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Solar plane takes off for around-the-world trip
Solar plane takes off for around-the-world trip Mar 10, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Solar Impulse A record-breaking attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane has got under way. Called Solar Impulse-2, the aircraft took off from Abu Dhabi to Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman yesterday. Piloted by Swiss […]
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UK North Sea’s new regulator appoints chair
UK North Sea’s new regulator appoints chair Mar 10, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Sir Patrick Brown has been appointed as the chair of the new independent regulator for the North Sea oil and gas industry. The Oil and Gas Authority – which was announced by the UK Government last year – is […]
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20% of businesses ‘not aware they can switch’
20% of businesses ‘not aware they can switch’ Mar 09, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance 0 Nearly half (47%) of businesses have never switched suppliers or tariffs, with one in five not aware switching is an option for them. That’s despite 75% – or 3.9 million – of firms thinking they pay too much for […]
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Energy sector needs ‘200k skilled workers by 2023’
Energy sector needs ‘200k skilled workers by 2023’ Mar 09, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 SSE trainee Laura Sneddon and Energy Minister Matthew Hancock. Image: SSE The energy industry must recruit around 208,000 skilled people in the next eight years. That’s according to energy firm SSE, which claims around half of the […]
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The Daily Market Report – 6th March 2015
The Daily Market Report – 6th March 2015 Mar 06, 2015 Amber Smith 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 Ben Spry, Optimisation Desk Manager at npower. The npower Optimisation Desk team use […]
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Brits unaware of home’s energy efficiency
Brits unaware of home’s energy efficiency Mar 08, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency 0 When it comes to energy efficiency, it seems Brits are all talk and no action. A new survey revealed 71% of householders are unaware if they own an energy efficient boiler while 83% don’t know the energy efficiency rating of their […]
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5p fuel price discount for rural UK
5p fuel price discount for rural UK Mar 07, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 The European Union has approved a five pence per litre cut on fuel prices in rural areas in England and Scotland. Residents across 17 of the “most rural areas” with the highest fuel prices will benefit from the reduction […]
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Ofgem consults on approving three interconnectors
Ofgem consults on approving three interconnectors Mar 06, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation 0 Ofgem is proposing approving three new electricity interconnectors that would link the UK with other nations. Two of the power links – FAB Link and IFA2 – would connect Britain’s electricity system with France and one – Viking Link – with […]
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Ukraine pays $15m ‘for five days’ worth of gas’
Ukraine pays $15m ‘for five days’ worth of gas’ Mar 06, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Russia’s Gazprom said Ukraine has made an advance payment of $15 million (£9.8m) for gas supplies. That’s enough to cover around five days’ worth of consumption, the state-owned company said. It comes after Gazprom threatened to cut […]
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EU offers €100m to connect energy networks
EU offers €100m to connect energy networks Mar 06, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 The European Commission has launched a €100 million (£72.3m) pot for projects aimed at connecting energy networks across the EU. It is inviting companies to bid for a share of the cash to “end energy isolation, eliminate energy […]
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