East Barnet residents criticize National Grid sluggish emergency response
East Barnet homes affected by the gas-cut crisis will receive reimbursement, said National Grid. Gas consumers will get £30 for every day they are without supply, while businesses that have lost earnings due to lack of gas will be refunded after being assessed. The company's engineers are currently involved in getting
by Tessa Clarke December 25th, 2009
CE of National Grid Cautions Patience for Smart Grid Technology
The chief executive of the National Grid announced that renewables such as wind turbines, solar panels, and other forms of sustainable energy account for almost one sixth of the UK's electricity generation in the next ten years. One of the UK's largest utility company operators, Steve Holliday, said that by 2020
by Beth Williams December 7th, 2009
Ecotricity delivers biogas produced from sewage and food waste
UK households can now register to Ecotricity’s new tariff to purchase biogas as a way of cutting landfill waste and reducing their carbon footprint. The green initiative will be the first for environmentally conscious consumers who had in the past only been able to obtain green electricity from suppliers. Dale Vince,
by Justin Becks November 24th, 2009
Heineken UK builds £35 million biomass stations
Lord Davies, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defra, has launched one of Heineken’s new biomass facilities at Royal Brewery in Manchester. The beer company has also installed a second station in Tadcaster at John Smith's Brewery. Construction of the two ...
by Beth Williams November 23rd, 2009
EDF sends invitation to potential £4 billion asset investors
French energy company EDF has started sending out documents to prospect buyers for its £4 billion power supply network in the UK. On offer are three electricity stations that serve about 20 million people in London, and the eastern and south eastern parts of England. The move is in line
by Samantha Donovan November 16th, 2009
National Grid Indicates Half of Gas Consumed in Britain Will be Imported This Winter
National Grid, the company responsible for operating the UK's gas and electricity networks, has announced that UK production of natural gas from the North Sea could be six percent lower this year from the 2008-2009 year. These figures are worrisome has they will force Britain to import 50 percent of its
by Jason Drew October 6th, 2009
National Grid Warns UK Needs Master Plan
www.nationalgrid.com/uk The National Grid warned the UK government that it needs to come up with some kind of master plan if it has any hope of reaching its very ambitious renewable energy goal by 2020.To make sure that renewable energy sources, ...
by Emma Young March 25th, 2009
Ofgem rejects transmission charges hampering renewables development
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by Jason Drew September 18th, 2008
UK needs to declare war on energy
The British government needs to meet its renewable energy targets on a war footing. According to Dr Malcolm Kennedy who is a non-executive director at the New and Renewable Energy Centre, the country needs to focus on the renewable energy ...
by Justin Becks September 10th, 2008
Green energy projects in Scotland not under threat from transmission charges
The British government has denied allegations that the progress of green energy projects in northern Scotland would be hampered by transmission charges. According to the Department of Business, there is no substantiation to claim that the present charges will be of threat to renewable projects that are economically viable. This pertains to renewable projects built in island areas. ...
by Emma Young August 31st, 2008
Opposition towards the green power subsidy reduction
Westminster is being blamed for risking green energy's development by deferring the scheme which offered a planned subsidy for renewable energy in the Islands of Scotland. This would mean that the companies that are establishing renewable energy schemes at the ...
by Justin Becks August 23rd, 2008
