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UK’s ‘dash for gas’ will boost bills, warns committee
The influential Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has today warned that increased reliance on unabated gas generation could add £600 to the average household bill over the coming decades. As the Energy Secretary Ed Davey gives the go ahead for the exploitation of shale gas to restart, the CCC’s report, Energy prices and bills – […]
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Chargemaster overtakes Elektromotive in £8.5 million deal
UK electric vehicle infrastructure provider Chargemaster is to acquire Elektromotive, the first company to introduce public electric vehicle charging stations in the UK nearly ten years ago, in a cash deal worth £8.5 million. Together, Chargemaster and Elektromotive will become one of Europe’s leading providers of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and be in a position […]
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BYD takes all-electric taxis to Colombia
Chinese automaker BYD announced this week that the Colombian capital of Bogotá will be trialling the company’s all-electric e6 sedan as a taxi. As well as the 49 e6 sedans that will be put into the capital’s taxi service, Bogotá’s Technology, Science and Innovation Administration will also be getting several vehicles to try out. “This […]
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Onshore wind farm online in Europe, while US goes offshore
Europe’s largest onshore wind farm in Romania is now fully operational, while the US is backing offshore wind with the launch of seven new projects. The 600 MW Fantanele/Cogealac wind farm in Dobrogea, Constanta County, which uses GE’s 2.5 MW turbines, is now producing enough energy to power over a million Romanian homes a year. […]
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London Array adds final turbine to world’s largest offshore wind farm
The 175th and final turbine was installed on the £2 billion London Array yesterday, marking the end of construction of the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Work on the first, 630 MW phase of the wind farm being developed by DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar in the Thames Estuary started in January this year and […]
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Businesses “sleepwalking” into resource crisis, warns research
Businesses are unprepared for the effects of dwindling resources and are “sleepwalking” towards a crisis, warns the Carbon Trust. In a new study, business executives in Brazil, China, Korea, the UK and USA said they did not expect to have to take action on combating resource scarcity for 10-15 years at the earliest. Of the […]
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UK government promises consumer security in smart meter rollout
The UK government yesterday outlined new rules to protect consumers’ privacy and security as smart meters are rolled out across the country over the next seven years. By 2019, the government aims to have installed smart meters in 30 million homes and businesses, replacing 53 million gas and electricity meters. But in smart meter rollouts […]
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UK government gives go ahead for shale gas fracking to restart
UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has today given the go ahead for fracking of shale gas to restart in the UK. The process of hydraulic fracturing or fracking to extract shale gas is controversial and has been linked with seismic activity and contamination of water supplies. Initial fracking activities in the northwest of England were […]
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London 2012 organisers hail success on cutting emissions
The final post-games sustainability report reveals that the London 2012 Olympic Games had a 28% smaller carbon footprint than predicted, saving 400,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent from construction to the closing ceremony. According to the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) report, the Games made significant savings against the reference footprint, from construction, […]
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US government launches $29 million new SunShot investment
The US Department of Energy is launching a new $29 million investment in four projects as part of its SunShot Initiative to reduce the costs of solar power. “The price of solar panels has fallen dramatically in recent years, but we also need to reduce the cost and time required to actually install them in […]
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