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Battle for green energy customers heats up
Battle for green energy customers heats up Posted on 07 August 2013 by Vicky Ellis The battle for green energy customers seems to be heating up after Ecotricity complained about rival supplier Good Energy to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). It suggests competition for customers is increasingly being fought on an ethical basis, especially since […]
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Npower to stop auto-rollover energy contracts for businesses
Npower to stop auto-rollover energy contracts for businesses Posted on 07 August 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha Energy supplier npower is the latest Big Six firm to announce it will stop offering default auto-rollover contracts to new business customers from April next year. The move, it said, is part of its wider approach to offer small […]
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The Market Report – 6th August 2013
The Market Report – 6th August 2013 Posted on 06 August 2013 by Simon Jago Find out the latest news on the energy market from Sammy Blay, npower’s Client Portfolio Manager, in this weekly update. If you are blocked from seeing this video and would like your own download, please email geoff.curran@energylivenews.com. Leave a Reply Article […]
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“All eyes” on Bank of England boss for effect on gas prices
“All eyes” on Bank of England boss for effect on gas prices Posted on 06 August 2013 by Vicky Ellis “All eyes” will be on the new Governor of the Bank of England tomorrow morning in case he announces a new policy direction which could have a knock-on effect on gas prices, according to energy […]
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Home video bags $10k energy saving kit
Home video bags $10k energy saving kit Posted on 05 August 2013 by Vicky Ellis An energy firm in the United States has resorted to a novel approach to helping its customers save energy – by asking for funny home videos. Utah-based Rocky Mountain Power ran a competition called Act wattsmart, offering $10,000 (£6,500) worth […]
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US University gets $7.2m for cutting energy use
US University gets $7.2m for cutting energy use Posted on 05 August 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha A US University has received incentives worth $7.2 million (£4.7m) for the past three years for implementing energy efficiency measures across its campus. The University of California (UC), San Diego (pictured) saved more than 21 million kWh – reducing […]
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India’s Government to sell 10% stake in Indian Oil
India’s Government to sell 10% stake in Indian Oil Posted on 02 August 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha The Government of India has decided to sell 10% of its stake in the country’s biggest oil company. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs confirmed it has approved the proposal of disinvestment in the Indian Oil Corporation Limited […]
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Interest free energy efficiency loans for Scottish homes
Interest free energy efficiency loans for Scottish homes Posted on 04 August 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha Householders in Scotland will soon be able to apply for interest free loans for installing energy efficiency measures under a new £3 million scheme unveiled by the Government. Loans worth up to £10,000 can be borrowed depending on the […]
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US provides $22m for cost-competitive biofuels
US provides $22m for cost-competitive biofuels Posted on 02 August 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha The US Energy Department is teaming up with research institutes and the energy industry in a bid to make biofuels more cost-competitive to gas. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $22 million (£14.5m) worth of new investment in a number […]
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£25m fund for sustainable UK biofuel projects
£25m fund for sustainable UK biofuel projects Posted on 03 August 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha A £25 million fund has been launched for the construction of waste-to-energy and other advanced biofuel plants in the UK. Companies can bid for a share of the fund by proposing new ideas for viable demonstration-scale plants that can drive […]
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