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EDF buys US wind farm with Microsoft power contract
EDF buys US wind farm with Microsoft power contract Jul 17, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 The renewable arm of EDF Energy in the US has bought a 96% stake in a wind farm in Illinois. EDF Renewable Energy will sell power from the 175MW Pilot Hill Wind Project – which is […]
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£15m to fund new oil and gas industry regulatory
£15m to fund new oil and gas industry regulatory Jul 17, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil, Policy Legislation 0 The Government has committed £15 million to help kick-start a new independent regulator for the North Sea oil and gas industry. The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) will receive £3 million funding for five years […]
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Drax wins court case against DECC over biomass subsidy
Drax wins court case against DECC over biomass subsidy Jul 16, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Policy Legislation 0 Copyright: Drax Drax has won a legal case against the Government over subsidies for its power station units. The High Court ruled that one of its coal-to-biomass conversion projects was eligible for support under the Department […]
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Shell confirms major Gulf of Mexico oil find
Shell confirms major Gulf of Mexico oil find Jul 16, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Shell has announced its third major discovery in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The energy giant confirmed it has found roughly 100 million barrels of oil equivalent in the Norphlet formation. It was discovered near its Rydberg well, […]
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Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – The custodians of nuclear power generation
Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – The custodians of nuclear power generation Jul 15, 2014 ELN reporter Latest Blogs, Low Carbon 0 During my many years in the industry I’ve been very fortunate to have visited a very wide range of electricity generation sites, from the traditional oil, coal and gas plants through to biomass and […]
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Armenia gets $10m for energy efficiency
Armenia gets $10m for energy efficiency Jul 15, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Markets Finance 0 A London-based bank is providing a $10 million (£7.3m) loan to help boost the green energy sector in Armenia. The funds will allow HSBC Armenia to lend companies that wish to invest in their equipment, machinery or other assets […]
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World Cup final to drive major power surge
World Cup final to drive major power surge Jul 11, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation 0 Electricity demand in Britain is expected to soar during the World Cup final between Argentina and Germany this Sunday. The National Grid predicts usage to rise between 700MW and 900MW – equivalent to as many as 360,000 kettles being […]
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Scotland awards £2.2m to cut offshore wind costs
Scotland awards £2.2m to cut offshore wind costs Jul 13, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 A project that aims to cut the cost of offshore wind by at least 10% has been awarded £2.2 million by the Scottish Government. The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme will use the funding to encourage international […]
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EU bank funds ‘largest’ solar power plant in Israel
EU bank funds ‘largest’ solar power plant in Israel Jul 11, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Sustainability Environment 0 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a loan worth €150 million (£119.2m) for a thermo-solar power plant in Israel. Once constructed the 121M project, located in the Negev desert, will be the largest solar plant […]
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US and China sign deals on energy
US and China sign deals on energy Jul 12, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil, Sustainability Environment 0 The US and China signed new agreements that are expected to increase co-operation on energy issues. The two nations pledged to expand their collaborations on clean energy and climate change during US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz’s trip […]
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