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The Daily Market Report – 11th April 2014
The Daily Market Report – 11th April 2014 Apr 11, 2014 Simon Jago Market Report 0 Find out what’s influencing gas supply, power prices and what you should watch out for in the new daily market report on the energy market from Sarah Marshall, Client Portfolio Manager on the Optimisation desk at npower. Market, npower, […]
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Oil firm ordered to pay £36,600 for spill
Oil firm ordered to pay £36,600 for spill Apr 11, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil, Policy Legislation 0 Copyright: Environment Agency An industrial fuel oil supplier has been fined £36,689 for a spillage on the River Orwell, which flows through the Suffolk County. The Environment Agency said Eco Oil Ltd failed to manage and […]
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Slashing green tape ‘can save businesses £1.5bn’
Slashing green tape ‘can save businesses £1.5bn’ Apr 11, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment 0 Businesses could save as much as £1.5 billion over five years – or £300 million every year – through reforms to environmental legislation, a new report reveals. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published […]
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UK sees ‘very healthy’ power margin today
UK sees ‘very healthy’ power margin today Apr 11, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance 0 The peak margin on the power system looks “very healthy” this morning, currently at around 17GW, according to the daily market report from npower. Although wind generation has dropped to just 0.7GW, it is expected to pick up, with a […]
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New North Sea oil and gas find for Statoil
New North Sea oil and gas find for Statoil Apr 11, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Norwegian company Statoil has announced it has made an oil and gas discovery in the North Sea. It is located 10 kilometres north of the Valemon field which is currently under development. The firm estimates total volumes […]
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Blog: A greener caffeine kick for you
Blog: A greener caffeine kick for you Apr 11, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Latest Blogs, Sustainability Environment 0 I don’t enjoy doing the tea rounds in the office. One, because I have to boil the water twice if the whole lot is in. And two, because we’re a pretty fussy bunch of people (sorry guys). Some […]
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Bulgaria ‘calls off energy meeting with Russia’
Bulgaria ‘calls off energy meeting with Russia’ Apr 10, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Bulgaria has reportedly cancelled a meeting with Russia where the two nations were due to discuss matters related to energy. Reports claim the bilateral meeting was called off as a result of the EU’s decision to impose economic and […]
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Anger at Pickles’ stranglehold over wind farms
Anger at Pickles’ stranglehold over wind farms Apr 10, 2014 Vicky Ellis Low Carbon, Policy Legislation 0 Image: Thinkstock Irritation was growing among wind farm builders this week as Eric Pickles extended his power to halt and personally approve new projects for another year. Last year a change in the law gave the Communities and […]
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Ofgem proposes tougher rules for ‘more reliable’ energy switching
Ofgem proposes tougher rules for ‘more reliable’ energy switching Apr 09, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation 0 Detailed rules to help make switching energy companies “faster and more reliable” for consumers have been published for final consultation. Current rules rely on customers to take action against their new supplier if they do not meet the […]
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EU adopts rules to tail off green energy subsidies
EU adopts rules to tail off green energy subsidies Apr 09, 2014 Vicky Ellis Low Carbon, Policy Legislation 0 Image: Thinkstock Rules to push EU countries towards tailing off renewable energy subsidies were adopted by the European Commission today. New guidelines dictating public support for energy and environmental protection are meant to reduce “serious market […]
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