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ELN’s top 10 clicks of 2018
Have you ever wondered what were 2018’s most popular stories on the ELN website? Well now you can find out… Article source: http://www.energylivenews.com/2018/12/21/elns-top-10-clicks-of-2018/
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Renewables break UK records for second quarter in a row
Renewable energy’s share of generation has broken UK records for the second quarter in a row. New data released by the government and collated by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) shows clean electricity made up 33.1% of power in the third quarter of 2018. This is an increase of 3.1% from the same period the year […]
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Centrica to challenge energy price cap
Centrica is to mount a legal challenge against the UK’s upcoming energy price cap. The British Gas owner has announced it plans to apply for a judicial review against Ofgem, The energy giant claims the regulator has set the threshold too low and wants to review the way the cap is calculated with regards to the […]
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Abundance Investment smashes funding target with £1.5 million raised
Ethical finance platform Abundance Investment has raised £1.5 million, 130% of its original funding target. The peer-to-peer platform raised a total of £1,575,586 using equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, surpassing its £1.2 million goal. The firm aims to offer investors the chance to benefit environment and society while earning fair financial returns – it claims the alternative finance sector […]
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Global solar installations to soar 18% in 2019
Global solar installations are forecast to rise 18% through 2019. That’s the verdict from a new report published by IHS Markit, which expects new capacity to reach 123GW in 2019. It expects around two-thirds of new solar capacity to come from outside China, with Argentina, Egypt, South Africa, Spain and Vietnam together representing around 7% percent of […]
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Latest Jobs – Category Strategy Manager – London Energy Project
Closing date 14/01/2019 23:59:00 Reference 3490358 Job Type Contract Job Hours Full-time Industry Logistics, Procurement, Distribution and Supply Chain Location Greater London Haringey Salary £52,092 – £55,284 per year + Can you transform energy procurement in London and the South? Do you want to effect meaningful change within […]
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University of Cambridge’s solar project reaches graduation
The University of Cambridge has installed 384kW of solar power on the roof of nine of its accommodation blocks. A total of 1,175 panels were installed by Photon Energy as part of the North West Cambridge development, which aims to provide up to 3,000 new homes and community facilities to help overcome problems with overcrowding and […]
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ENGIE signs 40-year low carbon deal with Newcastle City Council
ENGIE has signed a 40-year partnership with Newcastle City Council (NCC) to develop low carbon district energy schemes. The energy, services and regeneration specialist will design, build, operate and maintain district energy projects, starting with the £20 million Newcastle Helix urban regeneration scheme. The facility will be developed by Newcastle City Council, Newcastle University and Legal General […]
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India reduces emissions intensity by a fifth
India has achieved a 20% reduction in its emissions intensity against the 33% level it has committed to achieve by 2030. The government’s programmes on energy conservation and efficiency have been credited with leading to the reduction in carbon emissions – these include the star labelling programme, energy savings scheme for industry, the distribution of LED […]
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UK installed more than 2GW of offshore wind in 2018
The UK installed more than 2GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2018. RenewableUK says the record-breaking volume that went operational in UK waters through the year is enough to power more than 2,300,000 homes with clean electricity. It total, eight new offshore wind farms were opened, nearly doubling the previous annual record of 1,154MW recorded in […]
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