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Blog: What’s in a word? Ofgem quibbles with “endeavour”
Blog: What’s in a word? Ofgem quibbles with “endeavour” Jan 07, 2015 Vicky Ellis Latest Blogs, Smart Data 0 Endeavour – it’s shaping up to be a dirty word in energy regulator Ofgem’s books. We’re not talking about the magnificent ship which took Captain James Cook halfway around the world. No, Ofgem is taking issue […]
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Scotland could be a green ‘powerhouse’
Scotland could be a green ‘powerhouse’ Jan 06, 2015 Taryn Nixon Low Carbon, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock A new report suggests the Scots have it in them to generate virtually all their energy from renewable sources. The report, commissioned by wildlife charity WWF Scotland claims coal, gas and nuclear power is not needed for secure supply in […]
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An educated ‘gas’ on power prices
An educated ‘gas’ on power prices Jan 06, 2015 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 Will oil prices continue plunging ever downwards? And what can we expect gas and power prices to do? We’ve asked four top energy experts to scratch their heads and come up with an educated gas – sorry, guess […]
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Water debts don’t have to be so draining
Water debts don’t have to be so draining Jan 05, 2015 Taryn Nixon Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock Too many people “suffer in silence” and struggle to pay off their water debts without asking for help, it was claimed today. The Consumer Council for Water is urging households finding it hard to pay their bills […]
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Last load of Scottish nuclear waste arrives in Belgium
Last load of Scottish nuclear waste arrives in Belgium Jan 04, 2015 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon 0 The nuclear waste was shipped from Dounreay power plant in Scotland (above). Image: jack_spellingbacon via Compfight cc A final load of nuclear waste from the experimental Dounreay power plant in Scotland has arrived in Belgium. It’s the […]
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New York cash for quashing power plant carbon
New York cash for quashing power plant carbon Jan 02, 2015 Taryn Nixon Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Manhattan Skyline. Image: Thinkstock Cash is up for grabs for companies who come up with innovative ideas to slash CO2 emissions from power plants in the state of New York, USA. The initiative will give funding of up […]
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2014 hailed as “massive year” for Scottish wind
2014 hailed as “massive year” for Scottish wind Jan 03, 2015 Vicky Ellis Low Carbon 0 Image: Thinkstock Last year wind turbines in Scotland generated enough electricity to supply 98% of Scottish households, suggests new analysis of data published today. In total over 2014, turbines pumped nearly nine million megawatt hours of electricity (8,958,130MWh) to […]
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China builds “world’s largest” methane power plant
China builds “world’s largest” methane power plant Jan 03, 2015 Taryn Nixon Coal, Gas Oil 0 A coal mine. Image: Thinkstock A Chinese firm claims it has built the world’s largest power plant fuelled by methane gas that is emitted during coal mining. The Lu’an Group which completed the facility in north China’s Shanxi Province said […]
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Libya puts out oil tank fire
Libya puts out oil tank fire Jan 02, 2015 Taryn Nixon Coal, Gas Oil 0 Map of Libya. Image: Thinkstock A fire that burned for a week at one of the biggest oil ports in Es Sider, Libya has been extinguished, officials confirmed on Friday. The fire began after a rocket attack by a militant […]
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2014: A Year in Energy
2014: A Year in Energy Jan 02, 2015 ash garwood Features, Latest Videos 0 ESOS, plunging oil prices and the world’s first ePrix – ELN’s Chief Reporter Vicky Ellis takes you through the year’s biggest stories. 2014: A Year in Energy, ESOS, Formula E, Vicky Ellis tweet Article source: http://www.energylivenews.com/2015/01/02/2014-a-year-in-energy/
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The cheapest kWh of energy is the one you don't use Delvin Lane, Head of Energy 360, British Gas