UKs power supply future looks dismal
With the UK government's energy policies in disarray, there is widespread concern that the future does not look too bright. Having already faced neglect from the government, the fight is on now to take drastic measures to keep the country's ...
by Emma Young August 14th, 2008
UKs fourth biggest offshore wind power unit gets approval
John Hutton, Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform issued a press statement announcing sanction that has been granted for setting up Britain's fourth biggest offshore wind plant. The wind plant at Sheringham Shoal has a capacity of 315MW and ...
by Jason Drew August 14th, 2008
Political pressures push for EDF takeover of British Energy
Political pressures are mounting to try and get EDF, the French power company to takeover UK nuclear house British Energy. Though talks between both organisations had failed to strike the deal, political interest in making it work continues. Insiders to this dialogue confirmed that EDF was the strongest bidder for
by Jenson Brayshaw August 14th, 2008
Energy inaction leads to fuel poverty
British Gas has announced 35% hike in its gas prices and this news has come as a blow to many households, especially in Yorkshire, as they are struggling with other price hikes as well. This has been the worst energy ...
by Jenson Brayshaw August 13th, 2008
Weir ready to grow with UKs nuclear stations
Weir Group's energy generation division has shown a growth of ₤100million that is up to 10%, in their interim results, on Tuesday. The group has shown a huge rise in half-yearly turnover and operating gains. The UK government has plans ...
by Jason Drew August 13th, 2008
UK firm aspires for gigawatt solar power plant
A UK based firm, HelioDynamics is bearing in mind the possibility of utilizing its solar power and heat technology to build a 1-giga watt power plant. HelioDynamics's technology uses both the sun light and heat for power generation. The firm's ...
by Samantha Donovan August 13th, 2008
Urge to make maximum from renewable resources
East Yorkshire organizations have been requested to make the most of the fast growing sector of renewable energy. It has been announced that the renewable energy is the most beneficial area of the Humber; therefore, many national organizations have announced ...
by Jason Drew August 12th, 2008
Shaylor’s green energy project sets future trend
Aldridge based Shaylor Group has developed a green energy project of worth ₤2.5million, at one of the top Rugby school. The project is on the verge of completion by the end of August, this year. This midland based construction group ...
by Samantha Donovan August 12th, 2008
BCC requests Ofgem not to overlook small businesses
British Gas has increased the gas prices by 35% and electricity prices by 9% for its 15.9 million consumers in the month of July. Same month, another major energy supplier, EDF also increased the gas prices by 22%. Few of ...
by Emma Young August 12th, 2008
Kingsnorth gets a friend in Energy Minister
Energy Minister of UK, Malcolm Wicks has indicated his support for coal-based power generation facility in Kingsnorth. In an interview with the Guardian, he said that placing a halt on coal power generation is not realistic. He stated that any ...
by Jason Drew August 11th, 2008
Energy Sector to pursue nuclear resurgence
Samir Brikho, CEO of Amec, is enthusiastic about working on one of the biggest nuclear energy power projects in UK. Amec is a constituent of consortium currently vying for Sellafield nuclear power plant. Sellafield is Britain's major nuclear reprocessing plant. ...
by Jenson Brayshaw August 11th, 2008
