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Energy Security Strategy in a nutshell
The government has published its Energy Security Strategy in a bid to tackle soaring energy prices and cut the UK’s reliance on energy imports. More offshore wind and nuclear energy are among the key takeaways of the new energy plan that aims to build low carbon capacity able to cover 95% of Britain’s energy needs […]
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‘Energy supplier customer service plummets’ as energy bills skyrocket
The quality of customer service offered by energy suppliers has decreased dramatically amid soaring energy prices and increasing cost of living. Published one week after the new price cap came into force, Citizens Advice‘s star rating table shows customer service is the worst it has been on average since 2017. The latest edition of the […]
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Kwasi Kwarteng: ‘Net zero is the solution to the global gas crisis’
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng delivered a speech to the Harvard Kennedy School, outlining the most appropriate ways to delivery energy security throughout the UK. “The way to decarbonise isn’t through a planned economy – but through the British way – science, innovation powered on by free enterprise,” he said. There is much anticipation for the […]
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Worcestershire substation to get new electricity transformer
National Grid is moving a transformer from its Bedfordshire substation to Worcestershire. This Saturday, the transformer will be taken from the Sundon substation and brought to Feckenham to replace ageing equipment and boost the electrical infrastructure throughout the region. An extremely large specialist vehicle will transport the transformer, not travelling at more than 20mph. Due […]
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Shell delivers first gas from Trinidad and Tobago project
Shell Trinidad and Tobago has announced first gas has been produced from its Colibri project. Project Colibri is a backfill project located in the North Coast Marine Area (NCMA) that is expected to add around 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) of gas production. Peak production is expected to be around 43,000 boe/d […]
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UK launches review of latest science on fracking
The British Geological Survey has been commissioned by the government to advise on the latest scientific evidence on fracking. There has been a moratorium on shale gas extraction since November 2019 after a report by the North Sea Transition Authority found it was not possible to accurately predict the probability or magnitude of earthquakes linked […]
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SSE unveils plans for green hydrogen at Scottish wind farm
SSE has unveiled plans to produce and deliver green hydrogen through electrolysis using renewable energy from its Gordonbush onshore wind farm in the Scottish Highlands. Under the plans, green hydrogen would be produced by SSE Renewables at the 108MW wind farm in Sutherland using Siemens Gamesa’s Renewable Hydrogen Upgrade solution. The operational Gordonbush Wind Farm […]
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EU Commission opens two new labs for vehicle emissions testing
The European Commission has inaugurated two new laboratories to scale up the capacity to test emissions from cars on the EU market. Located within the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, Italy, the Vehicle Emissions Laboratory (VELA) will allow the Commission to determine whether vehicles comply with relevant emissions regulations, improving the ability to […]
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IEA member countries agree on new release of emergency oil
The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced its 31 member countries have agreed release additional oil from emergency reserves to calm the markets exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The agreement, which is the second oil release confirmed in a month, was reached on Friday, the details of which will be made public this week. It […]
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New price cap will push five million households into fuel stress
More than five million English households are predicted to fall into fuel stress, new analysis has suggested. Fuel stress is defined as spending 10% or more of a household budget on energy bills. The new price cap has pushed a typical annual dual fuel bill up by £693 to £1,971 a year. According to a […]
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