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Romanian energy efficiency project bags €22.5m EU loan
Romanian energy efficiency project bags €22.5m EU loan Jul 27, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Markets Finance 0 A project that is expected to help save around 50% of energy used to heat multi-storey buildings in Romania has bagged a loan from the EU bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €22.47 million (£17.8m), […]
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Nottingham investigates heat from sewage
Nottingham investigates heat from sewage Jul 27, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon 0 Nottingham, seen from above. Image: Thinkstock Nottingham City Council is looking at whether it can add heat from sewage to its existing district heating network. Research funded by a Department of Energy and Climate Change grant is to be completed […]
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Door slams shut for Green Deal applications
Door slams shut for Green Deal applications Jul 25, 2014 Vicky Ellis Energy Efficiency, Markets Finance 1 Image: Thinkstock The Green Deal’s latest incarnation has proved so popular government closed applications after just six weeks. Yesterday at 6.30pm the doors clanged shut on the new Home Improvement Fund part of the scheme, a pot of […]
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Banana vs space travel – battle of the CO2 footprint
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£1m a year for community nuclear waste discussion
£1m a year for community nuclear waste discussion Jul 25, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Policy Legislation 0 Councils could be paid £1 million every year for up to five years just to consider having a facility to store nuclear waste in their area, it has been announced. If the community accepts exploratory drilling, which […]
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Guest Blog: Wayne Mitchell on EMR – a step closer to cost transparency for energy consumers
Guest Blog: Wayne Mitchell on EMR – a step closer to cost transparency for energy consumers Jul 25, 2014 ELN reporter Latest Blogs 0 Whenever we ask customers what they want, cost certainty is always a key requirement. Since the government announced its intention back in late 2010 to bring about one of the biggest-ever […]
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EU 30% energy efficiency target “could weaken carbon price”
EU 30% energy efficiency target “could weaken carbon price” Jul 24, 2014 Vicky Ellis Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock Analysts predict the EU’s target to boost energy efficiency could weaken the EU emissions trading system. Yesterday the European Commission set out a framework to cut energy use by 30% by 2030. The Point Carbon team […]
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EU approves UK’s capacity market and green susbidy scheme
EU approves UK’s capacity market and green susbidy scheme Jul 24, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Policy Legislation 0 The European Commission has approved the UK Government’s subsidy scheme called Contracts for Difference (CfDs) which supports renewable energy generation. It also gave the go-ahead to Britain’s proposed Capacity Market that aims to ensure there is […]
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Deep breaths in SW1 as London firms boost air quality
Deep breaths in SW1 as London firms boost air quality Jul 22, 2014 Vicky Ellis Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock London’s air record isn’t the cleanest right now – but it might be worth heading to SW1 for a breath of fresh air. Today a dozen businesses in the London district of Victoria picked up […]
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Basket case: Council helps SMEs buy energy in bulk
Basket case: Council helps SMEs buy energy in bulk Jul 22, 2014 Vicky Ellis Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock Brentwood Borough Council is hoping firms in its London area can trim their energy bills by buying in bulk with others – in what’s known as an energy basket. The scheme is managed by independent energy […]
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