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Newly repowered UK wind farm opens
Newly repowered UK wind farm opens May 01, 2015 Laura Buckley Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Turbines being replaced at Coal Clough. Image: ScottishPowerRenewables ScottishPower Renewables has officially opened the newly repowered Coal Clough wind farm near Burnley. In the last 18 months, the company invested around £22.5 million to replace 24 turbines that were […]
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UK in third place for solar power in 2015
UK in third place for solar power in 2015 May 01, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock The UK has jumped to third place in the world ranking for utility-scale solar in the first quarter of 2015. New statistics reveal almost 1.5GW of installations were completed between January and the end of March […]
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The Daily Market Report – 30th April 2015
The Daily Market Report – 30th April 2015 Apr 30, 2015 Becky Bird Market Report 0 Find out what’s influencing gas supply, power prices and what you should watch out for in the new daily market report on the energy market from the optimisation desk at npower. The npower Optimisation Desk team uses technical terms when […]
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Chinese accused of solar tax evasion
Chinese accused of solar tax evasion Apr 30, 2015 Laura Buckley Policy Legislation 0 Image: Thinkstock European companies have accused the Chinese solar industry of tax evasion. This could mean there are hundreds of millions of euros in lost EU import duties, according to European solar industry initiative EU ProSun. The company has accused China of shipping […]
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Energy firms in £600m UK onshore wind deal
Energy firms in £600m UK onshore wind deal Apr 29, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) and Coriolis Energy have joined forces to develop £600 million worth of onshore wind farms in the UK. They plan to build nine projects with a total capacity of up to 400MW […]
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UK backing for renewable energy falls
UK backing for renewable energy falls Apr 29, 2015 Laura Buckley Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock Nearly four-fifths (78%) of the UK public back renewable energy but this is less compared to the last three years, a new survey claims. The report by DECC showed support of 79%, 82% and 80% respectively in 2012, 2013 […]
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EU pledges €70m for Chernobyl nuclear safety
EU pledges €70m for Chernobyl nuclear safety Apr 28, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Image: Thinkstock The European Commission has pledged €70 million (£50m) to help the Chernobyl site in Ukraine return to a safe environment. President Jean-Claude Juncker made the announcement at the EU-Ukraine Summit in Kiev […]
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US launches ‘Flip Your Fridge’ scheme
US launches ‘Flip Your Fridge’ scheme Apr 28, 2015 Laura Buckley Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock The US Government has launched a new initiative encouraing people to become more energy efficient. Called “Flip Your Fridge”, it shows the benefits of recycling old refrigerators and replacing them with Energy Star models. Energy Star is a standard […]
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Get moooving for green CO2ws
Get moooving for green CO2ws Apr 27, 2015 Laura Buckley Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Environment 0 Mooving times ahead Image: Thinkstock Dairy farms with higher-producing cows make smaller carbon footprints and more money, new research claims. Professor E. Cabrera at the University of Wisconsin-Madison conducted the study and said: “Implementing dairy farm management strategies that increase […]
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‘68% of people care about saving energy at work’
‘68% of people care about saving energy at work’ Apr 27, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock A majority of people care about being more energy efficient in the workplace. New research found 68% of employees are interested in saving energy at work and one in five said they care “a great deal”. […]
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