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  • EU’s final energy use below 2020 targets

    EU’s final energy use below 2020 targets Sep 01, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock The EU’s final energy consumption has reduced by the equivalent of Finland’s entire energy usage over 15 years. It has fallen from 1,133 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) in 2000 to 1,061 Mtoe in 2014, according to […]

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  • Businesses to invest $180m in hydrogen storage

    Businesses to invest $180m in hydrogen storage Sep 01, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock International businesses are to invest AUS$180 million (£102.19m) in bringing hydrogen energy storage to Canberra. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government made it possible through the recent 200MW Next Generation Renewables auction in which companies made bids on […]

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  • UK gas production strong – Y Report

    UK gas production strong – Y Report Aug 31, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance 0 Image: Inenco The end of maintenance has seen UK gas production strengthen this week, according to Inenco’s Y Report. This is with the exception of flows from Langeled, which have briefly fallen due to one day maintenance work. The Troll […]

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  • OGA awards £2.5m for UKCS seismic mapping

    OGA awards £2.5m for UKCS seismic mapping Aug 31, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Thinkstock The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded more than £2.5 million to gather seismic data of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) to boost exploration. Schlumberger WesternGeco and DownUnder Geosolutions (DUG) have won the contracts to supply […]

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  • Solar to power rural Filipino homes

    Solar to power rural Filipino homes Aug 30, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Shutterstock More than 40,000 poor households without electricity in the Philippines are to be powered by solar energy. The World Bank’s Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) is providing $3 million (£2.3m), the European Union has granted $12.8 million (£9.8m) […]

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  • GE joins MIT energy initiative, provides $7.5m

    GE joins MIT energy initiative, provides $7.5m Aug 30, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock GE is to join the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) research programme aimed at advancing technology solutions to help transform global energy systems. It will become a member of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and is providing $7.5 million […]

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  • Biofuels worse than petrol for climate, study claims

    Biofuels worse than petrol for climate, study claims Aug 29, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Biofuels are worse for the climate than petrol, according to new research. It claims they lead to an increase rather than a decrease in carbon emissions. The study in the US challenges the widely-held assumption […]

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  • California updates emission reduction targets

    California updates emission reduction targets Aug 29, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock A California bill has been passed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% of 1990 levels by 2030. The legislation is an extension of the state’s previous 2020 goals. The State Senate voted 25-13 in support of the bill. Supporters […]

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  • Scottish researchers to establish energy centre in Indonesia

    Scottish researchers to establish energy centre in Indonesia Aug 28, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Researchers at an Aberdeen university have won £165,760 to support a marine energy centre in Indonesia. The scientists at Robert Gordon University (RGU) received the funding from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Prosperity Fund […]

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  • National Grid awards energy storage contracts

    National Grid awards energy storage contracts Aug 26, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock National Grid has awarded eight contracts to energy storage providers in the UK. The winners – EDF Energy Renewables, Vattenfall, E.ON, Low Carbon, Element Power, RES and Beletric – will provide a total of 201MW of capacity. […]

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