Four million complaints were received last year by the UK’s ‘big six’ energy companies – British Gas, EDF Energy, Eon, Npower, SSE and Scottish Power – and tens of thousands were still unresolved after eight weeks, according to a new Which? investigation. A Which? survey reveals that 40% have had a problem with a gas … Read more
Renewable Energy World Europe, Europe’s leading renewable energy conference and exhibition has announced ‘Integrating the power sector’ as the central theme for the 2012 exhibition and conference taking place 12-14 June at the KolnMesse, Cologne. In addition, Dr Michael Suess, chief executive of Siemens Energy Sector and member of the managing board of Siemens, has … Read more
In what is being termed as one of the largest ever deals in the stationary fuel cell industry, Oregon-based start-up ClearEdge Power has just signed a US$500m agreement to provide 50 megawatts (MW) of clean energy generation from fuel cells to Güssing Renewable Energy GmbH in Austria. The deal has just been announced today. Güssing … Read more
Wind power supplied an average of 5.3% of the UK’s demand for electricity for December and early January, reaching a record share of 12.2% on 28th December. As a result, carbon emissions from the UK’s electricity generators were cut by over 750,000 tonnes, equivalent to taking over 300,000 cars off the road. Dr Gordon Edge, … Read more
A decrease in both gas and electricity prices drove the Bord Gais Energy Index 1% lower for the month of December but it was 5% higher for 2011 as a whole. The ongoing European sovereign debt crisis, fears about global economic growth in 2012 and a mild start to the winter across Ireland, the UK … Read more
Safety reassessments undertaken at UK nuclear power stations in the light of events at Fukushima Dai-ichi have revealed no fundamental weaknesses. A report just published by the Office for Nuclear Regulation, the UK’s independent nuclear safety regulator, confirms that UK sites have identified and made improvements to enhance safety by learning from events in Japan. … Read more
The Carbon Trust has launched a new, online office tool called ‘Carbon Trust Empower. By engaging employees in cutting energy use, paper waste and travel, Carbon Trust Empower has the potential to save a typical small business over 15% of their energy bill or more than £6,000 (Eur7,260) per year – equivalent to powering 3.5 … Read more
Bord Gáis has awarded the contract to supply, build and commission a 42.5 MW, 17-turbine wind project in Co Tipperary to Hamburg-headquartered Nordex for an undisclosed sum. The company, which has a subsidiary in Swords, will begin installing the 17 N90/2500 turbines for the Gurracummer wind project from August 2012. Under the agreement, Nordex will … Read more
Continuing progress in the construction of its large capital projects means that SSE now has over one gigawatt (GW) or one thousand megawatts (MW) of onshore wind farm capacity in operation for the first time. Good progress made at sites such as Clyde, Griffin and Gordonbush in Scotland and Slieve Kirk in Northern Ireland means … Read more
The UK Government has published an update on progress to source 15% of all energy from renewable sources by 2020. Latest research shows that so far this financial year, companies have announced plans for almost £2.5 billion worth of investment in renewable energy projects in the UK, with the potential to create almost 12,000 jobs … Read more