UK’s first Energy Innovation District launched

Sep 22, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

A new district to boost innovation in the energy industry has been launched in the North East. The Energy Innovation District, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, will see generators,...

UK offers £15m to cut vehicle emissions

Sep 21, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

The UK Government is offering a share of £15 million for research into technologies that can help cut emissions from lorries as well as cars and vans. That could include materials which make...

Anglian Water saves £2k a year on borehole pump power costs

Sep 21, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Top Stories 0

Anglian Water is saving around £2,000 a year on a borehole pump’s electricity costs following an energy assessment. The £7,000 project, which is expected to pay for itself within three and a...

World’s favourite power source in 2016? Solar!

Sep 21, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Solar has become the world’s favourite type of electricity generation, with more capacity installed than any other technology. The latest update from GlobalData Power Attractiveness Index (GPAI)...

UK firm plans €500m solar power farm in Iran

Sep 21, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

A green investment company in the UK plans to invest €500 million (£442.4m) in a solar power project in Iran. Quercus has signed an agreement with Iran’s Ministry of Energy for the 600MW...

Vietnam to measure solar power resources

Sep 21, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon 0

Five new solar measurement stations are to be installed across Vietnam in a bid to strengthen the nation’s renewable energy potential. The stations will collect solar radiation data and help...

EU clarifies recording of energy performance contracts

Sep 21, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Policy & Legislation, Top Stories 0

An updated EU guidance on how to record energy performance contracts (EPCs) in government accounts has been published. An EPC is an agreement between a private contractor and government or other...

Multinationals join initiative to speed up switch to EVs

Sep 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Daily Fact Film, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

  Heathrow Airport, HP, IKEA Group and Unilever are among first 10 multinationals that have joined an initiative to accelerate the drive towards electric vehicles (EVs). The Climate Group’s...

UK offers ‘enhanced’ overseas investment insurance

Sep 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Coal, Gas & Oil, Markets & Finance 0

The UK is providing an “enhanced” overseas investment insurance (OII) policy to protect businesses investing abroad, including in the oil and gas industry. OII can protect an investor in the...

E.ON in advanced talks over Uniper sale

Sep 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Markets & Finance 0

German energy company E.ON has advanced negotiations over the sale of its stake in its fossil generation business Uniper. It said Finnish utility Fortum is planning to buy a 46.65% stake in the...