Pennon Announces Plans to Build New Energy from Waste Plant
According to new reports from Pennon, they are planning on building a brand new Energy from Waste plant right in the UK. These reports suggest that the plant is going to be able to handle some 60,000 tonnes of waste. ...
by Beth Williams July 7th, 2011
Ofgem Plans to Investigate Gap in Wholesale Energy Prices
It now seems that Ofgem is in the process of investigating the wholesale fuel prices that energy companies in the UK pay for. They want to see if they stack up correctly with what people are being charged. This news ...
by Jason Drew July 6th, 2011
New Competition Fears Start with Rumors that RWE is Selling Npower
Apparently there are a lot of people now that have competition fears over the rumors that Npower is going to be sold by its German parent company RWE. This has proven to be a very big deal since Npower is ...
by Samantha Donovan July 5th, 2011
Npower is to be Sold by German Energy Company RWE
According to some new reports, Npower may be sold soon. In fact, the second largest power company in all of Germany, RWE, is thinking about selling off one of the biggest electricity suppliers in all of Britain, Npower. If this ...
by Jenson Brayshaw July 4th, 2011
More Price Increases Hinted at by British Gas
Think that the rise in energy prices is done for a while? After all, some energy companies just introduced some price increases earlier last month. Well apparently British Gas has once against started to kick around the idea of increasing ...
by Emma Young July 1st, 2011
Scottish & Southern Energy Sell Shares in Braes of Doune Wind Farm
It seems that Scottish & Southern Energy just recently made a nice amount of cold hard cash. This news comes after the energy company announced that it has agreed to sell its 50 percent stake in the Braes of Doune ...
by Justin Becks June 30th, 2011
Government to Offer £20 Million in Marine Energy Funding
It now seems that the government is going to be giving some £20 million to the marine energy industry. Apparently this new funding is going to help encourage the development of wave and tidal devices. Greg barker, who is the ...
by Lynnette Adamson June 29th, 2011
Large Solar Panel Farm to Be Hooked up to the National Grid
Reports are now showing that the solar panels located at Howbery Business Park (in Oxfordshire) are going to be hooked up to the national grid. This farm has some 3,000 solar panels that are able to generate up to 682MWh ...
by Jason Drew June 28th, 2011
United States Gas Boom Causes Environmental Concerns
Right now there is a huge natural gas boom in the United States. This big boom came after companies discovered an abundant supply of shale gas. However, at the same time, there are environmental groups trying to make people aware of the dangers and risk associated with drilling for this
by Tessa Clarke June 27th, 2011
Ofgem Announces Plans to Crack Down on Top Energy Companies
According to some new reports, Ofgem has announced its plans to "shake up" the energy industry. The goal here is to crack down on the top energy companies in the UK and break the so called stranglehold that they have ...
by Justin Becks June 24th, 2011
European Commission Won’t Force Countries to Use Energy Saving Schemes Yet
Just this past Wednesday, the European Commission said that it doesn't want to force European Union countries to use energy-saving schemes. Despite this, the commission did say that it is not going to to start using "binding targets" to keep ...
by Samantha Donovan June 23rd, 2011
