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1.5m switched suppliers in 2015
1.5m switched suppliers in 2015 Jun 11, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock More than 1.5 million customers have switched their electricity suppliers this year. Trade body Energy UK said more than 250,000 households moved to a new provider in the past month. It also stated small suppliers gained more than 65,000 accounts – a quarter of […]
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South Africa awards 371MW solar projects
South Africa awards 371MW solar projects Jun 11, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock Renewable energy company SunEdison has won five solar projects in South Africa. They will be located in Northern Cape and North West Provinces and are expected to have a total capacity of 371MW – enough electricity to […]
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REA: Renewable energy needs to make their case
REA: Renewable energy needs to make their case Jun 09, 2015 Laura Buckley Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment 0 Dr Nina Skorupska. Image: ELN The case for renewable energy will have to be made as the sector has lost the support of ex-Energy Secretary Ed Davey. In an interview with ELN, CEO of the Renewable Energy […]
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RBS banks on Utilitywise for energy savings advice
RBS banks on Utilitywise for energy savings advice Jun 10, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will be working with a consultant to offer energy efficiency advice to its customers. Under RBS Mentor, it currently provides business customers support with environmental law, health and safety […]
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$40m for district heating in Kazakhstan
$40m for district heating in Kazakhstan Jun 08, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Sustainability Environment 0 Image: EBRD Kazakhstan is receiving $40million (£25.2m) to improve its heating services in the city of Pavlodar. The local heating provider Pavlodar Heat Networks LLP, owned by the Central-Asian Electric Power Corporation (CAEPCo), will reform the district heating networks. The European Bank for […]
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China’s emissions ‘likely to peak by 2025’
China’s emissions ‘likely to peak by 2025’ Jun 08, 2015 Laura Buckley Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock China’s greenhouse gas emissions could peak more than five years earlier than expected. That’s according to a new paper published by the Grantham Research Institute and the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics. The paper found although President […]
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€80m to boost sustainability in Morocco
€80m to boost sustainability in Morocco Jun 07, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Environment 0 Morocco. Image: EBRD Morocco is receiving €80 million (£50.4m) to boost sustainability in the country. The cash comes from the ‘Morocco Sustainable Energy Financing Facility’ programme created by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with four international […]
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Energy efficiency for low income Scottish homes
Energy efficiency for low income Scottish homes Jun 07, 2015 Laura Buckley Energy Efficiency 0 Scotland. Image: Thinkstock. Up to £21 million will be invested in energy efficient improvements in Scotland. The new three-year scheme will target low income homes, carrying out essential repairs and energy saving upgrades. Scottish Housing Minister Margaret Burgess announced the ‘Help for […]
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G7 leaders urged to agree on emissions target
G7 leaders urged to agree on emissions target Jun 06, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Low Carbon 0 Image: Thinkstock G7 leaders have been called to agree on a carbon emissions target at their meeting in Germany this weekend. We Mean Business, a coalition of organisations which work with thousands of the world’s most influential businesses and investors, is […]
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Storage ‘fundamental to electricity system’
Storage ‘fundamental to electricity system’ Jun 06, 2015 Laura Buckley Infrastructure Generation 0 Anthony Price, Director, Electricity Storage Network. Image: ELN Electricity storage is a central part of the electricity system. That’s according to Anthony Price, Director at Swanbarton and the Electricity Storage Network who spoke at an energy storage conference run by The Institute […]
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