Ofgem to grant additional £1 billion to upgrade grids
UK energy regulator Ofgem has announced to give £1 billion additional funding to the country's electricity network to help connect new renewable sources. As part of the investment plan, the regulator has now approved £319 million worth of funding for network upgrades starting April 2010. Ofgem informed that it will
by Tessa Clarke January 20th, 2010
UK power companies accepted Ofgem price control plan
Ofgem, the UK’s gas and electricity market regulator, had announced last Friday that all of the seven owners of UK’s power distribution networks had already agreed to its plan for price controls for 2010 to 2015. The price controls direct the ...
by editor January 11th, 2010
Licences for nine UK offshore wind projects awarded
Successful bids for nine UK offshore wind projects have been recently awarded to energy companies. In total, turbines to be installed in the nine zones can produce at least 32GW of energy, a quarter of the country's required electricity. The consortium ...
by Justin Becks January 8th, 2010
E.on hires goalkeeper James for its energy campaign
Energy provider E.on is teaming up with David James, one of the UK’s top goalkeepers, to introduce its ‘Great Saves’ campaign. Through the campaign, E.on is offering UK families the chance to win Football League and FA Cup prizes in exchange ...
by Beth Williams January 7th, 2010
Unite asks for job assurance from Westinghouse and Shaw
The controversial US energy group, consisted of Westinghouse and Shaw, was recently appointed as the lead contractor to build new nuclear reactor plants worth more than £10 billion in the UK. The group will fly to London in the coming month ...
by editor January 6th, 2010
E.ON introduces energy efficient LED street lights
E.ON recently launched its own version of a LED street light that promises to consume up to 70 per cent less electricity than a standard light. The latest move is expected to change the current bulbs used in street lights into E.ON’s LEDs. E.ON has been making a number of lighting
by Jenson Brayshaw January 4th, 2010
Gordon Brown to reveal £100 billion wind project winners
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown will confirm this week the winners of the auction to construct the country's next giant offshore wind farms to deliver over 25GW of renewable energy. The prime minister is planned to attend the awarding ceremony ...
by Beth Williams January 4th, 2010
Crown Estate to profit £5 billion from wind farms
Crown Estate is expected to earn £5 billion over the following 25 years from new offshore projects in the UK. The massive boost in revenue comes after Crown Estate representatives stunned energy chiefs by tripling the costs for them to ...
by Jason Drew December 29th, 2009
EDF accepts energy distribution network proposal from Ofgem
EDF became the second utility to agree on the proposed rules of Ofgem, a gas and electricity regulator, on how much energy firms can invest in power distribution networks from next year up to 2015. The company accepted the Ofgem deal ...
by Lynnette Adamson December 25th, 2009
Energy Companies Say Falling Carbon Prices Could Result in Bigger Energy Bills
It now appears that electricity bills could go up as a result of the weekend's feeble agreement on climate change at Copenhagen. Energy suppliers warn that the price of carbon, paid by heavy polluters such as power plant operators, plummeted ...
by Justin Becks December 24th, 2009
ERR forecasts global offshore wind sector growth for 2020
According to a newly released Emerging Energy Research (EER) market study, the offshore wind sector is expected to expand over the next decade, with the total installed base expected to generate nearly 45GW in 2020. The report also revealed that the large European wind energy players are dominating the industry
by Beth Williams December 23rd, 2009
