Archive | December, 2010

Our first Xmas

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Our first Xmas

Posted on 23 December 2010 by Sumit Bose ELN Editor

Well 2010 has been a significant year whichever way you look at it, two terrible winters, the first coalition Government for 70 years, the rescue of 33 Chilean miners, Spain winning their first world cup, England losing the 2018 bid,... Read More

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End of Year Review

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End of Year Review

Posted on 23 December 2010 by Tom Gibson

As the year draws to a close, ELN spoke to some of the industry's leading voices, to see just what they thought of 2010.

Alan Aldridge - ESTA

Highlight of 2010: The A & T Conference- It was a springboard to get... Read More

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Geothermal projects get £1.1m funding

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Geothermal projects get £1.1m funding

Posted on 23 December 2010 by Kelvin Ross

The government's Deep Geothermal Challenge Fund has issued £1.1m to three geothermal projects.

In the second round of cash allocations, the money has been divided between Keele University, Cofily District Energy, and a joint venture between Newcastle and Durham universities.

Deep geothermal... Read More

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Alstom clinches £276m French nuclear deal

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Alstom clinches £276m French nuclear deal

Posted on 23 December 2010 by Kelvin Ross

Alstom has won a £287m deal to overhaul and maintain part of EDF's nuclear power stations in France.

The French company has designed and manufactured many of the components installed in the country's nuclear plants, which are all owned and run... Read More

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University in hydrogen fuel breakthrough

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University in hydrogen fuel breakthrough

Posted on 23 December 2010 by Kelvin Ross

Low-cost clean hydrogen fuel could be a step closer thanks to a discovery by university scientists.

Researchers at Edinburgh University have uncovered key details about chemical catalysts that use light to break apart water molecules, splitting them into hydrogen - for... Read More

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Small business bosses don’t read energy small print

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Small business bosses don’t read energy small print

Posted on 23 December 2010 by Kelvin Ross

Research shows that more than half of small business bosses don't read the small print of their utilities contracts.

The survey by E.ON found that small business owners were least likely to read the terms and conditions provided by their water... Read More

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Mega What?

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Mega What?

Posted on 22 December 2010 by admin

Mike Major Chief Executive Officer of the EIC Read More

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US gives £838m loan to wind farm

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US gives £838m loan to wind farm

Posted on 22 December 2010 by Kelvin Ross

The US government has approved a $1.3bn (£838m) loan to what will become the world's largest wind farm.

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that a partial loan guarantee has been finalised to finance the Caithness Shepherds Flat project, an 845-megawatt... Read More

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Dong sells stake in Walney wind farm

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Dong sells stake in Walney wind farm

Posted on 22 December 2010 by Kelvin Ross

Two major financial investors have bought a stake in an offshore wind farm being built in the Irish Sea.

Danish energy giant Dong has agreed to sell a 24.8% stake in the Walney offshore wind farm to the consortium for around... Read More

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Carlsberg cuts energy use by 10%

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Carlsberg cuts energy use by 10%

Posted on 22 December 2010 by Tom Gibson

Probably the best energy monitoring system in the world....?

Well, probably not, but a system picked Carlsburg is certainly getting the beer giant to say 'Cheers!'

Carlsberg UK is using the new energy monitoring system to make its brewing process more efficient.

The... Read More

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