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Rock on! Last chance to vote in RPI-X Factor
Rock on! Last chance to vote in RPI-X Factor Jul 21, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Thinkstock / ELN There’s less than a week left to vote for the bands who will take to the stage in 2014′s RPI-X Factor battle of the bands. Nine bands will be whittled down to five by […]
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Ineos gets £230m Treasury loan to import US shale gas
Ineos gets £230m Treasury loan to import US shale gas Jul 21, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 Grangemouth refinery. Image: Thinkstock The operator of Grangemouth refinery in Scotland has been promised a £230 million loan guarantee from the UK Treasury to import US shale gas. International owner Ineos said the guarantee […]
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Updated – Calling all large energy users: Deadline looms for Demand Side Balancing Reserve
Updated – Calling all large energy users: Deadline looms for Demand Side Balancing Reserve Jul 18, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock The deadline fast approaches for large energy users looking to be part of the first wave of National Grid’s scheme to reduce electricity use for payments. To tender for […]
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Brits admit leaving TV shows playing on gadgets for hours
Brits admit leaving TV shows playing on gadgets for hours Jul 20, 2014 Vicky Ellis Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock Gadget-crazed Britons are absent-mindedly leaving energy-guzzling TVs and tablets switched on while not using them. A new survey found every Brit has three devices to watch home entertainment and half (55%) admit leaving them on […]
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UK power, gas prices edge lower
UK power, gas prices edge lower Jul 18, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 UK power and gas prices edged down this morning after US-Russian sanctions prompted a rise yesterday, according to a daily market report. This is partly because gas fundamentals “are very comfortable”, with demand at 154 million cubic meters […]
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UK power, gas prices edge lower
UK power, gas prices edge lower Jul 18, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 UK power and gas prices edged down this morning after US-Russian sanctions prompted a rise yesterday, according to a daily market report. This is partly because gas fundamentals “are very comfortable”, with demand at 154 million cubic meters […]
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Attack on Syrian gas field “kills at least 90”
Attack on Syrian gas field “kills at least 90” Jul 19, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil 0 Syrian flag. Image: Thinkstock Dozens were killed when a Syrian gas field was overrun by militants from the group formerly known as ISIS earlier this week, according to an NGO. The death toll was estimated to be […]
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Attack on Syrian gas field “kills at least 90”
Attack on Syrian gas field “kills at least 90” Jul 19, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil 0 Syrian flag. Image: Thinkstock Dozens were killed when a Syrian gas field was overrun by militants from the group formerly known as ISIS earlier this week, according to an NGO. The death toll was estimated to be […]
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Sri Lanka granted $300m for clean energy
Sri Lanka granted $300m for clean energy Jul 18, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Sustainability Environment 0 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million (£221.7m) loan to help Sri Lanka cut its reliance on imported oil and boost the use of renewable energy. Half of the loan will fund a 30MW hydropower […]
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US starts constructing $1bn CCS facility
US starts constructing $1bn CCS facility Jul 18, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Construction has started on the first commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility in the US. The $1 billion (£0.6bn) Petro Nova Project, a joint venture between NRC Energy and JX Nippon, is said to be the largest such […]
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