Bluefield Partners LLP, the London based solar energy investment manager, backed by Jon Moulton has announced the acquisition of one of the largest solar arrays on an industrial site in the UK. Built on Toyota’s vehicle ...
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Energy bills are continuing to go up, which is really hitting the pockets of the poorest families in the UK and the latest inflation figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) does little to temper fears. This data ...
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Inflation in the UK held at 2.7 per cent for the third consecutive month in December, in line with forecasts, as a result of a rise in gas and electricity bills. Indeed, figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics found that ...
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The winter of discontent is set to continue for consumers as the last of the UK's big six energy suppliers - E.ON - hikes up the prices of its gas and electricity this week January 18th. Its prices will be increasing by 8.7 per cent, ...
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The top IT leaders in the UK talked to Computer Weekly throughout 2012 to share their opinions and experiences of modern technology leadership and transforming business and government through IT innovation. Their views are valuable not only ...
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More than a third (36%) of Which? members who get paid for the electricity they generate from solar panels told us they have had a problem getting their feed-in tariff (FIT) paid, an exclusive Which? survey has revealed. Energy companies ...
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Out with the old Delivering the “near-impossible” The agenda for 2013 Focus on Apple The next funding period Susan Cooklin has had an eventful 2012. The CIO at Network Rail delivered major technology upgrades, while driving ...
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It seems that consumers have finally embraced online price comparison websites to shop for both their car and home insurance deals and their energy supplier, according to Quido. The UK cashback website published figures this week that ...
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Nissan Motor will carry out tests of its electric commercial vehicle, e-NV200, in the Tochigi prefecture's rural areas of Japan. The e-NV200 test vehicle to be used is based on Nissan's multi-purpose compact van, NV200 and will follow ...
Japanese automakerMitsubishi selects British Gas to provide EV charging solutions in UKover a safety software issue leading to malfunctioning of airbags. Nearly 261 of the company's 2012 model i-MiEV EVs are affected by the recall due to ...
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British Gas has been selected as exclusive supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for vehicles of Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors within the UK. The collaboration will further allow customers to access a range of ...
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FedEx Express together with Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor is planning to begin driving tests of the carmaker’s e-NV200 electric vehicle (EV) in Yokohama Area from mid-July 2012. For carrying out tests, Nissan will provide FedEx ...
Energy company Centrica has carried out its first corporate agile IT project,building an employee self-service HR portal in an SAP environment for 30,000 users. Mark Tristram,agile development manager,Centrica said the SAP competency ...
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As the government pushes private companies to release customer data under its Midata initiative,Computer Weekly looks at what this means for the digital economy and who stands to benefit most from this new form of"consumer empowerment". ...
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British Gas chief information officer(CIO)David Cooper likes to keep things low-key.But the scale of his multimillion-pound technology transformation,and the impact his team's work has on customer spending,makes his one of the ...
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