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Channel Tunnel to link the UK and French power grids
Channel Tunnel to link the UK and French power grids Apr 24, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation 0 New infrastructure plans to link the British and French electricity grids was announced by the Government yesterday. The Eleclink project will use the Channel Tunnel – a 50.5-kilometre rail tunnel linking the UK and France – to […]
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Energy efficiency? It’s a numbers game!
Energy efficiency? It’s a numbers game! Apr 24, 2014 Energy Bill Latest Blogs, Markets Finance 0 When I was growing up, we always played board games at Christmas. Monopoly was a favourite, particularly for my older sister who usually won. She understood the board and made sure she secured the best properties. Investing in the […]
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Oil firm in anti-terror trial
Oil firm in anti-terror trial Apr 23, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 The fourth largest oil company in South America has trialled a new simulation software in a bid to improve its response to attacks on its pipelines. Ecopetrol assigned a crisis management team to participate in a training exercise to test the […]
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National Trust launches renewable energy trading firm
National Trust launches renewable energy trading firm Apr 23, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Copyright: National Trust The National Trust has today launched a new renewable energy trading company that will sell electricity generated at the places it looks after. The charity’s first large-scale hydro turbine (pictured) which has been installed at its Hafod […]
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Shell strikes deepwater gas in Malaysia
Shell strikes deepwater gas in Malaysia Apr 17, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Thinkstock Anglo-Dutch firm Shell has struck gas in deep water off the coast of Malaysia. Its Rosmari well which is 135 kilometres out to sea was drilled 2,123 metres deep. The well encountered more than 450 metres of gas column. […]
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Ex-Logica boss to head counterparty for energy auctions
Ex-Logica boss to head counterparty for energy auctions Apr 22, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon 0 Image: Thinkstock The former boss of IT firm Logica is to head up the company which guarantees payments to energy generators in energy auctions. Dr Martin Read will chair the Government-owned Counterparty Company which will manage the long-term […]
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“Windfall” cash payment to turbine neighbours
“Windfall” cash payment to turbine neighbours Apr 20, 2014 Vicky Ellis Low Carbon 0 Image: Thinkstock Good Energy weren’t having on their neighbours when they promised them an extra something if their wind farms did well. Yesterday the renewable energy supplier credited the energy accounts of residents living near the Delabole wind farm with £50 […]
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Dutch trial “glow in the dark” motorway
Dutch trial “glow in the dark” motorway Apr 21, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon 0 Image: Studio Roosegaarde The images could be straight out of sci-fi reboot Tron – but these glowing roads are far from fictional. The painted lines have just gone on trial in the Netherlands on a 500-metre stretch of […]
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Guest Blog: Wayne Mitchell on energy procurement
Guest Blog: Wayne Mitchell on energy procurement Apr 17, 2014 Andrew Keogh Latest Blogs 0 Budget control versus procurement protocol In today’s energy market, the advantages of hedging your supply requirements for the long-term cannot be over-stated. Gone are the days when you could risk signing a contract every few years and agreeing a fixed […]
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Nearly third of Africa implementing climate “smart” schemes
Nearly third of Africa implementing climate “smart” schemes Apr 19, 2014 Vicky Ellis Markets Finance, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock Nearly a third of Africa is putting in place green schemes to benefit the climate and environment, the African Development Bank has suggested. The bank said it is supporting one regional and 16 national investment […]
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