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Co-op Energy and Ebico increase prices
Co-operative Energy and Ebico have become the first two challenger suppliers to announce an increase in prices. The news follows price rises confirmed by all the Big Six companies – British Gas, E.ON, EDF Energy, npower, ScottishPower and SSE – after Ofgem announced an increase in the energy price cap for standard variable tariffs to […]
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Siemens enters home energy storage market
Siemens has launched its first battery storage system specifically geared towards households. They can use the Junelight Smart Battery to maximise their share of self-generated power from solar panels, for their own consumption and reduce costs and emissions. It has a total capacity of 19.8kWh and all the energy flow, from production and storage to […]
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Decarbonisation ‘could leave fossil-fuel economies stranded’
Global decarbonisation could turn fossil fuel-reliant economies into ‘stranded nations’ unable to unlock the value of carbon-based assets and infrastructure. These are the findings of a new World Economic Forum study, which shows the world’s sovereign wealth funds collectively own $8 trillion (£6.1tn) in assets but currently invest just 0.19% of this figure in green energy. […]
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Wonder-material graphene could prove a splash for clean water
Wonder-material graphene could be used to cheaply and effectively make dirty water clean. That’s the verdict from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the University of Manchester and the UK-based filter manufacturer LifeSaver, which have embarked on an 18-month research project to commercialise graphene-based water filters. They say one of graphene’s many useful properties is […]
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Office for Nuclear Regulation gets new chair
Mark McAllister has been appointed as the new Chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). He will be responsible for ensuring ONR delivers its mission to provide efficient and effective regulation of the nuclear industry. The ONR is a public corporation sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) responsible for the regulation […]
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Rob Silvester, Strategic Marketing Manager, SSE Business Energy
Rob Silvester is Strategic Marketing Manager at SSE Business Energy, leading on product development through to brand and channel management of our new and existing partners. Prior to running the marketing function, Rob worked for Business Energy though a range of Key Account Management roles, learning first hand customer drivers and needs of an energy […]
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Cut-rate financing ‘could significantly speed up decarbonisation’
Low rate financing has the potential to substantially speed the transition from fossil-fuel power sources to renewable energy in developing countries. That’s according to a new report released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and commissioned by the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), which explores the benefits of concessional finance. Concessional finance is when developing countries […]
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Home energy startup Igloo secures cool £600k
Igloo Energy has raised more than £600,000 to further develop its smart home technology and expand its customer offering. The supplier secured the money after a successful equity crowdfunding campaign, which follows a £1 million investment from BEIS and Innovate UK for research and development of its energy saving software last year. Earlier this year, […]
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ScottishPower customers face 10% energy price rise
Around 900,000 ScottishPower customers face a 10% price rise on their gas and electricity bills from April. They will see a £117 hike, taking the standard variable tariff to a total of £1,254 on average annually, in line with Ofgem’s energy price cap increase announced earlier this month. Customers on prepayment meters also face a […]
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Honda to close Swindon plant amid drive for electrification
Honda has announced plans to close its vehicle manufacturing plant in Swindon in response to “unprecedented” global changes and the need to launch electric vehicles (EVs). The move to end production at the facility – which currently produces around 150,000 cars a year – in 2021 will lead to around 3,500 job losses. The car […]
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