Energy News
Siemens is set to cut 17,200 jobs in an attempt to withstand the current economic climate.
Plans to expand renewable energy generation in the southwest could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs.
A report by accountancy firm Ernst & Young suggests that energy bills will have to rise if the European Union's (EU) 2020 emissions targets are to be met.
Talks which could result in Royal Dutch Shell investing in the oil and gas industry in Iraq are progressing encouragingly, chief executive Jeroen van der Veer has intimated.
Housebuilders are to come under more pressure to hit green targets in the near future as an independent body has been set up to guide businesses to producing greener goods.











