Energy-from-waste for Scotland
A research conducted in Scotland and which had been commissioned by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has revealed that power stations fuelled by bio-waste had the capacity to generate a total of six hundred and ninety two megawatts of electricity. The research was done Jacobs and AEA Energy and Environment. The
by Emma Young July 8th, 2008
Energy-efficient bulbs to be given away
The largest energy-efficiency initiative targeted at the social housing sector was has been launched. The goal of the initiative is to reduce the carbon footprint of the more than 2 million households. In the driving seat of the initiative is EDF ...
by Lynnette Adamson July 8th, 2008
Campaign in support of the fuel-poor
A campaign has been launched to petition energy utilities including electricity suppliers and producers to be considerate towards the consumers of energy who are in the no-income or low-income bracket. Already three housing associations have jumped on the bandwagon of ...
by Emma Young July 8th, 2008
Hydro-electricity project raises furore
A plan to develop a hydro-electricity project at Romney Weir has raised a furore amongst the residents of Eton. At an information evening which had been coordinated by npower renewables, the locals expressed their fears saying that the scheme would ...
by Samantha Donovan July 7th, 2008
Coal firm in deal with Scottish Power
Scottish Coal has been awarded a contract to supply seven hundred million sterling pounds worth of coal to Scottish Power in a span of five years. Scottish Coal is the second biggest coal mining firm in the United Kingdom. Every ...
by Lynnette Adamson July 7th, 2008
Green energy no guarantee for emission reduction
According to Ecotricity, a supplier of green electricity in the United Kingdom, what has so far been referred to as ‘green electricity’ does not guarantee that there will be a reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions. This is because some of the so-called ‘green electricity’ is not really renewable energy. As
by Tessa Clarke July 7th, 2008
Scottish Power awards contract
Scottish Power has awarded a contract to reduce carbon emissions to a green support services company, EAGA. The deal is worth approximately two hundred million sterling pounds. EAGA which is based in Newcastle company has consented to handle the Carbon Emissions ...
by Samantha Donovan July 6th, 2008
Mayor introduces green energy zones
London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson made the announcement of the setting up of 10 high-technology 'Low Carbon Zones' throughout the city of London in four years time so as to ensure a supply of ‘greener’, low carbon solutions to households and ...
by Justin Becks July 6th, 2008
E.ON receives condemnation
An energy firm has received condemnation after a war veteran who had been overbilled attempted suicide. The eighty four year-old war veteran, Walter Bargate, who was attached to the Bomber Command during the Second World War, took one hundred pills following the disconnection of his power. As he underwent recovery it
by Emma Young July 6th, 2008
Renewable power tariffs and online tariffs almost the same
The differences in cost between online energy tariffs and the specially designated renewable energy tariffs are becoming marginal. This is according to a price comparison website. The price comparison website discovered that the disparity on average between the electricity tariffs ...
by Jenson Brayshaw July 6th, 2008
Electricity more expensive in Wales
In Wales it has been claimed that more than one million homes pay fifteen sterling pounds more for their electricity than the rest of the United Kingdom. As a result Ofgem the energy regulator is now engaged in investigating the ...
by Lynnette Adamson July 6th, 2008
