Statoil finds more gas offshore Tanzania

Statoil has announced a new natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania. It is the Norwegian energy firm’s eight discovery and includes up to 1.8 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas in the Mdalasini-1 well. That takes the total volumes of gas to around 22 tcf in Block 2. Nick Maden, Senior Vice President for Statoil’s exploration […]

EDF awards nuclear project management deal

Engineering firm Amec Foster Wheeler has secured a nine-year contract with power provider EDF Energy. Under the agreement, the company will provide project management services for all of EDF’s nuclear power stations as well as the technical offices in Gloucester and East Kilbride in Scotland. The power plants include Sizewell in Suffolk, Hunterston in North […]

Y Report from Inenco – 31st March 2015

Inenco brings you the weekly Y Report. A personal update of the world of energy.

The Daily Market Report – 31st March 2015

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 the optimisation desk at npower. The npower Optimisation Desk team use technical terms when they are presenting the latest energy market news. For clarification of any terms, please check below. […]

UK doctors call for a fracking ban

Fracking should be banned due to the “serious risks” it could have on public health, according to health professionals. In a letter published by the British Medical Journal, doctors, pharmacists and public health academics suggest fracking is an “inherently risky activity that produces hazardous levels of air and water pollution” that can have adverse impacts […]

RWE completes sale of 37MW UK solar plant

German utility RWE has completed the sale of its 37MW solar power plant in the UK. The Kencot solar farm, sold to Foresight Solar Fund, is located on a former wartime airbase around 20 miles west of Oxford and was connected to the grid last year. Built by Conergy, the project has 144,000 panels and […]

UK needs ‘local approach’ to energy efficiency

Millions of homes across the UK have not had energy efficiency upgrades, according to a new report. Which? revealed up to 5.4 million properties haven’t had their cavity walls filled, a measure which is estimated to save up to £140 a year on an annual energy bills. Which? is calling for a switch to a […]

Guest Blog: Jaz Rabadia – Careers Speed Dating – North London Style

Through my volunteer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) ambassador role, I was asked to attend a careers speed dating event at Hendon School. Having studied in the area myself some 15 years ago (albeit in the rival school down the road) I welcomed the opportunity to talk to students about my new role as […]

Scottish green energy centre wins EU funding

Funding from the EU will allow work to start on a new green energy centre in Scotland. The Guardbridge Energy Centre biomass plant – which will use wood from local forests – and heat distribution network project at St Andrews University in Fife has been granted £11 million. Hot water from the plant will be […]

Renewable heat from fracking wells?

Fracking firm Cuadrilla has signed an agreement with Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL) to look into generating renewable heat from disused oil and gas wells. Backed by a £55,000 grant from DECC, the project will initially focus on the technical design of the system before considering a potential field trial. It aims to show geothermal renewable […]