Powerfuel Power Wins EU Fund for CCS Coal Facility
The first coal-fired power station with incorporated carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is scheduled to be constructed at a site in Yorkshire. The plant will be a demonstration plant at Hatfield in Yorkshire which has been scheduled after winning ...
by Lynnette Adamson October 19th, 2009
Climate Activist Arrested for Plotting Criminal Damage at E.ON Facility in Nottinghamshire
Advance planning for a protest at the E.ON Nottinghamshire has seen an environmental activist arrested by police officials in the district. The activist, who has yet to be named, was taken into custody yesterday under the suspicion that the person ...
by Lynnette Adamson October 16th, 2009
E.ON Gets Green Light to Acquire Some of Electrabel’s Assets
E.ON, the major Germany-based utility, was granted permission from the European Commission Wednesday to gain the assets to two power facilities owned and operated by Electrabel, based in Belgium. The European Commission released a statement outlining that the transaction would in ...
by Samantha Donovan October 14th, 2009
New Study Will Look At Feasibility of CCS in the UK
A new study commissioned by the Energy Technologies Institute was announced today. The study will be a £3.5m project which will attempt to identify possible sites around the UK for capturing and storing carbon emissions. The Department of Energy and Climate ...
by Beth Williams October 9th, 2009
E.ON Postpones Kingsnorth Power Station
Reports show that environmental campaigners were celebrating for hours on end after the controversial planes for E.ON to build a coal fired power station in Kingsnorth were shelved untill a later date. The energy company says that the plans have ...
by Jason Drew October 9th, 2009
E.ON Halts Plans for Kingsnorth Facility
E.ON have decided to cancel the construction plans for their coal-fired power station, Kingsnorth, after controversy has plagued the site for more than two years. The German utility giant has been awaiting a green light for two years now in ...
by Emma Young October 8th, 2009
Natural Gas Demands Decrease in Europe Says E.ON Ruhrgras
Tuesday the Chief Executive for E.ON Ruhrgras, Officer Bernhard ReutersBerg, announced that natural gas consumption in Europe had fallen seven percent during 2009. He continued to say that current trends recommend it will only increase slightly for next year. The natural ...
by Samantha Donovan October 7th, 2009
‘Sea Snakes’ to Help Advance UK Wave Energy
Pelamis Wave Power Ltd, has announced that they are developing a new Sea Snake system which will be installed at Orkney in Northern Scotland early next year. The 180 metre tube will harness the wave's movements and energy and then ...
by Emma Young October 7th, 2009
Scottish & Southern To Announce Huge Profit Increases for 2009
Scottish & Southern Energy, a large utility giant which serves mostly the UK, is nearing an announcement which will show that the energy company has more than doubled its profits next month. The announcement is anticipated to insight many of their customers with anger, as the company has not reduced
by Jenson Brayshaw October 5th, 2009
E.ON and EDF Swap Assets
E.ON has announced an exchange with EDF, the French utility giant. The two energy giants will swap assets in an equal trade which will not involve any upfront capital. In exchange for 30 percent of French energy supplier, SNET and ...
by Samantha Donovan October 2nd, 2009
REpower Systems AG Installs First of Six Turbines at Offshore Site
REpower Systems AG announced that they have completed the first of six 5MW turbines for the Alpha Ventus Offshore wind field. Each system has a capacity of 5MW, with blade height of 155 meters sticking above sea level. Each of the six turbines are estimated to produce 18 million kilowatt hours
by Justin Becks October 2nd, 2009
