News
News
-
Hydro energy storage project un-loch-ed in Scotland
Hydro energy storage project un-loch-ed in Scotland Posted on 13 December 2013 by Tom Grimwood A hydroelectric energy storage facility in Scotland got the all clear from Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing today. The ‘pumped storage system’ is being developed by SSE and will involve two bodies of water at different heights. During periods of […]
-
DONG Energy snaps up wind project from Centrica for £50m
DONG Energy snaps up wind project from Centrica for £50m Posted on 14 December 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha British energy giant Centrica has agreed to sell a wind project it was planning to build off the east coast of England to DONG Energy for £50 million. The Danish firm fully owns the Race Bank project, […]
-
Surface water flood maps published for the first time
Surface water flood maps published for the first time Posted on 13 December 2013 by Tom Grimwood The Environment Agency has today published new flood maps for the UK showing which communities are at risk of being soaked. As well as laying out the areas endangered by rivers and the sea, for the first time […]
-
John Lewis signs deal to buy 100% renewable energy
John Lewis signs deal to buy 100% renewable energy Posted on 13 December 2013 by Tom Grimwood The John Lewis Partnership has signed a deal to buy 100% renewable energy from small supplier SmartestEnergy. The contract will start in January 2015 – running until March 2018 – and will provide power for more than 380 […]
-
Dubai launches first State of Energy Report at UN
Dubai launches first State of Energy Report at UN Posted on 12 December 2013 by Tom Grimwood Dubai has launched its first State of Energy report at the UN headquarters in New York. It’s meant to showcase success stories in the emirate’s push to go green and set a template for other Arab states to […]
-
CSR, what CSR? “Good” corporates more likely to go bad finds study
CSR, what CSR? “Good” corporates more likely to go bad finds study Posted on 12 December 2013 by Vicky Ellis Businesses which shout the loudest about being socially responsible could be more likely to end up doing something irresponsible, suggests a recent study. Adopting the idea of “CSR” or corporate social responsibility is common practice […]
-
Poll: Consumers want Big Six stranglehold broken
Poll: Consumers want Big Six stranglehold broken Posted on 11 December 2013 by Tom Grimwood Consumers want the Government to break the stranglehold of the Big Six on Britain’s energy market, a new poll has found. More than eight in ten (82%) want government to intervene to create more competition and let smaller suppliers in […]
-
Investment firm drums up $1.15bn for Latino and Asian energy fund
Investment firm drums up $1.15bn for Latino and Asian energy fund Posted on 11 December 2013 by Tom Grimwood The investment firm Actis announced it has raised $1.15 billion (£700m) for its third energy fund in emerging markets. Called Actis Energy 3, it will invest in power generation and distribution businesses in Latin America, Africa […]
-
Roadside crops fuel National Trust trial
Roadside crops fuel National Trust trial Posted on 10 December 2013 by Vicky Ellis A Welsh farm run by the National Trust is testing German technology which could transform “nuisance” roadside crops into biomass fuel. The Hafod y Llan farm in Snowdonia is looking at whether a new process could turn soft rush, gorse and […]
-
Cheers! Pub gets permission to go hydro-powered
Cheers! Pub gets permission to go hydro-powered Posted on 10 December 2013 by Vicky Ellis This watering hole’s occupants are soon to be thirsty in more ways than one – Sticklebarn pub in the Lake District has just got planning permission for a new hydropower project. The 100kW hydro-electric scheme is part of a wider […]
Quotes
The cheapest kWh of energy is the one you don't use Delvin Lane, Head of Energy 360, British Gas