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  • MEPs back safer, greener truck designs

    MEPs back safer, greener truck designs Mar 19, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Policy Legislation 0 Image: Thinkstock European politicians are proposing to ease rules on trucks to boost safety and fuel savings. Yesterday MEPs on the EU’s Transport Committee put forward draft rules which would let designers change the bodywork of lorries. At […]

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  • Greece gets €235m to improve electricity network

    Greece gets €235m to improve electricity network Mar 19, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Markets Finance 0 An EU bank is providing a loan worth €235 million (£197.3m) to support the electricity network improvement in Greece. The cash will help Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC) renovate the electricity distribution network as well as extend around […]

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  • First power generated from Hunterston turbine test facility

    First power generated from Hunterston turbine test facility Mar 18, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation 0 Copyright: SSE First power has been exported from the first three turbines at the offshore turbine test facility at Hunterston on the North Ayrshire coast. The project is the UK’s first testing site for offshore turbines and features a […]

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  • Budget pressure mounts on carbon price floor

    Budget pressure mounts on carbon price floor Mar 18, 2014 Vicky Ellis Markets Finance, Policy Legislation 0 Image: Thinkstock Pressure is mounting on the UK’s tax on carbon emissions from energy ahead of the Budget this Wednesday (19 March). There have been conflicting calls from suppliers and commentators, some urging the Government to scrap it […]

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  • Stoke and Staffordshire sign £113m low carbon City Deal

    Stoke and Staffordshire sign £113m low carbon City Deal Mar 16, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon 0 A £113 million environmentally-friendly deal that is expected to create hundreds of jobs, reduce heating bills and cut carbon emissions has been announced by the Government. The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire City Deal is built around a flagship proposal […]

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  • I & C Most Innovative Award Sponsor

    I C Most Innovative Award Sponsor Mar 16, 2014 Andrew Keogh Latest Videos 0 Steve James from Opus Energy’s Director Corporate Solutions talks about this year’s TELCA awards and why Opus are sponsoring I C Most Innovative Consultancy for the second year running. Opus Energy, Steve James, TELCA tweet Article source: http://www.energylivenews.com/2014/03/16/i-c-most-innovative-award-sponsor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-c-most-innovative-award-sponsor

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  • Norway to spend oil cash on renewables says PM

    Norway to spend oil cash on renewables says PM Mar 15, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock Norway is going to spend some of its oil profits on renewable energy. Prime Minister Erna Solberg said this week the sovereign wealth fund would be invested in green energy. Just last week the […]

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  • Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – At last the EU finds its niche…

    Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – At last the EU finds its niche… Mar 15, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Latest Blogs 0 After many years of waiting and watching the EU interfering in all types of markets – producing unnecessary food mountains, attempting to standardise diverse populations, introducing a wobbly currency and waves of completely crazy legislation […]

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  • Nature reserves “should quack not frack”

    Nature reserves “should quack not frack” Mar 14, 2014 Vicky Ellis Latest Videos 0 Peaceful habitats of protected birds, beasts and plants could be disrupted by fracking for shale gas, wildlife campaigners claimed this week. ELN reporter Vicky Ellis took a trip to the teeming wetlands to find out why they’re so vital for the […]

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  • Suppliers get ready for the Great British Switch

    Suppliers get ready for the Great British Switch Mar 14, 2014 Vicky Ellis Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Thinkstock Never mind the Great British Bake Off – this weekend it’s the Great British Switch which is hoping to get things cooking for energy users. On 15 and 16 March a handful of energy suppliers are waving […]

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