Cuadrilla submits plan to frack at Lancashire site

Cuadrilla Resources has asked permission to hydraulically fracture or frack for shale gas at a Lancashire site. It has submitted plans to Lancashire County Council for drilling, fracking and testing the flow of gas from up to four wells at Preston New Road. The company announced its plans in February to apply for permission here […]

West African gas-to-power project secures $261m

A project which aims to provide affordable and reliable electricity in West Africa has secured funding worth $261 million (£155.9m). The Banda Gas-to-Power Project will produce and convert natural gas from offshore gas fields in Mauritania into 300MW of electricity. It will expand electricity supply and trade in the region as the project will export […]

SME Most Trusted Award Sponsor

Tim Jarvis the Manager of SME Markets at Gazprom Energy explains why they are proud to sponsor the SME Most Trusted award  for the second year at TELCA.

Guest Blog: Wayne Mitchell on the future of interconnectors

Will cross-nation power sharing bring down prices? This week, Ofgem announced plans to boost the number of electricity-sharing interconnectors the UK has with neighbouring countries. It believes increasing the volume of power that can be imported or exported, as demand requirements dictate, could reduce the wholesale price for consumers. Currently, the UK has four such […]

£14m boost for future UK energy research

Three research councils have pledged to provide extra funding worth £14 million for future energy research in the UK. The cash will be given to Imperial-based UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) to allow it “to continue to act as the focal point of research” for Britain’s energy industry. UKERC – which carries out research into […]

Slow rural power hook-up nets SSE a £750,000 fine

SSE’s power distribution business has netted a £750,000 fine for taking its sweet time when connecting rural customers to the electricity network. Regulator Ofgem dished out the penalty to SSEPD for “not providing timely offers” to 200 customers in northern Scotland and the Highlands a year ago. The company didn’t make an offer to customers […]

Water bills could drop in Northumbria and Wales next year

Some water customers’ bills could reduce during the last five years of the decade as part of the draft determinations published by Ofwat today. The water regulator has revealed the prices Northumbrian Water and Dŵr Cymru can charge their customers for water and sewerage services as part of the 2014 price review, which lays out […]

The Daily Market Report – 30th May 2014

Find out what’s influencing gas supply, power prices and what you should watch out for in the new daily market report on the energy market from Tim Carter, Client Portfolio Manager on the Optimisation Desk at npower.  

Siemens offers ‘Smart Pay As You Go’ energy service

Engineering giant Siemens is offering a new ‘Smart Pay As You Go’ (PAYG) solution in a bid to provide more flexible options to energy customers. It will help consumers top up their smart electricity and gas meter when they want and virtually anywhere they want using either the web, an app, text message or via […]

£100,000 boost for Scottish farmers to cut carbon footprint

A programme that helps develop climate-friendly farming methods in Scotland has received extra funding worth £100,000 from the Scottish Government. The Farming for a Better Climate initiative, which was launched in 2010, aims to help farmers save money and cut their carbon footprint – as a fifth of the emissions in Scotland come from the […]