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Irish Government announces VAT cut on electricity and gas bills
The Irish Government has taken a stance on supporting households amid the energy crisis announcing a cut in the VAT rate on electricity and gas bills. In recent months, the soaring energy prices have hit hundreds of thousands of families and businesses that struggle to pay their bills. The Irish Government’s Department of the Environment, […]
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US resumes public land leasing for oil and gas drilling
The Biden Administration has announced it is resuming the sales of public land for oil and gas drilling in the country. The US Department of the Interior said around 144,000 acres of public land will be put up for sale this week, marking the end of a moratorium on new leases that was previously imposed […]
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Former minister warns Britons of risk of energy rationing
A former Cabinet Minister has warned people could face the rationing of energy as a result of the implementation of the recent Energy Security Strategy. Lord Frost said: “I was not massively convinced that the energy security paper really changed anything much. I think it does not deal with the problem that it’s all very […]
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Shell and Uniper combine for UK blue hydrogen production
Shell and Uniper have joined forces to produce blue hydrogen at Uniper’s Killingholme power station site, in the East of England. The facility will have a capacity of up to 720MW and use carbon capture and storage, as well as gas reformation technologies to generate the hydrogen. This will then be used as fuel to […]
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EDF consults on location for floating wind project
EDF Renewables has begun consulting fisheries in the Celtic Sea to decide where its Gwynt Glas floating offshore wind project will be based. The site will span 1,500 square kilometres in both English and Welsh waters – planned to be 70km off the coast of Pembrokeshire and 45km from North Cornwall. A joint venture between […]
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EDF doubles financial support for struggling customers to £10m
EDF has announced its intention to double the financial support for customers who are struggling to pay their energy bills. The move will see the company spend around £10 million to support households in need. The energy giant stressed that the number of customers calling about energy debt has increased by 41% in recent months […]
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Guest Blog: Kathryn Porter – Energy security strategy: worryingly vague, worryingly long-term and worryingly still supply focused
By Kathryn Porter, member of the Energy Expert Corner and Associate of The Utility Market Experts (TUME). Last week the Government announced its much anticipated energy security strategy, with the full version appearing later that day. The strategy sets new targets for the deployment of wind, new nuclear, solar and hydrogen, whilst supporting the production of domestic oil and […]
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ScottishPower and Shell reserve seabed for floating offshore wind farms
ScottishPower and Shell have signed agreements with Crown Estate Scotland, reserving the seabed rights for their floating offshore wind farms. The MarramWind and CampionWind projects, located off the east and north-east coasts of Scotland, are expected to have capacities of 3GW and 2GW respectively. They will generate enough electricity to power up to six million […]
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Smart meter rollout regains pace
The number of smart meter installations picked up pace last month. That’s according to the latest report by ElectraLink which estimates around 224,000 smart meters were installed in March. This was the highest number in the last four months and a 2% increase compared to the same month last year, the report suggests. Southern England […]
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“Ancient microbes could reduce gas bills and CO2”
Could energy independence arise from our own backyards? A new solution that uses so-called Achaea microbes promises to offer people a sustainable way to have their own in-house gas production. These microorganisms are used to help accelerate the conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen into methane. Dr. Alexander Krajete, Chief Executive Officer of the Austrian […]
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