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Energy market “bullish” on Ukraine nerves
Energy market “bullish” on Ukraine nerves Aug 11, 2014 Vicky Ellis Markets Finance 0 Ukraine’s renewed commitment to sanctions against Russia is adding to the nerves of buyers on the energy market. According to a daily market update from npower, power prices were fairly “bullish”. Tim Carter, Client Portfolio Manager said: “After Friday afternoon’s rally […]
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Majority of Brits back shale gas finds poll
Majority of Brits back shale gas finds poll Aug 11, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil 5 Image: Thinkstock More than half of Brits (57%) back shale gas and just 16% are opposed according to a new poll released today. A third (27%) of people is undecided on whether UK production should go ahead, it […]
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Vietnam gets $500m to improve energy supply
Vietnam gets $500m to improve energy supply Aug 10, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 Boatman in Vietnam. Copyright: Thinkstock A $500 million (£298m) loan has been approved by the World Bank to support Vietnam’s energy sector. Part of the investment will be used to build transmission lines and substations to increase transport […]
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Want to know how many pollutants you’re exposed to?
Want to know how many pollutants you’re exposed to? Aug 10, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Copyright: European Commission Have you ever thought about how much carbon or other pollutants you are exposed to when out and about? Well, a new EU-funded app will allow you to track just that. AirProbe, developed as part […]
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Indian Railways to install 8.8MW of solar power
Indian Railways to install 8.8MW of solar power Aug 09, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Railway Station in Mumbai, India: November 21, 2012. Copyright: Thinkstock Around 8.8MW of solar energy plants are to be installed in 200 railway stations across India. The Ministry of Railways has proposed to install […]
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UK solar hat-trick for green investment firm
UK solar hat-trick for green investment firm Aug 09, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Sustainability Environment 0 A renewable investment company has bought a trio of operational solar farms in the UK for £73.7 million. The solar parks in Dorset, Norfolk and Cornwall have a combined electricity generating capacity of 56.6MW. The new contracts takes […]
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Ships used as “floating gas storage” to avoid Ukraine risk
Ships used as “floating gas storage” to avoid Ukraine risk Aug 08, 2014 Vicky Ellis Markets Finance 0 Prices for UK gas could be boosted if tanker owners use their ships as floating storage for liquefied natural gas (LNG). The possibility of the move on the back of fighting in eastern Ukraine was noted in a […]
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Blog: How do you define an energy TPI?
Blog: How do you define an energy TPI? Aug 08, 2014 Vicky Ellis Markets Finance, Policy Legislation 0 If I was shipwrecked and only left with one book, it would be a dictionary. The Oxford English, to be precise. Hangover from my lit degree, yes – but why? For a start, I blimmin’ love new […]
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Whoosh of wind power expected next week
Whoosh of wind power expected next week Aug 07, 2014 Vicky Ellis Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Wind energy’s contribution to the grid is expected to pick up significantly next week after “disappointing” generation this week. That’s according to the daily market report from npower which noted energy prices opened “flat” this morning. Steven Walker, […]
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Wales unveils giant full-scale tidal turbine
Wales unveils giant full-scale tidal turbine Aug 07, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Copyright: Tidal Energy A full-scale tidal energy generator, claimed to be among the world’s first demonstration devices to produce green tidal power, has been unveiled in Wales. Tidal Energy’s underwater DeltaStream turbine will be installed in Ramsey Sound in […]
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