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London must rethink its Ultra Low Emission Zone plans
London must rethink its Ultra Low Emission Zone plans Dec 16, 2014 Taryn Nixon Sustainability Environment 0 Heavy traffic. Image: Thinkstock Transport for London should rethink its plans to cap emissions in central London. That’s the view of the motoring trade body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which says the standards in […]
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Circling the runway might be a thing of the past
Circling the runway might be a thing of the past Dec 16, 2014 Taryn Nixon Sustainability Environment 0 Passenger aeroplane landing on a runway. Image: Thinkstock Researchers at NASA are looking into new software for aeroplanes that will improve flight efficiency. Pilots would be able to fly a ‘follow the leader approach’ making airspace over […]
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Chinese nuclear firm buys UK wind farms
Chinese nuclear firm buys UK wind farms Dec 15, 2014 Vicky Ellis Low Carbon 0 Green Rigg wind farm. Image: EDF Energy Renewables EDF Energy’s renewable arm today sold a majority stake of three UK onshore wind farms to a Chinese nuclear energy company, China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN). It did not reveal how much money […]
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BP to spend $1 billion in restructuring company
BP to spend $1 billion in restructuring company Dec 15, 2014 Taryn Nixon Coal, Gas Oil 0 BP storage plant, Vietnam. Image: BP Flickr BP have announced it will spend $1 billion (£640m) in restructuring costs. A spokesperson from BP confirmed to ELN the ‘the non-operating charges’ could be for things such as redundancies and […]
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The Daily Market Report – 12th December 2014
The Daily Market Report – 12th December 2014 Dec 12, 2014 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 Steven Walker, Client Portfolio Manager on the Optimisation Desk at npower. Market, npower, […]
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Rubbish gift? Site sells waste as designer goods
Rubbish gift? Site sells waste as designer goods Dec 14, 2014 Vicky Ellis Sustainability Environment 0 Image (clockwise, L-R): Christmas display by PurePallets, earrings by Lydia Swann Designs, coffee table from a salvaged Rover V8 engine by Reestore. Hunting for a lampstand crafted from motorbike parts to give your loved one for Christmas? How about […]
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Water prices to fall 5% promises Ofwat
Water prices to fall 5% promises Ofwat Dec 13, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Policy Legislation 0 British water bills should drop 5% over the next five years, regulator Ofwat promised today. It asked companies to hand in their spending plans for 2015 to 2020 and claims average bills will fall by around £20, from […]
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Energy from anaerobic digestion on the rise
Energy from anaerobic digestion on the rise Dec 12, 2014 Vicky Ellis Low Carbon, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock The number of sites processing food waste and manure to make energy and fertilisers rose a third over the last year. A new recycling survey from waste body WRAP reveals there were 117 working anaerobic digestion […]
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Brits want smart meters ‘but don’t know what they do’
Brits want smart meters ‘but don’t know what they do’ Dec 12, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 Image: ELN Almost three quarters (72%) of consumers are happy to have smart meters installed in their homes, according to new research. Nearly 60% said they would use one to reduce energy usage and become […]
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Guest Blog: npower’s Chris Billing – Flexible Power
Guest Blog: npower’s Chris Billing – Flexible Power Dec 12, 2014 Geoff Curran Latest Blogs, Markets Finance 0 Giving the small guys big business benefits The energy market can be an unpredictable place. For example, we saw an £8/MWh price range in March, with prices dropping from £49.50 early in the month to £41.50 at […]
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