Ofgem proposes faster energy reforms
In a press release issued today, Ofgem - the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, has announced its plans to speed up energy industry reforms – the regulators proposals are expected to cut through red tape, speed up the reform process as well as enable consumer representatives to have a more active role. Ofgem has published its final proposals as a result of the Code Governance Review as a way to introduce a variety of changes to the industry codes - ... More
Derby Homes & Businesses To Get Super-Fast Broadband
Derbyshire homes and businesses are set to benefit from superfast broadband when BT upgrades its exchanges, reports thisisderbyshire.co.uk. About 79,000 households and businesses will benefit from the upgrades. BT has announced that it will upgrade exchanges so that homes and businesses in the Derby suburbs of Mickleover, Swadlincote, Long Eaton, Chesterfield and Dronfield will get the faster broadband speeds. They will start the work in the autumn and it’s hoped it will be completed by summer 2011. BT’s East Midlands regional director ... More
CRC Are businesses ready to report?
Businesses remain confused and unprepared for the implementation of the Government's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) – the revised energy efficiency scheme which is due to start tomorrow! A survey conducted by utility provider npower has revealed that almost half of its business respondents said advice regarding the new legislation was "inadequate". According to a published report, 49% of those surveyed confirmed that they do not understand how to buy the necessary carbon allowances with 44% advising that they do not know ... More
SSE Renewables Wins European Funding
The green division of Scottish and Southern Energy, known as SSE Renewables, has won a loan worth £400m from the European Investment Bank, reports Recharge. The money will be used for projects in both the UK and Ireland. The announcement of the loan brings the total funding SSE Renewables has been awarded since July 2008 to around £3.8 billion. SSE has a number of renewable energy projects on the cards after it recently won the rights to a number of offshore renewable ... More
CNG nets high profile Consumers
Commercial Gas supplier CNG is confident that 2010 will be a bumper year for the company after confirming numerous projects with a host of high end brands and famous faces... CNG, the UK’s leading supplier of natural gas to businesses, is currently celebrating after its siteworks division successfully completed a project for renowned TV chef Jamie Oliver for Jamie’s Kitchen and excitedly confirms that similar work is also underway for five Estee Lauder Cosmetics sites. Furthermore, the utility provider also ... More
Ovo Undercuts Big Six For Cheapest Energy
The “Big Six” energy companies have been undercut by new boy Ovo, reports thisismoney.co.uk. Ovo has undercut the top six energy suppliers which include British Gas and E.ON and become the cheapest supplier of gas and electricity. Ovo has cut bills by 7% and now has the cheapest standard tariff gas and electricity. If an average family were to switch to Ovo they could save £355 a year. The New Energy Fixed Tariff from Ovo could mean that a family pays £855 ... More
Welsh Assembly Backs Wylfa Waste inquiry
The Welsh Assembly Government is backing a call for a public inquiry into how to deal with the waste from a planned Anglesey nuclear power station. Horizon Nuclear Power has announced plans to build a new nuclear power station at Wylfa, and although these plans have been welcomed by local politicians including AM Ieuan Wyn Jones and MP Albert Owen, they have been condemned by environmentalists. In general, the assembly cabinet has been, and is likely to remain opposed to ... More
Govt. Provides £5m For Marine Energy
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that the Government is to provide a £5 million grant for the continued development of marine energy in the UK. The Department reports that the grant will be used to help in the development of a Marine Renewables Business Park at Hayle in the South West of the country. The idea is that the Business Park will be the home to businesses involved in the marine energy business. The Wave Hub ... More
E.ON Has A Vision Of LED Light
The utility company E.ON is set to start delivering light to councils and businesses in addition to supplying electricity, reports Business Green. The move to supplying light is aimed at reducing energy use across the country. As part of its Sustainable Energy unit, E.ON operates an outdoor and street lighting division as it tries to put itself on the map as a provider of both energy efficient lighting and lighting maintenance services. The managing director of the Sustainable Energy division said they ... More
Obama opens up oil exploration
According to the New York Times, US President Barack Obama is proposing to open up vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska for the purposes of oil and natural gas drilling – much of it for the very first time, officials stated. The proposal, which is deemed a compromise that would please oil companies and domestic drilling advocates yet anger some environmental organisations and many residents of associated states, ... More