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We need cheap energy so scrap wind, says UKIP leader
We need cheap energy so scrap wind, says UKIP leader Posted on 20 September 2013 by Vicky Ellis UKIP’s Nigel Farage told ELN today the UK needs “cheap energy” and the Government should “scrap” policy backing wind power. Today he also criticised European lawmakers for bringing the country to a point where the “lights go […]
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Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – Can we learn anything from the US on energy?
I find the United States to be a fascinating place and spend as much time as I can there. Very often it initiates new trends well before they find their way “across the pond”, not least and unexpectedly so in the case of energy. Not surprising when you consider how important energy is there and […]
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BP strikes ‘biggest’ gas deals in Caspian Sea
BP strikes ‘biggest’ gas deals in Caspian Sea Posted on 20 September 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha Energy giant BP and its partners have signed a long-term agreement to supply 10 billion cubic metres of gas a year (bcma) from a field in the Caspian Sea. Located offshore Azerbaijan, the Shah Deniz gas field’s (pictured, during […]
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Plans for attracting energy investment are “implausible”
Plans for attracting energy investment are “implausible” Posted on 20 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood Plans for attracting investment in the UK’s energy sector are “implausible”. That’s according to a speaker at a conference held by the British Institute of Energy Economics yesterday on funding the country’s energy transition, held under Chatham House rules. DECC […]
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Solar to help power Delhi metro
Solar to help power Delhi metro Posted on 19 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood Solar is to help power Delhi’s Metro after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) signed an agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to install panels on railway premises. The scheme will begin with a 500kW photovoltaic (PV) pilot […]
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7,500 songbirds killed by flare at Canadian gas plant
7,500 songbirds killed by flare at Canadian gas plant Posted on 19 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood A moth-like attraction to flames may have been the undoing of a flock of songbirds after an estimated 7,500 of them were killed by a flare tower at a Canadian gas plant. Fraser Forsythe, an official from Canaport […]
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Failure to engage customers biggest problem facing retail market
Failure to engage customers biggest problem facing retail market Posted on 18 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood A failure to engage customers emerged as the biggest problem facing the future energy retail market at seminar held by the World Energy Council yesterday. Rachel Fletcher, Interim Senior Partner for Markets at Ofgem said: “Low engagement means […]
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Energy efficiency bill could save US $65bn
Energy efficiency bill could save US $65bn Posted on 18 September 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha The proposed bipartisan energy efficiency legislation could help US consumers and businesses save billions of pound on their energy bills, new research reveals. Savings of more than $65 billion (£40.9bn) could be made, according to the American Council for an […]
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Boris wind jibe bashed by future Green peer
Boris wind jibe bashed by future Green peer Posted on 17 September 2013 by Vicky Ellis Boris Johnson’s criticism of wind power has been slated by a Green Party member who is set to become a peer in the House of Lords. Writing in the Sun newspaper over the weekend, the Mayor of London suggested […]
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England’s ‘largest’ onshore wind farm exports power to grid
England’s ‘largest’ onshore wind farm exports power to grid Posted on 17 September 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha The first power from what is claimed will be the largest onshore wind farm in England has been produced and exported to the National Grid. The 68MW Keadby wind farm (pictured) in north Lincolnshire, which is due for […]
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