Firms welcome expansion of nuclear power
Firms welcome expansion of nuclear power TEES engineering firms have supported the calls by John Hutton, the Business Secretary that Britain must expand its nuclear power generation base so as to ensure national security as well as to ...
by Emma Young March 31st, 2008
Converting radiation directly into electricity
Researchers in the United States have announced the successful development of highly efficient substances that can transform radiation from nuclear materials and reactions into electricity. Liviu Popa-Simil, previously a nuclear engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory and now the founder of ...
by Emma Young March 31st, 2008
China’s biggest wind farm to be built
The Huaneng Group of China will begin in June to construct the country’s biggest wind farm which has a capacity of generating three hundred megawatts. The planet’s second-largest energy user is currently engaged in finding to expand its small renewables ...
by Emma Young March 31st, 2008
Britain to exploit loophole
Britain is in a quest to amend the laws governing renewable energy targets to enable it achieve its commitment to boost clean energy. Currently only three per cent of the electricity generated in the United Kingdom comes from renewable energy sources ...
by Emma Young March 31st, 2008
Better solar power technology in the pipeline
Zenith Solar, a new energy firm in Israel is developing a solar power generation technology whose efficiency is five times more than what is currently available. The company which is headquartered in Nes Ziona which is close to Tel Aviv has ...
by Emma Young March 31st, 2008
Britain To Generate Energy From The Sea
A new era will be ushered in in Britain when energy starts being generated from the seas. An unusual one hundred and twenty two feet long mechanical device will be deployed on the sea to produce electricity from the British ...
by Emma Young March 27th, 2008
Welsh Electricity Users Pay More than those in England
CONSUMERS in Wales are paying up to 18% more for electricity than customers in England. One supplier is demanding almost a fifth more from Welsh householders and businesses. Others have sent out bills ...
by Emma Young February 29th, 2008
REA Proposes New Method to Fund Renewable Energy for Homes
The government should adopt a totally new system of assistance for people wanting to install renewable energies on their houses says the Renewable Energy Association. The REA is frustrated by the failure of ...
by Emma Young February 29th, 2008
No New Carbon Emissions from Buildings in UK
Every new building put up in Britain will have to be zero carbon, emitting no pollution that contributes to global warming, the Government will announce this week. Caroline Flint, the new housing minister, ...
by Emma Young February 29th, 2008
Gazprom Brand Accepted in UK Market
Russia's gas export monopoly can reach its target of 14-15 percent of the UK retail energy market without buying a big supply business. This situation was brought about because the Gazprom brand is already selling well ...
by Emma Young February 29th, 2008
French Groups buy Teesside Power Plant
One of the UK's largest power stations, the Teesside power station near Middlesbrough, has been purchased by French energy companies Gaz de France and Suez. The deal is thought to be worth £200m-£300m....
by Emma Young February 29th, 2008
