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Watchdog investigates Northern Ireland power prices
Watchdog investigates Northern Ireland power prices Jan 09, 2015 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Policy Legislation 0 Belfast city centre. Image: Thinkstock Northern Ireland’s energy regulator is looking at whether drops in wholesale prices have been passed onto billpayers. Uregni announced today it will review the supplier Power NI’s electricity tariffs. In Northern Ireland, the rules […]
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Tube fares could come down thanks to green energy
Tube fares could come down thanks to green energy Jan 09, 2015 Taryn Nixon Coal, Gas Oil, Energy Efficiency 0 Boris Johnson powers up emergency back up supply of electricity for the London Underground at Greenwich Power Station. Image: Taryn Nixon / ELN Plans to restore the Greenwich Power Station could lower tube fares, the […]
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Nearly 17,000 Scots homes still without power
Nearly 17,000 Scots homes still without power Jan 10, 2015 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Thinkstock Hot food and drinks for thousands of people were being laid on with mobile catering vans in parts of the Highlands and the Western Isles as they were likely to be without power overnight, according to their energy […]
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Norwegian house makes more energy than it uses
Norwegian house makes more energy than it uses Jan 11, 2015 Vicky Ellis Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Environment 0 The ZEB Pilot House, designed by Snohetta. Image: Bruce Damonte It could be a show home for a glamorous Nordic lifestyle – but what makes this house special is its energy credentials: it generates more power than […]
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Coal miners hail “lifeline” after government loan
Coal miners hail “lifeline” after government loan Jan 10, 2015 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 Hatfield colliery. Image: HHA124L via Compfight cc Coal miners say they have been given a “lifeline” after the government loaned £8 million to the Hatfield Colliery in Scotland. The short-term loan is to help the mine’s owner […]
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Gloucestershire to heat homes with its own waste
Gloucestershire to heat homes with its own waste Jan 09, 2015 Taryn Nixon Sustainability Environment 0 Landfill waste. Image: Thinkstock Around 26,000 homes in Gloucestershire will get their heating from landfill waste, after the government approved a £500 million energy waste centre in the county. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles […]
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Heat up your home from the London Underground
Heat up your home from the London Underground Jan 08, 2015 Taryn Nixon Coal, Gas Oil, Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock Topping up your heating supply in the future could become as easy as an oyster card transaction. If you live in the capital, that is. Transport for London (TfL) announced today plans for a […]
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Energy lessons from Latvia
Energy lessons from Latvia Jan 09, 2015 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Energy Efficiency 0 The town hall square in Riga, capital of Latvia. Image: Thinkstock As Latvia picks up the reins for the Presidency of the European Council for the next six months, experts are urging other nations to take a few lessons on […]
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Petrol and diesel prices lowest since 2010
Petrol and diesel prices lowest since 2010 Jan 07, 2015 Taryn Nixon Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Thinkstock Topping up with fuel is getting cheaper by the week as prices continue on a steady downward trend. Statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change shows this is the fifteenth consecutive week that petrol and diesel […]
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Labour wants to ban fracking in groundwater protection zones
Labour wants to ban fracking in groundwater protection zones Jan 08, 2015 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Infrastructure Generation 0 Part of the Environment Agency’s map of groundwater protection zones, showing the zones in London. Image: Environment Agency The Labour party wants to outlaw fracking for shale gas in groundwater protection zones. Groundwater provides a […]
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The cheapest kWh of energy is the one you don't use Delvin Lane, Head of Energy 360, British Gas