers for low-priced PV systems.

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