Posted on 31 January 2011 by Sumit Bose
Vince Cable will be giving evidence to the Environment Audit Committee this Wednesday about the Green Investment Bank. The Business Secretary will be answering questions from MPs and giving oral evidence a fortnight after the same committee heard from suppliers.
Two... Read More
Posted on 31 January 2011 by admin
Posted on 31 January 2011 by Kelvin Ross
Electricity supply company Central Networks has revealed that its investigators believe vandals were to blame for an explosion at a Nottingham substation that caused thousands of pounds of damage and the loss of supply to over 1,000 customers.
Some local people... Read More
Posted on 31 January 2011 by Kelvin Ross
Think of Los Angeles and one of the first things that comes to mind is the smog that famously has hung over the city's skyline.
But the 'city of angels' is changing its polluting ways: last year it harnessed almost 20%... Read More
Posted on 31 January 2011 by Tom Gibson
Many of us may struggle to afford energy in the coming years due to a sharp increase in the price of energy. These were the words of Bobby Collinson, the Managing Director of Power Efficiency, an energy consultancy.
Mr... Read More
Posted on 31 January 2011 by Tom Gibson
Secretary of State Chris Huhne has welcomed last weeks decision by Sharp to increase their workforce: "This is excellent news for the solar industry and for Sharp, which shows that green growth is a vital part of our economic recovery.... Read More
Posted on 31 January 2011 by Tom Gibson
The recent floods in Australia will affect the global energy market as Queensland's coal exports are severely reduced. This is likely to lead to much higher global prices in 2011, according to the PA Consulting Group.
Australia is the world's largest... Read More
Posted on 31 January 2011 by Tom Gibson
Investment bankers, Renaissance Capital, are claiming that political instability in North Eastern Africa is having a disruptive effect on the price of crude oil. The West Texas Intermediate closed at 4.3% on 28 January.
Although Egypt's share of global oil and... Read More
Posted on 30 January 2011 by Tom Gibson
Onstream, a partner of smart grid specialists Sentec, has won both the Metering Manufacturer & Technology of the Year and the Innovation of the Year prizes at the European Smart Metering Awards.
Keith Hawkins, Strategy and Smart Development Manager for OnStream,... Read More
Posted on 28 January 2011 by Tom Gibson
A subsidiary company of ExxonMobil has announced the successful drilling of the world's longest extended-reach well at the Odoptu field, 5miles off the coast of Eastern Russia.
The company, Exxon Neftegas Limited, built the Odoptu OP-11 well in just 60 days,... Read More
