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UK Government reveals final EMR plan
UK Government reveals final EMR plan Posted on 19 December 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha The Government has published its ambitious package of measures which it hopes will attract £110 billion worth of investment from the private sector and support 250,000 jobs by 2020. The Electricity Market Reform (EMR) Delivery Plan sets out DECC’s final decision […]
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Mixed reactions on EMR Delivery Plan
Mixed reactions on EMR Delivery Plan Posted on 19 December 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha There have been mixed reactions from renewable trade bodies on the Government’s plan to reform the electricity market. DECC today published its revised decision on strike prices for renewable generators in the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) Delivery Plan following consultation on […]
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Dear Santa… Energy gift voucher unwrapped for Christmas
Dear Santa… Energy gift voucher unwrapped for Christmas Posted on 18 December 2013 by Vicky Ellis Never mind a book voucher from Aunty – some Brits may be getting an ‘energy gift card’ this Christmas. That’s after a money saving website put just such a voucher online after a survey found 73% of Britons would appreciate […]
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Ofgem confirms new boss
Ofgem confirms new boss Posted on 18 December 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha Energy watchdog Ofgem has confirmed Dermot Nolan as the new Chief Executive who will take on the role from March next year. He has been a Commissioner at the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) in Ireland since 2008 and its Chair since May […]
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Ealing unveils £13,000 ‘rubbish’ Christmas tree
Ealing unveils £13,000 ‘rubbish’ Christmas tree Posted on 17 December 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha A Christmas tree made up of 900 recycled plastic bottles – which came with a price tag of £12,961 – was unveiled in Ealing earlier this month. The six-metre tall tree was built by artist Ashley Phillips and is part of […]
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MPs express “grave concerns” for Eggborough power plant
MPs express “grave concerns” for Eggborough power plant Posted on 17 December 2013 by Vicky Ellis A group of Tory MPs has written to Energy Secretary Ed Davey expressing their “grave concerns” for the future of Eggborough power station. Eggborough in North Yorkshire is on the verge of spending £750m to convert from coal to […]
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Asphalt plants get energy kit for demand response
Asphalt plants get energy kit for demand response Posted on 16 December 2013 by Vicky Ellis Aggregate Industries’ asphalt-making plants are getting technology to adjust their energy demand to help balance the National Grid. Asphalt made at the 40-odd sites across the UK has gone into the M8 motorway extension to Scotland, London’s Olympic Park […]
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Oman signs $16bn gas deal with BP
Oman signs $16bn gas deal with BP Posted on 16 December 2013 by Vicky Ellis British oil giant BP will drill and sell gas to Oman for 30 years after the two signed a $16 billion (£9.8bn) deal today. It’s the largest new ‘upstream’ project in the Middle Eastern sultanate – that is, in fossil […]
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Fortum flogs Finnish power distribution business for €2.55bn
Fortum flogs Finnish power distribution business for €2.55bn Posted on 14 December 2013 by Tom Grimwood Finnish energy company Fortum has flogged its electricity distribution business for more than was expected. It sold to a group of investors called Suomi Power Networks for €2.55 billion (£2.15bn). The state-owned firm owns 79,000 kilometres of network in Finland and […]
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New project seeks views to cut district heat network costs
New project seeks views to cut district heat network costs Posted on 15 December 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha Businesses are being invited to provide innovate ways of reducing the costs of providing low carbon heat as part of a new project. The Request for Proposals (RfP) announced by the Energy Technology Institute (ETI) aims to […]
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