ETI: focus on tidal stream
The UK marine industry should focus on tidal stream technology rather than tidal lagoon or wave energy if it is to compete with other low-carbon sources of energy, according to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
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Energy barns planned
Energy-efficiency specialist Anesco has joined forces with low-carbon energy generation and storage company Green Hedge Energy UK to introduce Green Hedge’s ‘energy barns’ – which use lithium-ion batteries – at four sites in England.
Energy barns planned
Energy-efficiency specialist Anesco has joined forces with low-carbon energy generation and storage company Green Hedge Energy UK to introduce Green Hedge’s ‘energy barns’ – which use lithium-ion batteries – at four sites in England.
FSB: small businesses want renewables
Small businesses in the UK are concerned about energy security and believe the UK should be more self-sufficient, according to a report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Scotland: Crown Estate future
The Scottish Government has launched a 12-week consultation on the long-term framework for the devolved management of the Crown Estate in Scotland.
February news in brief
Statoil has agreed to divest 25% of its assets in Hywind Scotland pilot park, the world’s first floating windfarm, to Masdar.
Dong Energy has entered into a long-term contract to provide O&M services to the Lincs offshore windfarm.
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Green Energy UK has launched a variable tariff for residential electricity customers, saying it will give customers more control over their energy bills.
No nuclear
Mendip Green Party is offering a one-off payment for customers switching from any supplier using nuclear energy to Ecotricity or Good Energy. It has promised £20 to customers who switch a single fuel and £40 for a dual-fuel switch.
No to new plant
The environmental regulator for Wales has refused an application for an environmental permit for a new hydropower scheme proposed by RWE Innogy UK in the Conwy Valley in North Wales.
EirGrid go-ahead
Transmission company EirGrid has been given the green light by An Bord Plaeanala for the Irish section of the North South Interconnector, the project designed to link the power grids on both sides of the border between the Republic and Northern Ir