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EU approves German-Russian gas equipment merger
EU approves German-Russian gas equipment merger May 12, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock The EU has approved a joint venture between a German gas and technology group and a Russian power plant equipment manufacturer. Linde AG and PJSC Power Machines have come together to create Linde Power Machines, which […]
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Beefeater owner cooks up 100% renewable energy
Beefeater owner cooks up 100% renewable energy May 14, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Whitbread plc The owner of brands, such as Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Table Table, has started powering its entire UK operations with 100% renewable energy. From 1st April, Whitbread brands, which also includes Costa Coffee and Premier […]
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US funds supercomputer-manufacturer collaboration to drive efficiency
US funds supercomputer-manufacturer collaboration to drive efficiency May 12, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock The US is funding $3.9 million (£3m) to use supercomputers to improve manufacturing efficiency. A total of 13 projects have received financing from the US Department of Energy (DoE), as part of the High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) programme. The initiative aims to […]
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UK ‘must maintain climate change commitments’
UK ‘must maintain climate change commitments’ May 13, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock A renewable energy industry body has said the UK must maintain its commitments to climate change targets. Scottish Renewables’ manifesto, launched ahead of the general election next month, details how it thinks the government can best ensure […]
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French utility ENGIE enters UK home energy market
French utility ENGIE enters UK home energy market May 12, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Pixinoo/Shutterstock French utility ENGIE has announced the launch of its home energy business in the UK. It is promising to automatically move customers on to its cheapest available tariff when their fixed price deal comes to […]
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French and US utilities team up to sell LNG
French and US utilities team up to sell LNG May 12, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Shutterstock French and US utilities have joined together to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Central America. ENGIE and AES will utilise the Costa Norte LNG terminal currently under construction in Panama. The ownership of the site is split 50/50 […]
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Indian solar power price hits record low
Indian solar power price hits record low May 11, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock The wholesale price of solar power has hit a record low in India. At a reverse auction in Rajasthan this week, power companies Phelan Energy and Avaada Power each offered to charge 2.62 rupees/kWh of electricity […]
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The right prescription for air pollution
The right prescription for air pollution May 11, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 The UK Government isn’t taking the issue of air pollution seriously, despite the serious risks it poses to human health. That’s according to ‘Doctors Against Diesel‘, a group of campaigners from the medical profession who marched to 10 Downing Street […]
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Coal protesters ordered to pay £10,000
Coal protesters ordered to pay £10,000 May 10, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Miller Argent Five activists have been ordered to pay £10,000 by magistrates in Merthyr Tydfil following a protest at a Welsh coal mine last month. All five protesters from Earth First! and Reclaim the Power pleaded guilty to aggravated […]
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Tunnel holding radioactive waste partially collapses in Washington
Tunnel holding radioactive waste partially collapses in Washington May 10, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon 0 The Plutonium Uranium Extraction Facility. Image: Hanford Joint Information Centre A portion of an underground tunnel containing rail cars filled with radioactive waste in Washington collapsed yesterday. It is located next to the Plutonium Uranium Extraction Facility (PUREX) at […]
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