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Siemens Gamesa enters Russia with first wind turbine order
Siemens Gamesa has secured its first order to deliver turbines for a wind farm in Russia. It will supply, install and service 26 turbines for the 90MW Azovskaya wind farm as part of an agreement with Enel Russia. The €132 million (£116m) project will be located on the coast of the Azov Sea and is […]
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US sees surge in natural gas exports
Natural gas exports in the US has averaged at 0.87 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in the first half of this year. That’s more than double the average daily net exports during all of 2017 – which stood at 0.34Bcf/d, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). It states the US, which became a […]
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UK commits £2.5m for low emission retrofit technologies
The UK Government has announced £2.5 million of funding to increase the range of vehicle retrofit technologies that can help reduce emissions from larger road vehicles. It will support testing of new technologies for the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme (CVRAS), which has been developed by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) and administered by […]
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UK appoints Natascha Engel as independent Shale Gas Commissioner
The UK Government has appointed former MP Natascha Engel as the new independent Commissioner for Shale Gas. She will be a direct communication link between the shale gas industry, local communities and the regulators, providing “impartial, fact-based information”. Ms Engel, who who took up her post this week, will be the point of contact for […]
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IEA: Rising consumption of plastics to drive oil demand growth
The rising use of plastics and other petrochemical products will drive global oil demand to 2050. That’s according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which suggests petrochemicals – components derived from oil and gas used in daily products like plastics, fertilisers, packaging, clothing and detergents – are set to account for more than a third […]
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EU backs Belgian offshore wind farm with €210m loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting the construction of a wind farm off the Belgian coast with a €210 million (£185m) loan. The Northwester 2 offshore wind farm will consist of 23 turbines and have a total capacity of 219MW. That’s enough to supply green electricity to around 220,000 homes in Belgium. Construction is […]
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UK’s oil and gas sector steps up safety
The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry continued to see health and safety improvements last year, with a downward trend in the number of reported incidents. Oil Gas UK said only 255 such incidents took place in 2017, 67% lower than the year of the millennium and the lowest on record. It recorded no work-related […]
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Viridor invests £3.7m at materials recycling facility
Viridor has invested £3.7 million at its Crayford Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) near Dartford. The facility processes large volumes of municipal and commercial dry mixed materials – such as paper, card, plastic bottles, cans and glass. The recycling and waste management company said around £2.7 million has been invested in “enhanced paper purity” while the […]
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Scotland doubles funding to turn the tide on marine plastic pollution
Businesses with innovative projects aimed at tackling marine plastic pollution are being invited to bid for a share of £1 million in Scotland. The Scottish Government has doubled the funding from its initial commitment of £500,000 to support solutions that help “capture, collect, recover and reprocess” marine plastic waste. It includes funding from Marine Scotland […]
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UK fuel duty to be frozen for ninth year in a row
Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed fuel duty will be frozen for the ninth year in a row. She made the announcement during her speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, adding it will put “money in the pockets of hard-working people”. Fuel duty is a tax paid on most fuels and currently stands […]
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