Tuesday 07th of February 2012

UK energy regulator says ‘No” to unconditional access to renewable energy systems

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According to published reports, UK energy regulator Ofgem has said it will not agree to unconditional access to renewable energy systems. Ofgem explained that it is likely to reject a system proposed by the industry to provide "priority grid access" ...

by Jason Drew  August 18th, 2008

Grid code reforms to be hurried

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The energy regulator, Ofgem, is undertaking reforms on electricity and gas codes to assist green energy schemes particularly the newcomers especially the micro-electricity generators. In order of producers of power to be linked to the national grid in the United Kingdom ...

by Lynnette Adamson  July 3rd, 2008

Power outage blame heaped on National Grid

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Blame has been heaped on the National Grid after power outages were experienced in hundreds of thousands of households last week. The National Grid on the other hand said the power outages had come about as a result of a sudden ...

by Emma Young  June 5th, 2008

Blackouts experienced in Britain

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Britain experienced power outages caused by shutting down of several power plants. This was after the National Grid asked electricity distributors to cut down on the voltage to households after the shutting down of several power plants brought fears that there ...

by Jason Drew  May 29th, 2008

East Kent suffers blackout

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East Kent experienced power outages which were blamed on faults at the power station. The cause of the power outages which were experienced in most of parts of Kent was attributed to problems at the power station where two power stations went off-line one after the other in just under

by Emma Young  May 27th, 2008

School to install wind turbine

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The Netherhall School in Maryport is planning to set up a wind turbine that will be fifty eight feet high. The wind turbine will be situated in the school grounds. The wind turbine is going to be ...

by Jason Drew  May 7th, 2008

Biggest offshore wind farm to operate from next year

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The biggest offshore wind farm in the world which is close to the Suffolk coast is expected to start generating electricity in 2009 prior to the complete installation of all the one hundred and forty wind turbines. Development of the Greater Gabbard wind farm twenty six kilometres off the shoreline

by Emma Young  April 28th, 2008

E-Day Asks UK Residents to Reduce Electricity Use

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The battle against climate change has been described by a church leader as a "moral issue".  This comes at the launch of a strategy to reduce UK electricity use. The Bishop of London said parts of the world are already affected by

by Emma Young  February 29th, 2008

Electricity Plant Powered by Poultry Waste To Be Built

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A Norfolk poultry firm is moving ahead with a scheme for a multi-million pound renewable energy plant fuelled entirely by chicken waste.  The plant would be the first of its kind in the UK. Planning authorities granted consent in 2005 for ...

by admin  January 23rd, 2008

Pressure from Sub-Sea Gas Fields May be Used to Generate Electricity

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Britain could soon be using the flow of high pressure gas from fields into the national pipeline network to create electricity that is carbon free.  The government stated its commitment to the renewable energy on Friday. The main proponent of the ...

by admin  January 23rd, 2008

Thames River May Power Goring Residences

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The Goring and Streatley Sustainability Group (GSSG) announced that it is growing closer to being able to draw power from the Goring Weir to generate electricity and money for the Goring and Streatley community. The GSSG is a non-for-profit organisation, and hopes to reach legal status as a charity this spring. 

by admin  January 11th, 2008

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