Month: June 2013
A step closer to a game changer with shale? At our recent Energy Debate, Energy Minister Michael Fallon set out the government’s vision for keeping the lights on in Britain, emphasising how innovation and diversity were both key for a secure and affordable energy future. There’s no doubt now that gas will play a significant […]
The Government has revealed the strike prices to be paid to suppliers for generating renewable energy a month before it was expected to. A big chunk of cash was also put on the table for the Green Investment Bank, the UK’s new lending body for renewable power and efficiency projects. Announcing the new capacity payments […]
It’s hard to believe but the TELCA awards ceremony has been and gone – and what a night! Watch the first of our video clips with the highlights of ELN’s coverage of last night’s bash, from the Oscar’s style gags to the winners and of course the after party. Keep your eyes peeled for THAT […]
Well after nine months of planning last night we held the inaugural Energy Live Consultancy Awards and I can honestly say we were staggered at the positive response. The team at ELN towers (pictured) had put in lots of hard work for months organising the event, coming up with interesting visuals and videos and putting […]
Shale gas reserves underground Lancashire could be much larger than expected. New surveys show there could be trillions more cubic feet of the unconventional gas between Wrexham and Blackpool in the west and Nottingham and Scarborough in the east. The news comes in the wake of Chancellor George Osborne’s reiteration that shale gas explorers in […]
Now that the dust has settled after the great TELCA event which surely sets new standards for awards in the energy sector I’d like to add my congratulations and thanks, amongst all the other plaudits they’ve received, to the team at ELN who put a fantastic amount of effort into making the whole thing a […]
A London-based bank is set to provide funding worth PLN800 million (£165.6m) for Poland (pictured) to upgrade it electricity distribution network. Polish energy company ENERGA – one of the largest power utilities in the country – will use the cash to introduce an advanced smart metering system and implement efficiency improvements to the network. The […]
The champagne was out for energy consultancies last night (27 June) as the first ever Energy Live Consultancy Awards, dubbed the TELCAs, kicked off in high style at the prestigious London Film Museum at County Hall. Editor of Energy Live News Sumit Bose hosted a glitzy Hollywood-themed ceremony where winners were unveiled, before the 400-odd […]
The largest single-site brewery in the US has announced it has achieved its target sending zero waste to landfill. MillerCoors said its Golden Brewery in Colorado has prevented an average of 135 tons of waste every month from going to landfill. It now reuses or recycles 100% of its waste, including all glass, paperboard, plastics, […]
India’s clean energy sector will soon get a huge boost, thanks to a $100 million (£65.3m) investment from the US. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said it would partner with investor Northern Lights Capital Group to provide the fund, which will be used for new wind, hydropower, solar and large-scale energy efficiency projects. […]