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Cuadrilla pulls out of Lancashire fracking site
Cuadrilla pulls out of Lancashire fracking site Posted on 04 October 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha Cuadrilla has confirmed its decision to pull out of one of its potential fracking sites in Lancashire. The shale gas company said it has decided not to progress its planning at the Anna’s Road site near Westby – 12 minutes […]
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Energy price freeze for First Utility customers
Energy price freeze for First Utility customers Posted on 06 October 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha First Utility has pledged not to increase gas and electricity prices for its customers this winter. The price freeze, including standing charges and unit rates, will guarantee a price lockdown for all its existing variable tariff customers until March next […]
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Ecuador parliament approves rainforest oil drilling
Ecuador parliament approves rainforest oil drilling Posted on 05 October 2013 by Vicky Ellis Ecuador’s parliament gave the go ahead for oil drilling in the nation’s prized rainforest this week. Members of Ecuador’s National Assembly voted on whether to allow drilling, with 108 in favour of drilling in the “national interest”. President Rafael Correa has […]
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New slate roofing is solar panel in disguise
New slate roofing is solar panel in disguise Posted on 05 October 2013 by Tom Grimwood A common criticism of solar panels is that they’re ugly – but not so the latest incarnation of a solar panel designed to imitate normal roof slates. Launched at the Grand Designs Live event in Birmingham earlier this week […]
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Red card for Gazprom’s Arctic plans at football match
Red card for Gazprom’s Arctic plans at football match Posted on 04 October 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha Four Greenpeace activists abseiled from the roof of a football stadium (pictured) in Switzerland earlier this week in protest against Gazprom’s plans to drill in the Arctic. The intervention during the match between FC Basel and Schalke at […]
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Blog: Politicians’ energy promises? As meaningful as a karaoke showdown
Blog: Politicians’ energy promises? As meaningful as a karaoke showdown Posted on 04 October 2013 by Vicky Ellis The post-party conference season’s Annual Karaoke Showdown is in full swing: competition is hotting up. Ed Balls has already done a hip-swinging Elvis rendition of “A little less conversation” and he’s promised to wheel out Greased Lightning […]
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Energy price freeze ‘spells 40 months of investor uncertainty’
Energy price freeze ‘spells 40 months of investor uncertainty’ Posted on 03 October 2013 by Vicky Ellis Labour’s promise to put a price freeze on energy bills will lead to 40 months of investor uncertainty the country can ill afford, EY’s Head of Power Utilities Tony Ward has told ELN. Ed Miliband made the out of […]
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Demand management trial earns London organisations £150k
Demand management trial earns London organisations £150k Posted on 03 October 2013 by Tom Grimwood A commercial trial of demand side response (DSR) in London has saved its participants £150,000 according to energy demand management company KiWi Power. Hospital, hotels, water treatments plants, public sector facilities and commercial buildings all took part in the scheme […]
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Jellyfish cause nuclear reactor shutdown
Jellyfish cause nuclear reactor shutdown Posted on 02 October 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha A huge cluster of jellyfish forced one of the world’s largest nuclear reactors to shut down. Operators of the Oskarshamn 3 nuclear plant (pictured) in southeastern Sweden, said production at the facility was manually shut and disconnected from the grid as a […]
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Reducing reliance on the grid: a practical guide
Reducing reliance on the grid: a practical guide Posted on 02 October 2013 by Geoff Curran Energy cost management has become more complex for organisations: rising prices, regulatory uncertainty and an increasing risk of shortages means that it is now a strategic issue for business. Utilyx, supporting sponsor of Energy Live 2013, will bring together […]
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