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E.ON fined £7.75m for overcharging customers
E.ON fined £7.75m for overcharging customers Apr 02, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Policy Legislation 0 E.ON has been hit with a multi-million pound fine for incorrectly charging its customers – for the second time. The Big Six supplier was ordered to pay £7.75 million by Ofgem for overcharging customers following price rises and incorrectly […]
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$43m for energy efficiency in India
$43m for energy efficiency in India Apr 04, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock The World Bank and the Government of India have signed an agreement for a $43 million (£29m) grant to boost energy efficiency in the country. The Partial Risk Sharing Facility for Energy Efficiency Project will provide financial […]
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npower buys Welsh energy management firm
npower buys Welsh energy management firm Apr 02, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Smart Data 0 Image: Thinkstock Big Six company npower has bought an energy management firm in a multi-million pound deal. Remote Utility Monitoring Management (RUMM) uses the latest innovations in cloud-based software to help businesses monitor and control their energy in real […]
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US proposes $17,500 nuclear power plant fine
US proposes $17,500 nuclear power plant fine Apr 03, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon 0 Kewaunee nuclear power station. Image: Dominion Resources The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing a $17,500 (£11,837) penalty against the owner of a decommissioned nuclear power plant. It said the fine is for a “security-related violation” following routine inspections. […]
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Guest Blog: npower’s Wayne Mitchell on the Launch of Consultant Panel
Guest Blog: npower’s Wayne Mitchell on the Launch of Consultant Panel Apr 02, 2015 george marshall Latest Blogs 0 Wayne Mitchell of npower and his latest blog about the Launch of Consultant Panel Tapping into the TPIs It may sound obvious, but if you want to know how you’re doing, ask the people you’re doing […]
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The Daily Market Report – 2nd April 2015
The Daily Market Report – 2nd April 2015 Apr 02, 2015 ash garwood 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 use technical terms when […]
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Guest Blog: Michael Parker – UK wind power – Time for action
Guest Blog: Michael Parker – UK wind power – Time for action Apr 01, 2015 george marshall Infrastructure Generation 0 First of all, I would like to thank Wayne for providing me with the opportunity to talk about wind energy today . You might wonder, why I chose the headline “time for action”, as if […]
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Smart grids ‘key for EU Energy Union’
Smart grids ‘key for EU Energy Union’ Apr 01, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Smart Data 0 Innovative smart power grids are vital for the EU’s plans for a single energy market. Speaking in Brussels yesterday, Miguel Arias Canete, EU Commissioner for Climate Action Energy said: “We know smart grids work. We have seen they can reduce […]
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Statoil finds more gas offshore Tanzania
Statoil finds more gas offshore Tanzania Mar 31, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Harald Pettersen/ Statoil Statoil has announced a new natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania. It is the Norwegian energy firm’s eight discovery and includes up to 1.8 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas in the Mdalasini-1 well. That takes the […]
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EDF awards nuclear project management deal
EDF awards nuclear project management deal Mar 31, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon 0 Sizewell B nuclear power station. Image: EDF Energy Engineering firm Amec Foster Wheeler has secured a nine-year contract with power provider EDF Energy. Under the agreement, the company will provide project management services for all of EDF’s nuclear power stations as […]
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