Microsoft Issues Internet Explorer Browser Security Warning
Microsoft has issued a warning over its browser security. A new problem has been found with Microsoft’s browser, Internet Explorer. Microsoft has therefore issued a “critical” warning over the flaw and is working on a fix.
Microsoft said the browser security flaw could be used by hackers to get at information or take over a computer. While Microsoft has issued a patch to help protect against attacks the company is ...
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Start Collecting Nectar Points Today With British Gas
British Gas customers will be able to collect Nectar points from today as the energy giant has replaced EDF Energy as Nectar’s energy partner.
Nectar points allow collectors to benefit from money off at Sainsbury’s and Homebase and they can also get cinema and rail tickets.
British Gas has 12 million customers who will now be able to collect Nectar points for the energy they use, however they will also ...
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France To Develop Nuclear Reactors For The Sea Floor
Much of France’s energy comes from nuclear reactors and rather than reducing the number of reactors it has the country looks set to develop and build new ones but on the sea floor.
DCNS, the state naval company has announced plans to build nuclear reactors which will sit on the sea floor and then deliver energy back to the shore. Land based reactors are generally 800 to 1200MW but ...
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Battle Lines Drawn As ScottishPower Renewables Plans Argyll Array Wind Farm Off Tiree
Battle lines are being drawn around the Hebridean island of Tiree as ScottishPower Renewables wants to build a massive offshore wind farm close to the shore line.
Residents of the tiny island of Tiree are fighting plans from ScottishPower Renewables for an offshore wind farm off its southwest coast. The development will be known as the Argyll Array and is part of the Scottish Government’s draft plan for wind ...
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Ofgem Could Force The Same Basic Tariff On All Energy Suppliers
Energy suppliers could be made to have the same basic tariff by Ofgem in an attempt to ensure consumers have some protection from rising energy bills.
The energy regulator Ofgem, is currently looking into the activities of energy suppliers and a uniform basic tariff is reportedly one option being contemplated to help consumers.
If such an option was to go ahead it would mean that all energy companies would have ...
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OFT To Investigate Off Grid Energy Sources
The Office of Fair Trading is to look into the pricing of sources of energy for those consumers who are not connected to the main gas supply and live off grid.
Energy users who use other sources of energy such as heating oil, LPG and sources of renewable energy may be beneficiaries of an investigation into the pricing of these sources of energy.
The OFT said it was looking into the ...
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Solar Park Developer Plans To Create Solar Park In Weston-Super-Mare
Enfinity, a solar park developer wants to create a solar farm on farmland outside Weston-Super-Mare.
The developer Enfinity wants to use farmland which is currently used to grow cereal crops, to create a solar park.
Enfinity is currently putting together plans for a 5MW solar park which would consist of 22,000 solar panels and take up 25 acres of land.
If the project gets planning permission for the park it would ...
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Centrica Set To Announce 20% Increase In Profits In February
Centrica, the owner of British Gas could see its profits increase by 20% by the end of February which is likely to result in a call for an investigation by the Competition Commission.
It is expected that Centrica will announce profits of around £2.1 billion at the end of February compared with profits of £1.68 billion a year ago. These expected profits look set to persuade the Competition Commission ...
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Police Warn Householders Over Heating Oil Thefts
People living in rural locations and using oil to heat their homes have been warned by police to keep a watchful eye on it as the number of heating oil thefts rise.
The cost of heating oil has risen by as much as 70% in the last few months making it a target for thieves and it’s people living in rural locations that tend to use oil to heat their ...
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Govt Backs European Electricity Supergrid
A European electricity supergrid is a step closer to becoming reality after the Government backed plans which would allow countries to share electricity.
The European supergrid would connect renewable energy schemes in the North, Baltic and Irish Seas. It would mean that electricity generated in one country could then be delivered via the supergrid, to another country.
The proposed supergrid would not only connect onshore renewable energy projects but also ...
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