Aspiring communities across the nation will be able to receive Feed-in Tariff (FITs) payments for the clean green energy generated by larger community energy projects, under new plans set out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, solar PV
The proportion of UK electricity generated from gas fell to 16-year lows last year as cheaper coal prices spurred generators into increasing coal-fired power to its greatest share of the electricity mix since 1996, government data shows. ...
Tags: Gas-Fired Power, Chemicals
UK-based LED lighting company, PhotonStar was awarded a grant by the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for up to £372,269. The grant from the DECC Energy Entrepreneurs Fund and will be used to develop further ...
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Russia's Gazprom and Dutch company Gasunie have signed an agreement to explore the possibility of expanding the Nord Stream gas pipeline as well as setting up other gas infrastructure projects in Northwest Europe and the UK, the companies ...
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UK natural gas prices for same-day delivery spiked as high as 150 pence/therm ($22.80/MMBtu) early Friday as a key pipeline that carries gas to the country from Continental Europe halted operations against a backdrop of cold weather and low ...
Tags: Gas Market, Interconnector Outage, Chemicals
Jenni Staves, Environmental Manager at British Glass, reviews the current Climate on Carbon and Sustainability. Originally I set out to write an overview of the current consultation on structural changes to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme ...
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UK offshore oil and gas investment has risen to its highest level in 30 years, thanks to changes in the tax regime introduced over the past four years, industry association Oil & Gas UK said Monday. Investment soared to GBP11.4 billion ...
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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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New research has revealed that there is a huge shortfall in funding for energy-saving programmes that would help alleviate the burden on families in fuel poverty. The figures, compiled by National Energy Action (NEA), found that the ...
LED specialist Light Planet has been commended in two categories at this years prestigious Rushlight Awards. The Rushlight Awards recognise the leading clean technology developers in the UK and Ireland. Light Planet were commended in both ...
An array of new LED streetlights is to be installed in the Northamptonshire town of Towcester, it has been announced. Northamptonshire County Council will begin work in October this year that will see brand new facilities put in place ...
Throughout last year the Chester West and Chester Council installed more than 400 LED lights in place of traditional incandescents in a bid to cut its energy use. It is estimated that the new illuminations will save somewhere between 65 ...
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A total of 132 projects have been awarded a share of £46 million from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to help reduce fuel poverty, energy efficiency and encourage collective switching. This funding is set to be ...
Tags: ceiling spotlights, LED lights, energy
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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The UK government has set solar and biomass subsidy levels for the next five years, and says building-mounted solar PV projects will receive higher rates than ground-mounted projects over the 2013-2017 period. For the building-mounted ...
Tags: Solar PV Subsidies, Solar, solar PV projects, PV