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UK green energy firm sells 5MW solar farm
UK green energy firm sells 5MW solar farm Jan 03, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock A UK Green energy firm has agreed to sell a 5MW solar park. Eneco UK is to buy the Oaklands Solar Park from renewable supplier Good Energy for £5.78 million in cash at the start of 2017. The agreement […]
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Energy prices ‘top worry for UK consumers’
Energy prices ‘top worry for UK consumers’ Jan 03, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock Consumers in the UK are most worried about gas and electricity prices. According to a new survey from Which? nearly two-thirds (64%) of people said they were concerned about energy prices, a rise of 8% since […]
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East Midlands to get £8.5m green boost
East Midlands to get £8.5m green boost Jan 02, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Shutterstock The East Midlands is to get a £8.5 million green boost. The D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, made up of businesses, local authorities and skills providers, is providing the funding to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy in Derbyshire and […]
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Editorial – 17 are we coming of age?
Editorial – 17 are we coming of age? Jan 01, 2017 Sumit Bose Latest Blogs, Top Stories 0 So this century turns 17 today. If it was a person, this year could drive a car, donate blood, fly a plane and donate its corpse to science! The century is coming of age and I think […]
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You’re hired! Oil and gas apprentice of year crowned
You’re hired! Oil and gas apprentice of year crowned Dec 31, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil, Top Stories 0 Image: OPITO A former trainee car mechanic has been crowned 2016’s oil and gas apprentice of the year. Lewis Nichols, a 21 year old from Norwich, received the Oil and Gas Apprentice Programme (OGTAP) award for […]
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Denver to make commercial energy ratings public
Denver to make commercial energy ratings public Dec 30, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Denver City Council is to make the energy ratings of all commercial buildings public. The information will be published on a clickable map and searchable database online. The move is the latest step in a series […]
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Job of the Week – Head of Energy Consumption – McLean Ross
Job of the Week – Head of Energy Consumption – McLean Ross Dec 28, 2016 george marshall Latest Jobs 0 Our client, a global energy and utility supplier, seeks a Head of Energy Consumption to join their team. The role is designed to control and govern the policy, process and primary operational activity to ensure […]
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Obama bans more than 100m acres of offshore drilling
Obama bans more than 100m acres of offshore drilling Dec 29, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil, Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Alex Wong/Thinkstock Barack Obama has banned oil and gas drilling in large areas of the Arctic and the Atlantic Ocean. The President enacted a 1953 law called the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act […]
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ScottishPower to give free energy on Christmas day
ScottishPower to give free energy on Christmas day Dec 23, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock ScottishPower is offering customers credit to their energy accounts on Christmas day. Customers who have signed up to its new “Power Up” tariff will receive a £5 credit, giving them free energy on the festive […]
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Australian proposals to go green could cost consumers
Australian proposals to go green could cost consumers Dec 28, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock Australian proposals to introduce new environmental and fuel efficiency standards could cost consumers. The move would force vehicle manufacturers to make their cars more economical and make fuel refineries increase the quality of the petrol and diesel they produce. […]
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