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One Minute Intervew: Martin Needham, head of sales (non-core), CNG

Career history: account management and energy procurement. What was your first job? Clerical officer, Japan

Green Deal: the first month in figures

The first monthly Green Deal figures reveal that 1,803 people have had assessments. Is this a good start? Mathew Beech reports.

Wind sets new 24 hour generation record

Wind energy has produced more than 5GW of electricity over a 24 hour period for the first time.

RWE’s Didcot A generates its last

Coal-fired power station Didcot A generated its last megawatt on Friday 22 March after 43 years of service. Over its lifetime it ran for 660,000 hours.

Ecotricity ‘deepens’ links with the RSPB

Green energy company Ecotricity has 'deepened' its links with wildlife charity the RSPB.

HP: Knowledge is power 2

Live from 12:00PM – The Budget 2013

With the UK economy still struggling and further cuts expected, what will George Osborne’s fourth

Gazprom surges to fourth place in UK business supply market

Gazprom Energy has become the fourth largest gas supplier to UK businesses by volume, overtaking half of the "big six".

David Hartley, managing director, Freedom Civil Asset Management

Career history: David joined Freedom as northern operations director in 2008 and took over as

Bernard Matthews switches to Business Stream

Bernard Matthews has become the first business customer in England to switch its water supplier to a Scottish provider, in a three year deal with Business Stream.

Local firms should tender for NI Water contracts, says SDP’s Dallat

Local companies have been urged to tender for upcoming NI Water contracts worth £250 million by Northern Irish politician John Dallat.

Nearly 2,000 Green Deal assessments completed

Nearly 2,000 Green Deal assessments have been completed since the government's flagship energy efficiency scheme was launched at the end of January.

Water companies hunt for apprentices

Thames Water, South West Water and Wessex Water are among water companies on the look out for apprentices as part of National Apprentice Week.

One Minute Intervew: Simon Hyams, business development director, ETI

Career history: Simon joined the Energy Technologies Institute in 2012, having previously held senior roles

The big picture: Parliament

Parliament is setting an example by reducing its carbon and water consumption. In the latest in an occasional series on big customers, Kathy Oxtoby asks: what more can utility suppliers do to help?