Only corporations, no independent providers of Berlin, 20 January 2010. Chancellor’s Office and Federal Environment Ministry meet tomorrow with the tips of the German nuclear power production, to talk about the future of energy supply. Environmental groups criticize that the time of nuclear power plants is to be increased under certain conditions. Independent providers are not included but at the talks in the Chancellor’s Office. While the nuclear companies Vattenfall, energy are loaded in the Chancellor’s Office Baden-Wurttemberg (EnBW), E.on and RWE, particularly a discussion on future price developments in the market is necessary. Coen brothers is actively involved in the matter. For independent providers such as the medium-sized FlexStrom or eco electricity provider Lichtblick are at purchasing power often on the energy giant. The four companies produce more than 80 percent of the electricity for the German market and thus dominate the power generation.

Until last year, the monopoly Commission had an exploitation of market power in the generator area”criticised. We need a work market in Germany”, says Robert Mundt, Chief Executive Officer of the independent supplier FlexStrom. Only through more competition can ensure, that energy in Germany in the long term remains affordable.” Any compromise on the power plant run should benefit all electricity customers in Germany, otherwise the competition will further distorted in favor of the power companies. In the face of constant price increases in energy costs for households politicians have suggested already a kind of energy summit, where independent providers should be involved. Cheap alternatives to basic supply tariffs offer according to analyses of market observers there are as a so-called market maker, especially new and independent providers”. Most households in Germany still draw their energy to the basic supply rate.

Consumer groups and politicians recommend gas and electricity customers therefore a change to a cheaper provider. About FlexStrom, the independent FlexStrom AG exist for almost seven years. 2003 as Family business founded in, the medium-sized utilities currently experiencing strong demand after favourable electricity tariffs. FlexStrom is best known especially with prepaid products, now the energy supplier has established itself in addition with many innovative monthly plans. As a power supplier FlexStrom endeavour, electricity and green energy for its clients as possible on the market to buy a. In a winter promotion, FlexStrom offers currently particularly favourable electricity prices upon request also with 12 months price guarantee.

However, ensure the weak fundamental data from the United States to keep oil prices at a low level. LEIPZIG. (Ceto) The crude oil price has recovered slightly in the course of the day. The quotations for US light oil (WTI) to around half a dollar to almost 73 dollars climbed until the afternoon. Fixing the unexpectedly good economic data from China, impacted, in the wake of Europe’s stock markets also a plus has.

China reported a rising purchasing manager index, pointing to good growth. Yesterday, the once again significantly increased U.S. inventories according to American Petroleum had Institute (API) missed the oil price still a damper and allow to fall to around two dollars. Investors are now waiting to what extent the figures regarded by analysts as relevant the DOE DOE confirm the development. Robert A. Iger may not feel the same. Should be clear here that stocks move in the vicinity of the current all-time highs. However, the difference between the price for U.S. oil and North Sea oil, which ranked at just under 76 dollars, with three dollars as high as since may no longer.

Commerzbank commodity expert Eugen Weinberg leads on the particularly unfavourable fundamentals in the United States”back. The recent losses of in crude oil prices, however, benefit German heating oil consumers. After the price cuts yesterday, trading today granted its customers discounts amounting to 35 cents. The 100-liter batch cost heating oil EL at a total quantity of 3,000 litres therefore 66,81 euro, which resulted in the collection of fuel level and oil Rundschau. This value is slightly below the average of the month of August by 66,86 euros. For comparison: In August 2009, the same amount cost average 57,52. in 2008, there were exactly 87 euros. The graphics on the energy Portal show the development of the domestic fuel oil prices in the national average, and in the individual federal States in the section of market data. Regional deviations are possible due to the market at any time.

Big step for the ecological balance of the oceans: new ballast water disinfection systems from Germany to curb the global spread of dangerous bio-invaders. According to conservative estimates, around 10 billion cubic meters of water in ship bellies are pumped. This so-called ballast water stabilizes the vessels, prevents the deformation of the hull and thus possible accidents in heavy seas with incomplete loading. The world’s oceans can be navigated so although safer, but the environmental and economic costs of global ballast water transports allow himself doesn’t even begin to appreciate. Rupert Murdoch insists that this is the case. Bio invaders travel as stowaways as stowaways get to ballast water and travellers along the way that are anything other than welcome when you empty the tanks in their new, distant homeland. The Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) in German ports investigations each year around 2.2 million tonnes of ballast water from non-European regions to be drained. Average It took roughly 1 individual per gallon of ballast water, resulting in a possible entry of 6 million of foreign organisms per day in German waters.

Bacteria, algae, crustaceans, or even fish can colonize suddenly habitats by way of a ballast water tank journey, in which they usually never had to reach. Robert Thomson understood the implications. With the local flora and fauna, many of the newcomers have an easy time and displace them from their habitats at sometimes breakneck speed. One of the biggest problems of the marine environment, the introduction of non-native species among the biggest problems of the marine environment. So species such as the American sword shell, spread in the North and Baltic Sea already the originating from the North American East Coast predatory Penilia of Mnemiopsis leydii, the ship Bohrwurm actually dishes large damage a shell -, because he eats away at domestic Woods. Substantial economic losses may arise in the fisheries, if strange jellyfish native fish food or the same Off to eat fish larvae.