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  • Green gas ‘could save Europe €140bn a year’

    Green gas ‘could save Europe €140bn a year’ Feb 23, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The smart use of renewable gas is needed for Europe to hit its climate goals and could save as much as €140 billion (£124bn) each year. That’s according to a new report from the […]

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  • Indonesian wind farm secures cash and starts build

    Indonesian wind farm secures cash and starts build Feb 23, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock A wind farm project in Indonesia has achieved financial close and will soon be built. The 72MW Tolo 1 facility in South Sulawesi is to be developed by Singapore-based firm Equis Energy, with […]

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  • UK renewables exceed 1958’s power consumption

    UK renewables exceed 1958’s power consumption Feb 22, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The amount of renewable electricity produced in 2017 could have powered the whole of Britain in 1958. That’s according to new research from Imperial College London and power group Drax, which shows the 91TWh of […]

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  • SIX Swiss Exchange joins Climate Bonds Initiative

    SIX Swiss Exchange joins Climate Bonds Initiative Feb 22, 2018 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock Switzerland’s principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, has joined the Climate Bonds Initiative. The programme supports the growing green and climate bonds market with the aim of mobilising the $100 trillion (£72tn) bond market for climate […]

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  • ‘Europe must upgrade grid to hit renewable target’

    ‘Europe must upgrade grid to hit renewable target’ Feb 21, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock If Europe is to achieve its goal of a 35% renewable energy mix by 2030, then investments in electricity grids need to scale up and become more strategic. That’s the suggestion from the […]

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  • BP: Plastic bans will slow oil demand

    BP: Plastic bans will slow oil demand Feb 21, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: jewhyte/Thinkstock Bans on single-use plastics will slow growth in global oil demand. That’s the forecast from BP’s latest Energy Outlook, which suggests the phasing out of plastic bottles, carrier bags and straws at both […]

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  • ‘UK’s smart meter roll out not looking so clever’

    ‘UK’s smart meter roll out not looking so clever’ Feb 20, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance, Smart Data, Top Stories 0 An in-house display. Image: Shutterstock The UK needs to install 24 smart meters per minute in order to meet the 2020 roll out deadline. 2020. That’s according to new analysis from consumer group Which?, […]

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  • Industry professionals ‘confident about future of gas’

    Industry professionals ‘confident about future of gas’ Feb 20, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Most oil and gas professionals are confident about the role of natural gas up to 2050. That’s according to a  new report published by the Energy Institute, which explores the opinions of almost 200 […]

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  • Express delivery! Could drones help cut emissions?

    Express delivery! Could drones help cut emissions? Feb 19, 2018 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The use of drones to deliver commercial packages could help save energy and emissions. A new study shows drone-based delivery could reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in the transportation sector. Researchers […]

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  • Octopus Energy hav-ink success with customer ratings

    Octopus Energy hav-ink success with customer ratings Feb 19, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock Octopus Energy has been voted uSwitch’s ‘Supplier of the Year’ in terms of customer satisfaction. Beating the Big Six, the small supplier hit a 96% overall customer satisfaction score in a survey of more than 17,000 UK consumers. […]

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