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EU clears DONG Energy and Danish operator’s power deal
EU clears DONG Energy and Danish operator’s power deal May 23, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock The European Commission found a power deal between the Danish transmission system operator and DONG Energy does not breach state aid rules. In December 2010, Energinet.dk signed a contract with the Danish energy company to supply […]
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Ecotricity to convert wind farms into hydbrid energy parks
Ecotricity to convert wind farms into hydbrid energy parks May 23, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Infrastructure Generation 0 A wind farm. Image: Thinkstock Energy company Ecotricity is to install 18,000 solar panels in three wind farms in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. The green supplier will build two solar farms with a capacity of 5MW each in Devon […]
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Firms help save $1.3bn through energy efficiency
Firms help save $1.3bn through energy efficiency May 20, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Shutterstock Businesses in the US have helped save more than $1.3 billion (£0.89) by being energy efficient. A total of 310 public and private organisations made energy-saving commitments through the Department of Energy’s ‘Better Buildings Challenge’, resulting in the […]
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Suppliers installed 42k energy efficiency measures in March
Suppliers installed 42k energy efficiency measures in March May 22, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Energy Efficiency, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock More than 42,600 energy efficiency measures were installed in March. They were developed under the government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO) programme, new data from DECC revealed. In total 1.79 million measures have been installed under […]
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IEA calls on Belgium to reconsider nuclear phase-out policy
IEA calls on Belgium to reconsider nuclear phase-out policy May 20, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Low Carbon 0 A nuclear plant. Image: Shutterstock Belgium should reconsider its plans to get rid of nuclear generation from its power system by 2025. It also must develop a long term strategy to secure energy supply and guarantee affordable power […]
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EU bank lends £700m for London’s ‘super sewer’
EU bank lends £700m for London’s ‘super sewer’ May 21, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide £700 million for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project in the UK. London’s so-called “super sewer” is a 7.2 metre-wide and 25-kilometre long tunnel expected to stop […]
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Scientists and investors join forces to asses climate risks
Scientists and investors join forces to asses climate risks May 20, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock Climate scientists and leading global investors are to work together to assess climate risks. They joined forces at the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO) to develop tools to help investors incorporate climate risk “more […]
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Argentina opens 1,000MW green power auction
Argentina opens 1,000MW green power auction May 20, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance 0 President of Argentina Mauricio Macri. Image: Ministry of Energy Argentina has announced its first auction for renewable energy. It has been launched by President Mauricio Macri, offering 1,000MW of green power. The peak capacity offered for wind and solar are 600MW […]
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Energy Management, The Next Generation
Energy Management, The Next Generation May 19, 2016 Chris Foden Industry Round-up 0 “People will have to be doing this stuff for years to come. Energy management won’t disappear, that’s why we need new talent.” So says James Milner, Energy and Compliance Manager for STC Energy. Just nine years into a career in energy, he’s […]
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Portugal runs on green energy for four consecutive days
Portugal runs on green energy for four consecutive days May 19, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Lisbon, Portugal. Image: Shutterstock Renewable energy kept Portugal’s lights on for four consecutive days last week. The clean energy milestone was revealed by System Sustainable Land Association (ZERO) and Portuguese Renewable Energy Association (APREN), which analysed data from […]
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