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Wales to get power over fracking
Wales to get power over fracking Feb 27, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil, Policy Legislation 0 Wales will be given the power to make decisions on fracking and a wide range of other energy projects under a devolution package unveiled by David Cameron and Nick Clegg. That means Welsh ministers could go ahead with […]
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Google bets big on solar energy with $300m
Google bets big on solar energy with $300m Feb 28, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Milan2099/Thinkstock Google is investing $300 million (£194m) to support the installation of solar panels on homes across the US. US developer SolarCity said it has teamed up with the internet search engine giant, which is providing […]
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Latest energy stats show renewables up by almost a fifth
Latest energy stats show renewables up by almost a fifth Feb 26, 2015 Taryn Nixon Infrastructure Generation, Smart Data 0 Image: Thinkstock Renewable energy in the UK is up by almost a fifth from last year. The latest energy stats released by DECC, found renewables share of electricity generation rose to 17.8% which is a […]
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Cutting food waste could save ‘$300bn a year globally’
Cutting food waste could save ‘$300bn a year globally’ Feb 27, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Governments across the globe are being urged to do more to cut food waste in a bid to save between $120 billion (£77.8bn) and $300 billion (£194.5bn) every year. A new report suggests it must be reduced by […]
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New EU Energy Union is here
New EU Energy Union is here Feb 25, 2015 Taryn Nixon Energy Efficiency, Policy Legislation 0 Image: Thinkstock A new EU ‘Energy Union’ offically launched today has been welcomed by Ed Davey. The new proposals are to create a single energy market to help the EU lower prices, improve interconnectivity, move towards a lower carbon […]
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Job of the Week – Key Customer Manager – McLean Ross
Job of the Week – Key Customer Manager – McLean Ross Feb 25, 2015 george marshall Sustainability Environment Comments Off Job of the Week from McLean Ross – Key Customer Manager The client, a well-established supplier of water and wastewater services, has an exciting opportunity for a Key Customer Manager to join their Business Retail […]
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Apple invests €1.7bn in green EU data centres
Apple invests €1.7bn in green EU data centres Feb 25, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Apple Apple has announced plans to build and operate two data centres in Europe powered entirely by renewable energy. It will invest €1.7 billion (£1.2bn) in the facilities located in County Galway, Ireland and Denmark’s central Jutland. The […]
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Statoil awards NOK 8bn for oil platform
Statoil awards NOK 8bn for oil platform Feb 24, 2015 Taryn Nixon Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Thinkstock Statoil has awarded a contract worth NOK 8 billion (£0.7bn) to build an offshore drilling platform. Aibel won the contract which includes engineering work, procurement and construction for the Johan Sverdrup field. The region has recoverable resources […]
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UK joins EU nations backing early carbon market reform
UK joins EU nations backing early carbon market reform Feb 23, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation 0 The UK, along with eight other member states, have reiterated their call for “ambitious and early action” to reform the EU Emissions Trading System. UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has signed a joint statement with ministers from the Netherlands, Sweden, […]
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Lord Prescott appointed Labour’s climate change advisor
Lord Prescott appointed Labour’s climate change advisor Feb 24, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Dan Kitwood/ Thinkstock Labour leader Ed Miliband has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott to act as his official climate change adviser. Lord Prescott served as the EU’s lead negotiator at the Kyoto talks, which led to the first […]
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