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Higher radiation levels detected at Sellafield
Higher radiation levels detected at Sellafield Posted on 31 January 2014 by Vicky Ellis Staff at Sellafield nuclear waste processing plant have been told not to come to work unless they are “essential” after higher radiation levels were detected at the site. The West Cumbrian site processes used nuclear fuel from closed power plants in […]
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Motoring your way to energy savings
Motoring your way to energy savings Posted on 31 January 2014 by ash garwood ELN Reporter Vicky Ellis finds out how efficient motors could be the key to saving on commercial energy bills. Leave a Reply Article source: http://www.energylivenews.com/2014/01/31/motoring-your-way-to-energy-savings/
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SSE bags £8.3m for energy efficiency trial
SSE bags £8.3m for energy efficiency trial Posted on 30 January 2014 by Priyanka Shrestha The UK subsidiary of energy giant SSE has been awarded funding worth £8.3 million by Ofgem to trial a local energy efficiency initiative in the Solent. SSE Power Distribution (SSEPD) has joined forces with IT firm Maingate for the project, […]
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‘Seven million people living in fuel poverty’
‘Seven million people living in fuel poverty’ Posted on 30 January 2014 by Priyanka Shrestha A total of seven million people, including 2.2 million children, are living in fuel poverty in England. New figures released today claim the number of children “growing up cold” has risen by 26% – or 460,000 – compared to a […]
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Carbon prices fall amid backloading delay
Carbon prices fall amid backloading delay Posted on 29 January 2014 by Priyanka Shrestha Carbon prices saw “sharp losses” recently following the announcement that the backloading plan will not being implemented until the second quarter of this year. That’s according to the latest weekly market report from npower, which suggests it led the market to […]
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Oil and gas drilling in UK North Sea plummets
Oil and gas drilling in UK North Sea plummets Posted on 29 January 2014 by Priyanka Shrestha The UK is being urged to encourage oil and gas drilling in the North Sea as exploration dropped by 28% last year. The call from Deloitte’s Petroleum Services Group (PSG) comes as its report found only 47 exploration […]
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Selfridges bags energy saving lamps
Selfridges bags energy saving lamps Posted on 27 January 2014 by Vicky Ellis Selfridges’ trademark yellow bags aren’t the only bright things in the shop – the department store has just installed a new set of energy efficiency lights. The flagship Oxford Street store – which opened in London in 1909 – has energy saving […]
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Road industry could save £46.2m using ‘low energy materials’
Road industry could save £46.2m using ‘low energy materials’ Posted on 28 January 2014 by Priyanka Shrestha The UK road industry could save millions of pounds in energy costs over the next 10 years by using low energy road building materials. That’s according to a three-year study conducted by the Carbon Trust and Lafarge Tarmac, […]
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Lords to drill Environment Secretary on shale gas
Lords to drill Environment Secretary on shale gas Posted on 27 January 2014 by Vicky Ellis Tomorrow the Environment Secretary will take questions from the Lords on the role his department takes in regulating shale gas and fracking. Government is keenly promoting shale gas as a future boon to the economy and last week the […]
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New efficiency rule for electric products kicks in from 2015
New efficiency rule for electric products kicks in from 2015 Posted on 27 January 2014 by Vicky Ellis All new equipment using electric motors will have to meet a tougher level for energy efficiency from 2015 under EU rules. Electric motors are in everything from water pumps to the escalators in the underground and there […]
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