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  • UK commits £82m to spur innovation in energy

    UK commits £82m to spur innovation in energy Jul 01, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 The UK Government has pledged to provide £82 million to spur innovation in the energy industry. It is part of the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) 2014-15 Delivery Plan, which outlines investments worth more than £400 million across […]

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  • Waste less, Europeans say

    Waste less, Europeans say Jul 01, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 A large majority (96%) of Europeans believe more initiatives are needed to limit plastic waste and increase recycling, according to a new survey. The European Commission found most citizens in the EU “think their own country is generating too much waste”, with 96% […]

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  • Scrap the A-Team – green TELCA gong goes to “Excellers team”

    Scrap the A-Team – green TELCA gong goes to “Excellers team” Jun 30, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 Green Energy Champion winners energyexcel accept their TELCA trophy. Move over A-Team – it’s the Excellers Team who took home the award for Green Energy Champion at The Energy Live Consultancy Awards. Dipak Shah, […]

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  • UK firms bag Statoil’s oil field contracts

    UK firms bag Statoil’s oil field contracts Jun 30, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Copyright: Statoil Two firms in the UK have been awarded five-year contracts by Statoil in the North Sea. Aker Solutions will provide maintenance and modification services for the Mariner oil field, expected to start in August this year. Stork […]

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  • Go-ahead for £6m solar farm in NI

    Go-ahead for £6m solar farm in NI Jun 29, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 A £6 million large-scale solar farm in Northern Ireland has been given the green light. Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Mark Durkan announced planning approval for the project in Crumlin, which will have a total installed capacity of 6.5MW. […]

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  • ¥1.8bn fund to promote green technologies in Asia

    ¥1.8bn fund to promote green technologies in Asia Jun 29, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 A new trust fund aimed at promoting low carbon technologies in developing Asian countries has been launched. The Japanese Government has provided a ¥1.8 billion (£0.010bn) grant for the Japan Fund Joint Crediting Mechanism (JFJCM), which will […]

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  • TELCA Consumer Champs name meeting room after customers!

    TELCA Consumer Champs name meeting room after customers! Jun 28, 2014 Vicky Ellis Markets Finance 0 MIC’s Jonathan Elliott accepts the Consumer Champion award from Haven Power’s Richard Robey and ELN Editor Sumit Bose. It’s perhaps no surprise the winner of TELCA 2014’s Consumer Champion bagged the award for a second year in a row […]

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  • £120m Sheffield biomass plant produces first power

    £120m Sheffield biomass plant produces first power Jun 28, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation 0 Copyright: E.ON E.ON’s £120 million biomass facility in Sheffield has produced its first power, the energy firm announced. Blackburn Meadows is the Big Six power supplier’s third biomass plant in the UK and has a total capacity of 30MW. It […]

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  • New energy efficiency standard for furnace fans

    New energy efficiency standard for furnace fans Jun 27, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency 0 The US Government has announced a new energy efficiency standard for furnace fans which is expected to help cut energy use and carbon emissions. Furnace fans are used to circulate air through ductwork in residential heating and cooling systems and […]

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  • Europe risks facing €190bn climate change bill

    Europe risks facing €190bn climate change bill Jun 27, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Europe risks facing a €190 billion (£151.9m) bill as a result of climate damages from global warming, according to a new report. The EU’s Joint Research Centre, the European Commission’s in-house science service, has predicted a net welfare loss of […]

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