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Tags: Blowing Sand Test, desert, MENA, REC, sand, solar panels

‘Desert-proof’ solar panels developed

Posted on 20 June 2013 by Vicky Ellis

European solar supplier REC claims its new solar panel is “desert-proof”. It is unveiling the “bi-facial” solar panel in time for the opening of its new office in Dubai, UAE. The panels were awarded “desert-proof” status for passing a so-called Blowing... Read More

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Tags: award, Best Advice, Dong Energy, energy consultant, energy costs, Joseph Letras, Market, TELCAs

Best energy consultants go ‘extra mile’ to offer advice

Posted on 20 June 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

Top energy consultants always go the “extra mile” to give the best advice to their customers, according to DONG Energy - sponsors of the Best Advice category at The Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCAs). Joseph... Read More

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Tags: energy efficiency, ETI, Rolls Royce, shipping, Transport, UCL, vessels

Rolls Royce and UCL research energy efficient ships

Posted on 19 June 2013 by Vicky Ellis

Britain once ruled the sea – and its merchant fleet could be “greened” if new research is successful. Rolls Royce is helping UCL with research on improving the energy efficiency of Britain’s shipping industry. The £2million project at the Energy Technologies... Read More

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Tags: Brits, DECC, efficiency, energy saving trust, energy usage, government, Smart meters, Stephen Passmore

Brits keen to ‘share and compare’ energy usage

Posted on 18 June 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

Almost half of Britons are keen to use future technology to share and compare their energy usage with friends and neighbours, a new survey claims. The study of more than 2,000 UK homes, commissioned to gauge attitudes to smart meters, revealed... Read More

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Tags: Big 6, competition, Ernst&Young, fewer suppliers, Ofgem, Richard Postance

UK ‘needs fewer big suppliers’ not more

Posted on 18 June 2013 by Vicky Ellis

Fewer, bigger energy suppliers would improve competition in the market and bring bills down – almost the total opposite of current plans to shake up the energy market. That’s according to a consultant from Ernst&Young who points to figures regulator Ofgem... Read More

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Tags: Castle, Englishmen, government, Reporter's Blog, solar panels, suppliers

Blog: would you mind a supplier owning part of your roof?

Posted on 18 June 2013 by Vicky Ellis

An Englishman's home is his castle, so they say. And when they say that, I presume they mean he'll up the drawbridge as soon as there's a whiff of invasion. A siege is better than enslavement and all that. When it... Read More

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Tags: coalition, EDF Energy, Energy Minister, Greg Barker, single unit price

Single unit price for energy has “merit” – Barker

Posted on 17 June 2013 by Vicky Ellis

Ministers believes a single unit price for energy has “merit” but are cautious about fully backing the proposal because it could effect vulnerable energy users. EDF Energy made a call for suppliers to offer petrol forecourt-style prices for gas... Read More

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Tags: Accenture, efficient, energy bills, Greg Guthridge, Renewable energy, SMEs, solar, tailored services, utilities, wind turbines

SMEs looking for tailored services to cut energy costs

Posted on 17 June 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

Utilities can help SMEs cut energy costs by providing services tailored to their needs as they are turning to them to relieve the burden. That's according to a new survey by consultancy group Accenture which revealed the majority (85%) of SMEs... Read More

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Tags: EDF Energy, government, Ofgem, petrol forecourt-style prices, single unit pricing, standing charges, Which?

EDF wants petrol forecourt-style prices for gas and electricity

Posted on 17 June 2013 by Vicky Ellis

French supplier EDF Energy has thrown the gauntlet down to its fellow Big Six suppliers by putting its weight behind proposals for petrol forecourt-style prices for gas and electricity. Over the weekend it proposed simplifying energy pricing which would see standing... Read More

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Tags: ABB Group, business, ELN, Erasmus Energy Centre, IT, Jochen Kreusel, power, smart grids, Zurich

Different sectors in energy industry must collaborate

Posted on 17 June 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

It is important for people in the energy industry to get involved with those in different sectors other than their own. That's the view of Dr Jochen Kreusel (pictured), Head of the Smart Grids initiative at ABB Group in... Read More

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