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China Energy building $5bn hydrogen plant in Egypt
The Egyptian government has approved China Energy’s application to build a $5.1 billion (£4.2bn) in the country. At the end of last year, China Energy signed an agreement to investigate green hydrogen production in the Suez Canal Economic Zone – and will now develop the project in two stages. A wind farm and solar park […]
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A Budget for net zero?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered what has been dubbed as a ‘back to work Budget’. Presenting the government’s financial commitments in the Commons, Mr Hunt made a series of announcements on energy and infrastructure. Energy bills In advance of the announcement, the Treasury disclosed that assistance for energy bills will be extended until the conclusion of June. […]
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La Niña cooling period over
La Niña, a climate pattern which cools the Pacific Ocean, has come to an end after three years. Although waters in the ocean are cooler during this period, extreme weather is still exhibited globally – with the most obvious example being record rainfall and floods in Australia last year. El Niño is the other side […]
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There were no grounds on which we could question a PPM warrant, says former magistrate
A major change in the process through which forced prepayment meter (PPM) warrants were issued left magistrates with not enough power to reject them. In a joint hearing set up by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and the Justice Committee, former magistrate Robin Cantrill-Fenwick said: “I think it’s important to understand that because […]
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British Gas to provide energy grants to SMEs amid crisis
Struggling pubs, cafes, restaurants, hairdressers, shopkeepers, and charities will soon be able to receive energy bill support from British Gas. A £15 million fund has been established by the energy supplier to assist businesses that may be facing difficulties at present. The fund will offer energy grants to small enterprises, including pubs, cafes, restaurants, hairdressers, […]
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Will this be the UK’s first net zero cathedral?
The City of York Council and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England have given the go-ahead to install photovoltaic panels on the roof of York Minster. The cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, is considered one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The installation of 199 solar panels on the South Quire Aisle, […]
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Biden and EU in talks to end EV tax tension
The US President and the EU Chief have initiated talks in a bid to mend their rift over taxes on electric vehicles (EVs). At present, the US offers tax credits to EV owners under the Section 30D clean vehicle tax credit scheme, which the EU argues favours American-made EVs over their European counterparts. The EU […]
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Ship to arrive and prevent massive oil spill in Yemen
A vessel is on its way to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the decaying super tanker in Yemen, the FSO Safer. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has stepped in to help prevent a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea. The FSO Safer has been moored off Yemen’s west coast for […]
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Ofgem launches major investigation into prepayment meters across the nation
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UK and France seal energy security deal
The UK and France have signed a deal to increase energy security by shifting towards renewable and nuclear power. Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps and France’s Energy Minister, Agnes Pannier Runacher have signed the agreement, following the two nations’ longstanding partnership on nuclear power. French company EDF is leading the development of Hinkley Point C […]
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