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Gas prices propped up despite mini-heatwave
Gas prices propped up despite mini-heatwave May 19, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 Brits may have lapped up the weekend’s mini-heatwave but the warmth has not seen gas prices fall because of repair work at Norwegian gas works, according to the daily market report. Ben Spry, Optimisation Desk Manager at npower […]
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New Labour PR chief “ran anti-price freeze ads in US”
New Labour PR chief “ran anti-price freeze ads in US” May 19, 2014 Vicky Ellis Policy Legislation 0 David Axelrod in 2008 with then US senator Barack Obama when he was officially nominated as the Democratic candidate. Image: Joe Raedle / Getty Images The American PR strategist parachuted in to run Labour’s election campaign was […]
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Fire-hit waste firm’s environmental permit revoked
Fire-hit waste firm’s environmental permit revoked May 18, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 A Northamptonshire-based waste management company’s appeal against its environmental permit being revoked has been rejected. Think Environmental Ltd ran a bio-drying and waste management centre at Blackbridge Farm – which had two fires. In October 2012, it was fined a total of […]
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Homes using heating oil offered fixed price tariff
Homes using heating oil offered fixed price tariff May 18, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil 0 A heating oil container. Image: Thinkstock Houses which rely on oil for heating were offered a fixed price tariff for oil yesterday in what is claimed to be an industry “first”. Fuel company Craggs Energy said its new […]
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Philippines turns on first large-scale solar farm
Philippines turns on first large-scale solar farm May 17, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Copyright: Conergy The first utility-scale solar farm in the Philippines was officially switched on this week. Solar energy firm Conergy has completed the first phase of the 22MW facility, which is located close to the port of San […]
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Spuddy-good news for wind powered potatoes
Spuddy-good news for wind powered potatoes May 17, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon 0 Image: Thinkstock It’s spuds away for a new wind turbine to power one of the UK’s largest potato suppliers. Along with the green lending arm of Triodos Bank, potato business Greenvale has bought a turbine for its packing plant […]
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Guest Blog: npower’s Wayne Mitchell on EVs
Guest Blog: npower’s Wayne Mitchell on EVs May 16, 2014 Andrew Keogh Latest Blogs, Low Carbon 0 EVs: no longer a dream or an inconvenience The government has recently announced further funding to boost the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) market. £500m of support is on the table to reduce the cost of ultra-low-emission vehicles (the […]
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Editorial – Ofgem to now talk at our TPI roadshows
Editorial – Ofgem to now talk at our TPI roadshows May 16, 2014 Sumit Bose Latest Blogs, Policy Legislation 0 As you couldn’t have failed to notice, our Code of Conduct Crusade is firmly underway. It’s certainly got a bit of debate going and if you saw my last editorial you’ll know the UIA have […]
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Oh no Ovo price hike
Oh no Ovo price hike May 15, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Thinkstock Independent energy firm Ovo Energy pushed its prices up 3% today, the supplier’s first rise after five price drops over the last year. The chippy rival supplier to the Big Six blamed an “upward move” in wholesale costs in April […]
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UK exporting lots of gas to Europe – market report
UK exporting lots of gas to Europe – market report May 15, 2014 Vicky Ellis Markets Finance 0 The UK is sending Europe plenty of gas through the pipeline to the Netherlands today according to the daily market report. This usually happens when prices on the continent are higher so gas sellers can get better […]
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