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Industry responds to mini-Budget
Rishi Sunak revealed his mini-Budget earlier today with a 5% cut to fuel duty which as he explained later “is the biggest cut to all fuel duty rates ever.” The Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has criticised him for not putting a windfall tax on oil and gas companies – which her party has been calling for. […]
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Ukrainian coalition calls for embargo on Russian energy
Some of the biggest energy companies in Ukraine have urged Western companies to stop buying energy from Russia. The appeal said: “We call on all Western companies to stop any cooperation with Russia in the fuel and energy sector. “Refuse to buy Russian energy resources and ban the supply of components and technologies there. This […]
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UK energy security should be tied with heat networks, trade association says
Scaling up heat networks and energy efficiency technologies should be put at the heart of the government’s plans to boost the UK’s energy security amid the war in Ukraine. That’s according to the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) which has warned that without increased government support in these areas, it would be impossible to adequately […]
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New report reveals UK streets where nearly everyone lives in fuel poverty
People living in areas of the Midlands and Yorkshire are likely to be hit by fuel poverty worse than others. That’s according to new research by the campaign group End Fuel Poverty Coalition which estimates nearly 88% of households in parts of the Bushbury South and Low Hill areas of Wolverhampton in West Midlands will […]
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Boris Johnson ‘plans for UK to get 25% of energy from nuclear’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly told nuclear industry bosses he plans for the UK to get 25% of its electricity needs from nuclear power. He hosted a roundtable at Downing Street yesterday with leaders from the nuclear industry, including the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), Aviva Investors and Rolls-Royce, to discuss how to improve domestic energy […]
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Oil and Gas Authority rebrands as North Sea Transition Authority
The winds of change blowing in the energy industry have made the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) change its name. Last year, the OGA revised its strategy to include net zero practices within its agenda – a few months later the government and the industry signed the North Sea Transition Deal which set out an […]
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Industry body urges government to ban Russian natural gas imports
The chief of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has called on the government to phase out Russian natural gas and oil imports. In a letter sent to the Prime Minister, Charlotte Morton said: “I am writing to you to share our support for your recent announcement to phase out imports of Russian oil by […]
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“Ukraine has now its own energy airbag”
Ukraine has taken a key step towards its energy independence from Russia as it has its own “energy airbag”, the grid synchronisation with the European grid. That’s the suggestion from the boss of the largest energy company in Ukraine who talked in a media briefing, joined by ELN, focused on the current operation of Ukraine’s […]
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Oil protestor ties himself to goalposts in Premier League fixture
During Everton’s Premier League clash with Newcastle United last night, a protestor tied himself to the goalposts to protest the oil and gas industry. A 21-year-old man managed to secure a cable-tie between his neck and the goalposts at Goodison Park, sporting an orange t-shirt that read ‘Just Stop Oil’. Just Stop Oil are a […]
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Coldplay chooses solar farming project to kick off eco-tour
Pop band Coldplay has chosen to support a project in Costa Rica that uses renewable energy to boost farming. The band’s first night of its new eco-tour starts in the Central American country and it has decided to give back to the local community by collaborating on the project. Led by South African company Knowledge […]
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The cheapest kWh of energy is the one you don't use Delvin Lane, Head of Energy 360, British Gas