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Independent auditors must check energy suppliers’ books – Ofgem
Independent auditors must check energy suppliers’ books – Ofgem Oct 10, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Policy Legislation 0 Ofgem is proposing new rules that include energy suppliers having their annual statements independently audited. The regulator hopes it will make information on energy company revenues, costs and profits “more robust, useful and accessible” and therefore […]
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“Millions” in the dark about free insulation
“Millions” in the dark about free insulation Oct 11, 2014 Vicky Ellis Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock Energy company British Gas is claiming millions of Brits could miss out on getting free insulation because they don’t think their houses qualify for the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme. A September poll of more than 3,000 UK […]
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Iberdrola spends €10m on hydro power plants upgrade
Iberdrola spends €10m on hydro power plants upgrade Oct 10, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Sustainability Environment 0 Mini hydraulic station in La Rioja. Image: Iberdrola Iberdrola has announced it has modernised and upgraded almost half of its small hydro power plants in Spain. It invested around €10 million (£7.9m) on 35 of its 92 […]
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Expect energy “discounts” after falling oil prices?
Expect energy “discounts” after falling oil prices? Oct 09, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil 0 With the oil price staying well below $100 per barrel of late, this could have a knock-on effect on UK power prices according to the weekly Y Report from Inenco. Rob Brown, Account Director for the energy consultancy said: […]
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German bank boasts $1.5bn green bonds sale
German bank boasts $1.5bn green bonds sale Oct 09, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Sustainability Environment 0 Germany’s federally-owned bank KfW said it has sold $1.5 billion (£0.9bn) of green bonds in the US, a record offering in America. Green bonds are fixed income securities designed to raise capital to finance environment and climate protection […]
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Green night’s sleep attracts sustainable tourists
Green night’s sleep attracts sustainable tourists Oct 09, 2014 ash garwood Latest Videos 0 Hotels are going green to boost their bottom line AND reel in the punters. ELN’s Vicky Ellis visits Qbic, the first London hotel to get a platinum rating in TripAdvisor’s GreenLeader awards, to find out more. Green nights sleeps, Qbic Hotels, […]
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Beaming inventors of LED lights win Nobel Prize
Beaming inventors of LED lights win Nobel Prize Oct 07, 2014 Vicky Ellis Energy Efficiency 0 LED lights. Image: Thinkstock Three scientists who made low energy white lightbulbs or light emitting diodes (LEDs) possible will be beaming today – as they have just won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Their discovery 20 years ago spawned a […]
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Solar energy market ‘could hit 200GW by end of 2014′
Solar energy market ‘could hit 200GW by end of 2014′ Oct 08, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 The global solar power industry could potentially hit the 200GW capacity mark by the end of the year, according to new figures. That’s equivalent to adding five large-scale nuclear power plants, analysts at NPD Solarbuzz […]
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US oil major Apache looking to exit UK North Sea?
US oil major Apache looking to exit UK North Sea? Oct 07, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock North American oil major Apache is reportedly mulling an exit from the UK’s North Sea. It is said to be considering selling assets or splitting the US business from its UK and other worldwide […]
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Government urged to limit smart meter rollout costs
Government urged to limit smart meter rollout costs Oct 07, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Smart Data 0 The UK Government is being urged to take “swift action” to limit the costs of the smart meter rollout to consumers. Which? has written to Energy Secretary Ed Davey, calling on him to control costs in the […]
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