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  • Welsh wind project gets a £3.5m helping hand

    Welsh wind project gets a £3.5m helping hand Aug 26, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock A Welsh community energy charity has received a £3.5 million boost to accelerate the development of a wind farm. Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, confirmed Awel Aman Tawe (AAT) in Swansea will receive […]

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  • Multilateral banks mobilised $81bn climate financing in 2015

    Multilateral banks mobilised $81bn climate financing in 2015 Aug 27, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Six of the world’s largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) mobilised $81 billion (£61.37bn) to tackle climate change last year. That included $25 billion (£18.94bn) of direct climate finance combined with a further $56 billion (£42.45bn) from other […]

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  • Young Londoners fight pollution

    Young Londoners fight pollution Aug 26, 2016 Becky Bird Latest Videos, Sustainability Environment 0 The toxic level of air pollution in London has driven some youngsters to don gas masks and start their own billboard campaign. ELN caught up with a trio of the activists to see what they think needs to change. air pollution, […]

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  • Solar powered structure could make sea water drinkable

    Solar powered structure could make sea water drinkable Aug 26, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Water 0 Image: LAGI A solar powered structure that could make sea water drinkable has been designed. Khalili Engineers have submitted initial designs of ‘The Pipe’ to the 2016 Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) in Santa Monica. The cigar-shaped structure would sit offshore, […]

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  • Latest Jobs – Energy Manager – McLean Ross

    Latest Jobs – Energy Manager – McLean Ross Aug 25, 2016 george marshall Latest Jobs 0 Reference: EML Salary: £40,000-50,000 (per annum) + Benefits Sector: Building Construction Location: London, Greater London Job Type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Start Date: Oct 25, 2016 Energy Manager – London – £40,000 – £50,000 Our client are one of […]

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  • Vattenfall seeks scientists for €3m offshore wind research

    Vattenfall seeks scientists for €3m offshore wind research Aug 25, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Kentish Flats offshore wind farm. Image: Vattenfall Vattenfall has launched a €3 million (£2.57m) research programme into the environmental impact of offshore wind. The programme will be hosted at the developer’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) with up […]

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  • New record global low price for solar in Chile

    New record global low price for solar in Chile Aug 24, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock The price of solar in Chile has hit a record global low in an energy auction. The government has awarded a contract to sell solar energy at $29.1/MWh (£21.8/MWh). That undercuts the previous record set by […]

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  • EU bank commits €62m to renewable energy fund

    EU bank commits €62m to renewable energy fund Aug 24, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed €62 million (£52.74m) to a renewable energy fund. The deal was signed with Sustainable Sàrl, a subsidiary of SUSI Partners AG (SUSI) and commits EIB funding to the SUSI Renewable Energy […]

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  • Golden opportunity for fixed-price contracts – Y report

    Golden opportunity for fixed-price contracts – Y report Aug 23, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance, Y Report 0 Inenco Energy Trader Dorian Lucas. It is a “golden opportunity” for customers with fixed price contracts to enter into the market, according to Inenco’s Y report. That’s because there’s a new downturn in power and gas prices. […]

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  • US-India commit $30m for smart grid and storage research

    US-India commit $30m for smart grid and storage research Aug 23, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Smart Data 0 Image: Shutterstock The US and India are each investing $1.5 million (£1.1m) per year for five years to expand their clean energy research efforts. The private sectors in the two nations will match the government commitments, […]

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