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Cold Snap highlights need for diverse Energy Supplies

The current cold weather across central Europe has highlighted how dependent the continent is on gas imported from Russia, the Caucasus, North Africa and Qatar.  “It’s not possible to pump more gas...

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How Green is the Budget?

George Osbourne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has repeated the Government’s support for renewable energy, saying it “will play a crucial part in the energy mix” in yesterday’s budget speech. However,...

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Change the hour – check the heating

Most homes have good central heating and hot water controls, these days, but we’re not always very good at using them. Although some central heating controls automatically update the time for the hour...

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Is this the end for new nuclear power?

Energy suppliers Eon and RWE Npower have announced that they are abandoning their plans to build two new nuclear power stations through their Horizon joint venture. If they are unable to find a buyer...

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27th May is a record day for Solar Power

It is often said that electricity from solar power will, at best, generate a negligible amount of energy. But,according to Norbert Allnoch, Director of the Institute of the Renewable Energy Industry...

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Remember Rio?

Not the footballer, but the first global environmental conference held 20 years ago in 1992. At the time it seemed to be a watershed in global thinking, with politicians finally realising that the...

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Do Smart Consumers want Smart Meters?

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has just published the result of its first wave of research into consumer attitudes to Smart Meters. In summary it showed that consumers were evenly...

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How big is your footprint?

The Department for Energy & Climate Change (DECC) have just released data giving the average carbon footprint of UK residents, broken down by local authority district. This shows that after several...

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New Rules for Domestic Tariffs

New Rules for selling electricity to homes in the UK were introduced by the energy regulator, Ofgem, on 22 October. These mainly affect customers wanting to switch between tariffs, and include:...

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Simplified tariff rules now in place

The new rules set by Ofgem, the Government’s energy regulator, which are designed to simplify UK gas and electricity tariffs, come into force today. Essentially this means that each supplier is limited...

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Scheme closed to new customers

After successfully helping to bring order to green claims for 5 years, the Green Energy Supply Certification Scheme has closed to new customers with effect from 1 April 2015. “We are pleased that the...

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