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EU makes progress on renewables but UK still lagging
The European Union is still making progress on renewables, with its energy share increasing to 13.4% in 2011, but the UK is still lagging in the league table of nations, according to the latest figures. The independent EurObserv’ER Barometer ranks nations by the share of renewable energy out of their final energy consumption and compares […]
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The Energy Bill
The shorter and colder days of winter mean higher energy bills for many businesses. Research has found that an office based company will use 50% of its annual gas consumption in winter1. So, it’s no surprise that many businesses are focused on cutting energy usage, not only to save money but also to build corporate reputation. […]
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GE’s hybrid bus technology makes it to the next stop
Scientists at GE Global Research say they have made it to the next stop in the route to affordable, clean fuel, zero-emission buses. GE has demonstrated a bus powered by its new Durathon™ sodium battery in tandem with a lithium-ion battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. Two years after demonstrating a dual-battery system for a […]
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UK coal use still growing but steady progress on renewables
The UK government’s latest figures on energy production and use, released yesterday, reveal that while coal use is at its highest share in 14 years, renewable electricity is still growing steadily. The Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices for the third quarter of 2012 reveal that coal stands at a third-quarter 14-year high accounting for […]
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IBM to simplify electric vehicle charging and payment
IBM is taking the lead on a project to simplify electric vehicle charging and payment for customers wherever they are in Europe, the company announced this week. The ‘B2B Marketplace’ demonstration setup will allow energy suppliers, carmakers and charging point owners to share and integrate services on one IT platform. The common platform, based on […]
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Electric fleets could save UK companies £350,000 a year, says report
As US electric carmaker Tesla Motors sets the European price for its Model S all-electric sedan, a report for British Gas says that UK companies could save £350,000 a year by going electric with their fleet. According to the report by TRL, the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory, for the utility, switching just 10% of a […]
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Season’s greetings… and don’t forget to switch off the lights
As Energy Efficiency News wishes our readers ‘Season’s Greetings’ and takes a well-earned break, a final message from the Carbon Trust before starting the festivities… don’t forget to switch off the lights. In the energy saving organisation’s top five tips for Christmas, the Carbon Trust reminds businesses to switch off lights over the holiday period. And when […]
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Vattenfall joins Carbon Trust’s effort to speed up wind development
Swedish energy company Vattenfall is joining the Carbon Trust’s Europe-wide effort to drive down the costs of offshore wind power. The Offshore Wind Accelerator programme was set up by the Carbon Trust two-and-a-half years ago in collaboration with nine UK wind farm developers to identify and commercialise technologies and innovations that could reduce the costs […]
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US slaps import tariffs on wind towers from China and Vietnam
As the US and China conclude discussions of trade relations, the Commerce Department has slapped still tariffs on wind towers from China and Vietnam. Wind towers are the steel support structures for utility-scale devices (over 100 kW) that hold the rotor blades and house the engine. At the beginning of this year, the Commerce Department […]
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UK government delays decision on aviation and shipping emissions
The UK government announced yesterday that it is to delay its decision on whether aviation and shipping emissions should be included in carbon budgets until 2016. Under the Climate Change Act, the government was required to say by the end of this year whether it intended to bring in aviation and shipping – or ‘excluded […]
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