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Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – Worst Case Scenarios in the Scottish referendum
Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – Worst Case Scenarios in the Scottish referendum Sep 15, 2014 Vicky Ellis Latest Blogs, Policy Legislation 0 Image: ELN Having been burnt too many times when taking an optimistic view of things I’ve learnt a lot (I hope) about risk management over the years. Now I always keep a weather-eye […]
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Power prices up as NATO pledges Ukraine arms – DMR
Power prices up as NATO pledges Ukraine arms – DMR Sep 15, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 Image: ELN UK energy prices have been lifted by the prospect of more Western intervention in troubled eastern Ukraine. This coincided with an undersupplied gas system this morning according to the daily market report […]
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UK approves giant £100m Welsh wind farm
UK approves giant £100m Welsh wind farm Sep 14, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Plans to build a giant new wind farm in North Wales has been granted permission by the UK Government. The 32-turbine Clocaenog Forest facility will have an installed capacity of up to 96MW, equivalent to powering more than […]
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Rosneft and Gazprom Neft hit by EU sanctions
Rosneft and Gazprom Neft hit by EU sanctions Sep 12, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock Russian energy firms Rosneft and Gazprom Neft were walloped with EU sanctions today. The “strengthened” sanctions against Russia came into force this morning as legal acts in the EU’s Official Journal were published. Rosneft had […]
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25MW wind farm officially open in Scotland
25MW wind farm officially open in Scotland Sep 13, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 A wind farm which will generate enough electricity to power around 14,000 homes has officially been opened in Scotland. The £26 million Twinshiels wind farm has 10 turbines and adjoins Eneco’s Tullo wind facility – a seven-turbine development. […]
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Blog: Energy needs a woman’s touch…
Blog: Energy needs a woman’s touch… Sep 13, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Latest Blogs, Policy Legislation 0 It’s like a game of cards. You play a round, someone wins. You shuffle the deck, play again. Then reshuffle. It’s what the British Government has been doing so far. Playing a couple of card games. We had a […]
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UK gas system “well supplied” – TMR
UK gas system “well supplied” – TMR Sep 12, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 The UK gas system looks “well supplied” today, according to analysts at npower. The market experts noted the Linepack (i.e. the gas system) is forecast to close the day with 8 million cubic meters (mcm) more than […]
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£80 rise in water bills as London ‘super sewer’ approved
£80 rise in water bills as London ‘super sewer’ approved Sep 12, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 Thames Water customers could see their bills rise by up to £80 by the mid-2020s after the Government approved plans to build a “super sewer” in London. The 25-kilometre Thames Tideway Tunnel will run from […]
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Knight to hang up shield for energy sector
Knight to hang up shield for energy sector Sep 11, 2014 Vicky Ellis Policy Legislation 0 Image: Thinkstock The straight-talking chief executive of Energy UK Angela Knight announced her plans to step down by the end of the year today. Speculation has now begun as to who will replace her. Unafraid of voicing criticism when […]
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US approves two LNG export projects
US approves two LNG export projects Sep 11, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Copyright: Cameron LNG The US Department of Energy (DOE) has given final approval to two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities to begin exporting. The permits were given to Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG facility in Louisiana and Carib Energy’s small-scale export […]
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