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Clutch of top energy consultancies win at TELCAs
Clutch of top energy consultancies win at TELCAs Jun 19, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation 0 A fabulous second year for The Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCAs) was rounded off with a surprise twist – a tied winner for the biggest prize of the night. With even more entries than 2013, Large Consultancy of the […]
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World Bank funds hydropower project in Pakistan
World Bank funds hydropower project in Pakistan Jun 20, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 The World Bank Group has approved a financing package for a hydropower project in Pakistan. Located on the Indus River, the Dasu Hydropower Stage-I project (DHP-I) will have a total capacity of 2,160MW initially but could be expanded […]
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Guest Blog: Mark Loveday – Tick! Checklists help consistently earn customers trust
Guest Blog: Mark Loveday – Tick! Checklists help consistently earn customers trust Jun 18, 2014 ELN reporter Latest Blogs, Policy Legislation 0 Airline pilots show how, when consistency really matters, checklists are invaluable. Even with decades of experience flying and thousands of hours in a particular plane, they follow a checklist on each and every […]
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Energy consultancies “need female sales skills”
Energy consultancies “need female sales skills” Jun 18, 2014 ELN reporter Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock Energy consultancies and brokers are lacking in female sales skills which is a big missed opportunity, a top recruiter said today. With TELCA 2014 less than two days away, the chances of a woman winning the Sales Professional of […]
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DECC approves 240-turbine wind farm off Suffolk coast
DECC approves 240-turbine wind farm off Suffolk coast Jun 17, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 A huge offshore wind farm which is expected to pump more than £500 million worth of investment into the UK economy has been given the green light by the Government. Developers of the East Anglia One project, […]
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Gas transit pipeline ‘explodes in Ukraine’
Gas transit pipeline ‘explodes in Ukraine’ Jun 17, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Copyright: Google maps An explosion reportedly struck a gas pipeline in Ukraine earlier today. Reports claim witnesses saw flames up to 200 metres high after the blast on the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod pipeline near the city of Poltava. The pipeline, which is […]
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“We’ll be OK over winter” says National Grid boss
“We’ll be OK over winter” says National Grid boss Jun 16, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Policy Legislation 0 National Grid CEO Steve Holliday (R) with Economic Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander. Image: National Grid The Chief Executive of the National Grid responded to fears we may face power cuts because of power plant […]
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Blog: Cold war nukes but not as you know it…
Blog: Cold war nukes but not as you know it… Jun 16, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Latest Blogs, Low Carbon 0 My dad’s a Gurkha. He’s been serving in the British Army for 25 years now and growing up as the daughter of a Captain meant living in army camps since my move to Britain more […]
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Small fall in fuel poverty “already in reverse”
Small fall in fuel poverty “already in reverse” Jun 13, 2014 Vicky Ellis Energy Efficiency, Policy Legislation 0 Image: Thinkstock Official statistics released yesterday show the number of houses in fuel poverty in England fell nearly 5% – but campaigners believe these figures are out of date. In 2012 households spending more than 10% of […]
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Ireland’s green energy services market ‘to hit €2.5bn a year by 2020′
Ireland’s green energy services market ‘to hit €2.5bn a year by 2020′ Jun 15, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Investment needed to meet Ireland’s energy efficiency and renewables target will help create a supply chain opportunity worth €2.5 billion (£2bn) a year by the end of the decade, a new report claims. The Sustainable […]
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