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Inenco Y Report – 6th December 2016
Inenco Y Report – 6th December 2016 Dec 06, 2016 Alexander Holder Y Report 0 Inenco brings you the weekly Y Report. A personal update of the world of energy. Dorian Lucas, gas markets, Inenco, update, Y report tweet Article source: http://www.energylivenews.com/2016/12/06/inenco-y-report-6th-december-2016/
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German utilities win compensation claims over nuclear exit
German utilities win compensation claims over nuclear exit Dec 07, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Policy Legislation, Top Stories 0 A nuclear power plant in Germany. Image: Shutterstock Germany’s highest court has paved the way for utilities to claim compensation over the government’s abrupt decision to shut down several nuclear power stations in 2011. E.ON, […]
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Sadiq Khan to invest £770m to promote cycling in London
Sadiq Khan to invest £770m to promote cycling in London Dec 05, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Santander Cycles Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced an investment worth £154 million per year in the next five years to promote cycling in London. The money will be part of Transport for London’s draft Business […]
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Flood of new energy tariffs ‘could bamboozle customers’
Flood of new energy tariffs ‘could bamboozle customers’ Dec 06, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Policy Legislation, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock More than 1,300 energy tariffs are to “flood” the market as the removal of the four-tariff rule comes into effect. Independent energy supplier First Utility warns consumers could be “completely bamboozled” as a […]
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Successful trial of UK’s largest battery storage
Successful trial of UK’s largest battery storage Dec 04, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Infrastructure Generation, Top Stories 0 Former Energy Secretary Amber Rudd at the Smarter Network Storage facility at Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Image: UK Power Networks The two-year trial of the largest grid-scale battery in the UK has been successful. The £18.4 million “big battery” […]
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Switching energy suppliers ‘not worth it’, say large number of consumers
Switching energy suppliers ‘not worth it’, say large number of consumers Dec 05, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock A total of 44% of UK consumers said they are unlikely to switch their energy supplier in the next 12 months. That’s because they don’t believe they will get enough out of switching, […]
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Could trees make air pollution worse?
Could trees make air pollution worse? Dec 02, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Trees at the sides of the road can trap pollutants under their canopy and actually make air pollution in certain cities worse. That’s according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which has released […]
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Carbon Trust launches Zero Waste to Landfill certification
Carbon Trust launches Zero Waste to Landfill certification Dec 02, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Shutterstock A new ‘Zero Waste to Landfill” certification has been launched by Carbon Trust. It recognises businesses that have successfully avoided sending any of their waste to rubbish dumps. Companies can reduce their environmental impact by cutting the amount of waste […]
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Hounslow Council appoints STC Energy
Hounslow Council appoints STC Energy Dec 02, 2016 george marshall Industry Round-up 0 Hounslow Council appointed STC Energy to undertake bureau services for their corporate estate. Part of the service includes monitoring of the solar panel array and storage facilities at Western International Market. This £2m scheme conducted by Hounslow Council involved the installation of […]
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Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City to ban diesel cars by 2025
Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City to ban diesel cars by 2025 Dec 03, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock Leaders of four major cities have pledged to ban the use of all diesel vehicles from their roads by 2025. Mayors of Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Athens made the announcement at […]
