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Sadiq Khan announces new Low Emission Bus Zones in London
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced five new Low Emission Bus Zones to tackle air pollution in the capital. Only buses that meet the cleanest emission standards will be able to operate within the new zones – they are Camberwell to New Cross, Wandsworth to St John Hill, High Road Haringey to Green Lanes, A12 […]
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Government launches £5bn energy investment portfolio
The government has announced an energy investment portfolio worth around £5 billion that will be promoted to international investors. It consists of 11 new investment opportunities, including the £65 million Mishergas Waste to Fuel Plant in Bristol, the £60 million Carlton Forest Waste to Energy Plant in Nottinghamshire and around £480 of CoGen Waste to […]
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House of Lords: How is government preparing for energy Brexit?
A House of Lords Committee has written to the Energy Minister to ask how a no-deal Brexit could affect the UK’s power and environmental sectors. The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has written to Claire Perry MP, suggesting there are still questions left to be answered regarding the steps the Department for Business, Energy and […]
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Centrica joins community energy blockchain trial in London
Centrica has announced it will be working with a machine learning start-up on the next phase of a community energy blockchain trial. The energy giant has joint Verv’s trial at a social housing community in Hackney, London, where solar panels have been installed on 13 blocks of flats and the blockchain-based energy trading platform was […]
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Global power and utilities deal value hits record $241.8bn in Q3
A surge in gas and renewables deals in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018 saw global power and utilities year-to-date deal value rise to a record $241.8 billion (£187.1bn). That’s according to the EY Power transactions and trends report for Q3, which shows gas utilities transactions reached an all-time quarterly high in Q3, representing 59% […]
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Roadmap to help UK businesses deliver ambitious plastics pact
A new roadmap to enable businesses to deliver ambitious targets to reduce plastic pollution has been launched. More than 60 businesses in the UK, including Aldi, Asda, Coca-Cola, MS, PG, Premier Foods, Pizza Hut and Suez, signed up to a voluntary pledge earlier this year to tackle plastic waste through collaboration under the UK Plastics […]
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EU Parliament approves energy efficiency, renewable targets
The European Parliament has approved new targets to increase the use of renewables and improve energy efficiency. At least 32% of the EU’s energy use must come from renewable sources and energy efficiency must be increased by 32.5% by 2030 under new rules agreed by the Parliament and national governments. They are also expected to […]
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Ukraine seeks to cut methane emissions in gas sector
The Ukrainian Government and its national energy company Naftogaz are to develop a national initiative to reduce methane emissions in the gas sector. They have signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to work together on the project that will include advanced measurement campaigns, an improved emissions inventory system and […]
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Oil, gas majors spending 1.3% of investment on green energy
Top oil and gas companies invested only around 1.3% of their total capital expenditure this year on clean energy. That’s according to new research, which adds companies in Europe are spending the most amount on low carbon energy compared to their rivals in the US and Asia. Across the 24 oil and gas majors analysed […]
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Energy Live Expo: Panel Debate
ELN Editor Sumit Bose talks to a panel of experts at the Energy Live Expo event in London – made up of Richard Hughes, Director of Sales and Marketing at EDF, ABB UK’s CEO Ian Funnell and SSE’s Wholesale Director Martin Pibworth. Article source: http://www.energylivenews.com/2018/11/12/energy-live-expo-panel-debate/
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The cheapest kWh of energy is the one you don't use Delvin Lane, Head of Energy 360, British Gas