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  • The Daily Market Report – 18th July 2016

    The Daily Market Report – 18th July 2016 Jul 18, 2016 Jodie Williams Market Report 0 Energy Live News brings you The Daily Market Report provided by npower. The npower Optimisation Desk team use technical terms when they are presenting the latest energy market news. For clarification of any terms, please check below. If you’d […]

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  • New energy dept insists tackling climate change ‘remains a priority’

    New energy dept insists tackling climate change ‘remains a priority’ Jul 18, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock The new energy department insists tackling climate change “remains a key priority” for the UK Government. The comment from the new Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) – headed […]

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  • Gulf oil spill cost BP $61.6bn

    Gulf oil spill cost BP $61.6bn Jul 15, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil 0 Workers at Orange Beach, Alabama following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Copyright: Joe Raedle/Thinkstock BP has announced the final price tag for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident will be $61.6 billion (£45.6bn). The incident in the Gulf of Mexico caused […]

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  • Commercial building retrofits ‘worth $100bn by 2025’

    Commercial building retrofits ‘worth $100bn by 2025’ Jul 17, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Energy Efficiency, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock Global revenue for energy efficient retrofits in commercial buildings is estimated to exceed $100 billion (£0.74bn) by 2025. That’s according to a report by Navigant Research which stated it is expected to grow from $71.4 billion […]

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  • Energy efficiency retrofit warms 330 homes

    Energy efficiency retrofit warms 330 homes Jul 15, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock A project has helped 330 social housing tenants reduce their energy bills and cut carbon emissions by 16,000 tonnes. An average semi-detached property has made savings of £260 a year, according to EDF Energy. The energy supplier worked with Westdale […]

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  • Global demand response capacity ‘to grow to 144GW by 2025’

    Global demand response capacity ‘to grow to 144GW by 2025’ Jul 16, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The global demand side response (DSR) capacity market is expected to grow to 144GW by 2025. That’s an increase from nearly 39GW this year, according to a new report. It states new business […]

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  • Is your business participating in the energy efficiency tax consultation?

    Is your business participating in the energy efficiency tax consultation? Jul 15, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Energy Efficiency, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Around 39% of retailers don’t intend to participate in the government’s next energy efficiency tax landscape consultation. That’s according to a survey by npower Business Solutions which questioned 100 retailers on the government’s […]

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  • District heating ‘not a silver bullet but next best thing’

    District heating ‘not a silver bullet but next best thing’ Jul 15, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 District heating is not a “silver bullet” for the UK’s low carbon future but it is likely to play a significant role. That’s the view of Jonathan Graham, Head of Policy at the Association for Decentralised Energy, […]

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  • Is it too late to hit 2050 emissions target?

    Is it too late to hit 2050 emissions target? Jul 14, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Policy Legislation, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock The UK must make positive steps towards carbon-free heating if it is to hit its 2050 target of an 80% reduction in emissions. Jenny Hill, Senior Analyst for the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), is […]

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  • CCS market ‘worth $31.7bn by 2021’

    CCS market ‘worth $31.7bn by 2021’ Jul 14, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock The carbon capture and storage (CCS) market is forecast to reach $31.7 billion (£24bn) in the next five years. Climate change obligations along with carbon emission standards are to drive the US and European market to $3.6 billion (£2.7bn) […]

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