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Archive | April, 2012

Tags: EDF Energy, ELN, EMR, energy news, Nuclear, power, trust, Vincent de Rivaz

Exclusive interview with Vincent de Rivaz

Posted on 30 April 2012 by Tom Gibson

The CEO of EDF talks about rebuilding trust and how the EMR is "fundamentally right" Read More

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Tags: Ann Robinson, Big 6, competition, cost, energy news, Good Energy, Institute for Public Policy Research, Juliet Davenport, Ofgem, prices, regulatory, uswitch

Think tank calls for competition to break Big Six rip-off

Posted on 30 April 2012 by Tom Gibson

Five million people in the UK could be paying more than they should for their energy. Of those, some may be paying £330 more than their neighbours who use the same amount of electricity and gas. This is according to... Read More

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Tags: air temperature, University at Albany, wind farms

Wind farms affect air temperature, claims study

Posted on 30 April 2012 by Vicky Ellis

Wind farms could affect air temperature, according to an American study which looked at NASA satellite data from over the last decade. A research group led by the University at Albany in New York found a nighttime warming effect over wind... Read More

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Tags: Bulgaria, EBRD, efficiency, EU, SMEs

Bulgaria goes big on efficiency

Posted on 30 April 2012 by Vicky Ellis

Bulgaria is set to spend around €300 million on helping businesses curb their energy use. Half the money is from an EU grant, while the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide the other half. Bulgaria’s energy intensity is more... Read More

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Tags: array, EDF, Eneco, Huub den Rooijen, isle of wight, Navitus Bay Wind Project, the crown estate, wind

EDF teams up with Eneco for Isle of Wight wind farm

Posted on 30 April 2012 by Tom Gibson

EDF Energy has formed a partnership with Dutch firm Eneco to develop the Navitus Bay Wind Project to the west of the Isle of Wight. The firms claim the proposed project could deliver between 900MW and 1200MW of capacity in... Read More

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Tags: Denmark, Energinet.dk, interconnector, National Grid, power, Renewables, subsea, super grid, Terry McCormick, Torben Glar Nielsen, wind

UK-Denmark connection study begins

Posted on 30 April 2012 by Tom Gibson

The UK’s National Grid has announced it is starting a study with the owner of the main electricity and natural gas grids in Denmark, Energinet.dk, to see if developing an electricity power connection between the two countries is possible. Terry McCormick,... Read More

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Tags: Anglian Water, drought, Paul Valleley, reservoir, water treatment

Anglian Water plans new £44m reservoir

Posted on 30 April 2012 by Vicky Ellis

Anglian Water has won planning permission for a new £44 million reservoir and water treatment works near to Newton-on-Trent, Lincolnshire. Building will take place over the next couple of years, says the firm. A new pumping station will take water from... Read More

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Tags: Campaign to Protect Rural England, Climate, countryside, ELN, energy news, landscape, onshore, renewable, Shaun Spiers, UK, wind

Countryside in a flap over turbines

Posted on 30 April 2012 by Tom Gibson

The British countryside is set to become overrun by “intruding ” wind turbines. This was the warning from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), which has got in a flap over the Government's policies for onshore wind. The campaign group argues... Read More

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Tags: Big 6, British Gas, Centrica, gas, Greenpeace, protest, Thames Valley Police

Greenpeace targets British Gas with “world’s biggest” energy bill

Posted on 30 April 2012 by Vicky Ellis

Campaigners this morning attempted to blockade Centrica's headquarters with a giant energy bill in protest against "ripoff" energy prices. Around 65 protesters from Greenpeace targeted the British Gas owner's offices in Windsor with the 260ft energy bill on what looks like... Read More

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Tags: E.ON, North Sea, offshore wind, Renewables

E.ON picks North Sea for wind farm base

Posted on 27 April 2012 by Vicky Ellis

E.ON has picked a German island in the North Sea as base for one of its wind farm operations. The Amrumbank West offshore wind farm will have 80 Siemens wind turbines and generate a total of 288 MW. The news... Read More

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