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Environmentalists warn against £50 billion nuclear ‘gamble’

Government's nuclear policy amounts to a £50 billion bet that efforts to drive down power prices will fail, leading environmentalists are warning.

13 years ago

UK signs European nuclear communiqué

The UK has been joined by 11 other EU countries in signalling their interest in a nuclear future.

13 years ago

State of grace?

Without state aid approval, EMR is dead in the water. Paul Brennan looks at the hurdles it will face and its prospect of clearing them

13 years ago

Anti-biomass lobby ‘could derail Energy Bill’, warns REA

The Energy Bill "risks being hijacked by the anti-biomass lobby", the Renewable Energy Association's Back Biomass campaign has warned.

13 years ago

London Array now world’s largest offshore windfarm

London Array is officially the largest operational offshore windfarm in the world.

13 years ago

Treasury boosts Drax biomass conversion

The Treasury has offered to guarantee £75 million of debt for Drax Power's conversion from coal to biomass, as part of a programme designed to boost growth.

13 years ago

Job cuts at Hinkley Point as nuclear talks drag on

EDF Energy is cutting costs at Hinkley Point while it thrashes out a deal with the government on the contract for difference and "strike price" for new nuclear, it confirmed on Tuesday.

13 years ago

Npower targets B2B growth following bumper 2012

Npower is expected to grow its business retail division in 2013 and make efficiency savings, owner RWE said at its financial results presentation today.

13 years ago

Thames Water to generate 20 per cent of energy needs with sewage scheme

Thames Water plans to generate 20 per cent of its energy needs from sewage by installing thermal hydrolysis process plants at six of its sewage treatment works, it has announced.

13 years ago

UK ‘urgently needs nuclear plan B’

The UK urgently needs to develop a back-up energy strategy in case new nuclear plant are not delivered on time, according to a report by the Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) published today.

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New energy

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Will the price be right?

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CCS ‘needs renewables-style funding’

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) should get the same kind of subsidies as renewable power generation as soon as possible, according to an industry expert.

13 years ago

Three offshore wind technology bids win £2.3m

Three offshore wind demonstration projects have been awarded a total of £2.3 million, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) announced on Thursday.

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