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Energy
● The big interview: Alexander Medvedev, Gazprom deputy chief executive, talks to Thomas Catan
● Carbon trading: Fiona Harvey explains what it is and why hot air is becoming more popular
● Power: The debate has changed as the dash for gas has faltered - -
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Will the lights go out?
Much has been said about energy security. The G8, the European Union, members of the US Congress and White House officials have all put it at the top of their agendas. But is energy really their priority?
Nuclear: We see the dawn of an atomic age
It could be seen as surprising that 2006, the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, is also the year in which UK prime minister Tony Blair declared nuclear power to be “back on the agenda with a vengeance”.
European utilities: Supply remains unsolved problem
Supply will top the political agenda for a long time, writes Sarah Laitner.
Power: Talking ‘bout my generation
Rebecca Bream on why the debate has changed.
Coal: Reliability fires technology
King Coal is back. The rise in oil and gas prices and increased concern over security of supply has helped the unfashionable fuel return to favour. Not too long ago in Europe, its prospects looked bleak.
Refining: Customers will pay more for their ethanol
Prospects for producers of ethanol, the petrol additive made from corn, are so high in the US that John Paisie, senior director at PFC Energy, the consultancy, jokes he would invest in an ethanol refinery himself if he were not a consultant.
Liquefied natural gas: Worries grow over supplies
Demand is increasing fast and is expected to accelerate, writes Thomas Catan
Hydrogen: Accelerating along the road to nowhere
John Griffiths explains why the answer to an environmentalist’s prayer is not all it seems.
Renewable sources: Tide is turning for wave power
Fiona Harvey on sun, wind and wave power.
International oil companies: Big profits and big troubles
The future for doing good business looks grim at a crucial time, writes Thomas Catan.
