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More than 400 ConocoPhillips jobs to be lost by 2020
More than 400 ConocoPhillips jobs across the UK will be lost by 2020, The energy giant currently has a total of 1,300 onshore and offshore staff and contractors in the country. It said the losses will be made as part of a voluntary redundancy programme being carried out due to Southern North Sea production through […]
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Sparks fly in Sweden with new electric road
The world’s first road able to directly charge electric vehicles (EVs) has officially opened in Sweden. Around 1.2 miles of electric rail has been embedded in a public road near Stockholm – it aims to solve the problem of having to keep electric vehicles charged up and is expected to enable EVs to use smaller batteries, […]
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New Zealand bans all new offshore oil exploration
New Zealand has banned all new offshore oil and gas exploration. The move, which intends to slash pollution and avoid environmental damage from fossil fuel production, comes following seven years of public protests aiming to stop drilling. The new restriction takes more than four million square kilometres of seabed off limits for new projects. The […]
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Latest Jobs – Telemarketing Executive – Energy Live News
Energy Live News (www.energylivenews.com) is looking for a Telemarketing Executive. The first priority will be to manage an email and campaign database of 35,000 email addresses to ensure the business continues to • Generate traffic to the ELN site • Encourage people to come to ELN events (five in total) • Ensure the data is […]
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UK’s EV charging points ‘could top 100k by September’
Electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the UK could number as many as 100,000 locations by September 2018. That’s according to low carbon vehicle infrastructure firm Bookmycharge, which expects this figure to soar following a 13.5% rise in the sale of EVs between January and March, compared to the same period last year. It says […]
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Ukraine to host ‘one of Europe’s biggest solar plants’
An energy company and one of China’s state-owned infrastructure contractors have agreed to build what they say will be one of Europe’s biggest solar energy facilities in Ukraine. DTEK and China Machinery Engineering Company (CMEC) have signed a deal to design and construct the 200MW Nikopol SPP solar power plant in the country’s Dnipropetrovsk region. The […]
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Spanish subsidy-free solar gets green light
A subsidy-free 170MW solar plant in Spain has got the green light after the firms behind the project concluded their Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The conclusion of the deal between renewable energy specialist BayWa r.e. and Norwegian energy group Statkraft means the Don Rodrigo solar plant can now enter its construction phase. Located south of […]
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Pret partners up to purge plastic
Pret A Manger has partnered with a UK start-up to introduce the brand’s reusable bottles to its stores. The cafe chain’s collaboration with Chilly’s aims to help customers reduce the number of plastic bottles they use by introducing the £20 metal alternative. The 500ml bottles are free of harmful plastic chemicals and keep drinks cold […]
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Renewables up to 45% of UK generation as carbon price jumps 25%
Renewables up to 45% of UK generation as carbon price jumps 25% Apr 10, 2018 Freddie Rand Industry Round-up, Markets Finance, The Haven Power Market Report 0 Haven Power The Haven Power market report updates you on the week’s changes in the energy market. Here’s a summary of the week: Renewables contribute over 45% of […]
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Co-op energy makes offer to acquire UK supplier
Co-op energy makes offer to acquire UK supplier Apr 10, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock Co-op Energy has made an offer to acquire a British gas and power supplier. The group, which is part of the Midcounties Co-operative, the largest independent co-operative in the UK, hopes to absorb Flow Energy Limited. If […]
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