Fracking calm down on shale gas
After the hullabaloo of the summer, Energy Secretary Ed Davey gave a speech this week hailing shale gas as future boon for the UK, one we would be churlish to turn our noses up at. ELN reporter Vicky...
View ArticleEd Davey – “We’re a Monty Python government”
The Coalition is a “Monty Python government” Energy Secretary Ed Davey claimed yesterday – but not because of Prime Minister David Cameron’s silly walks. Referring to the legendary British comedy...
View ArticleNew £20m pot for businesses that cut energy use
Businesses could receive financial incentives for cutting the amount of electricity they use through a new pilot scheme announced yesterday. British firms and other organisations such as charities that...
View ArticleLib Dems vote to back both nuclear power and fracking
The Liberal Democrats are now endorsing both nuclear power and fracking as part of the UK’s energy mix, after members voted to support them at the party conference in Glasgow on Saturday. The use of...
View ArticleWhich? calls for Government to scrap standing charges
The energy market is still too “confusing and bewildering” for consumers to find the best deal, especially with the vast range of standing charges, according to Which? New research by the consumer...
View ArticleNew strike price for onshore wind in Scottish islands
Onshore wind farm developers on Scottish islands will be given cash incentives to build more turbines, Energy Secretary Ed Davey has confirmed. Subsidies for onshore wind projects in the islands of...
View ArticleDECC insists Green Deal is boosting energy efficiency uptake
More than half of households (56%) who have had a Green Deal assessment have already installed at least one energy efficiency measure, DECC claims. A new survey of 500 homes that had an assessment also...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – Well, this is clearly war…
So following my last blog, where I pounded Ed “The Freezer” Miliband for his frightening lack of understanding, how about the other Ed? Oh my, Mr Davey. In some ways our Energy Secretary is in a tricky...
View ArticleEuropean energy ministers say ambitious 2030 targets are needed
European cabinet ministers responsible for energy and climate change met yesterday in Brussels to lay out their vision for a low carbon economy. A pamphlet signed by ministers at the European Green...
View ArticleClubbing together to switch could save £131 on bills
Clubbing together to switch energy suppliers could cut big chunks off your bills a new DECC report has found. The study examined 27 collective switching schemes from across the country which received...
View ArticleEd Davey defends ‘rigged energy market’ claim
Energy Secretary Ed Davey dismissed claims the energy market was “rigged” today by announcing tougher measures to boost competition. He also dangled the prospect of ”criminal sanctions” for anyone...
View Article“Dormouse” Ed Davey’s energy statement “lacks real solutions”
Ed Davey’s annual energy statement today “lacked real solutions” for rising energy bills and hard-pressed householders in the country. That’s according to environmental campaigners and consumer groups...
View ArticleFour firms win £2.5m share for offshore wind technologies
Four firms have won a share of £2.5 million to develop technologies that cut the cost of offshore wind energy. Ricardo UK Ltd was awarded £634,980 to develop and demonstrate its drivetrain technologies...
View ArticleDavey: Labour’s energy policy is “intellectually bankrupt”
Ed Davey told ELN Labour’s energy policy in regard to price freezes was “intellectually bankrupt” and would do nothing but add uncertainty to the energy picture. When asked if Labour had hijacked the...
View ArticleEd Davey gets tough with the energy sector
Sumit Bose reports from the first Energy UK annual conference in which Energy Secretary Ed Davey gets tough with the energy sector.
View Article“Not fair” to tar energy with the same brush as banking
It’s “not fair” to draw comparisons between the energy and banking sectors according to CEO and founder of Good Energy, Juliet Davenport. In an interview with ELN this week at the Energy UK conference,...
View ArticleJapan makes drastic U-turn on emissions target
Japan is drastically scaling back its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The new target for 2020 – 3.8% below 2005 levels – comes after the Fukushima nuclear disaster forced the country to...
View ArticleThousands of consumers to get a better energy deal
Thousands of householders are expected to switch suppliers as they join together for an auction of energy deals tomorrow. The government-backed schemes – the Big Community Switch and the Big London...
View ArticleBritain joins the US in calling for an end to coal
The Energy Secretary Ed Davey has said Britain will join the US in agreeing to end support for public financing of new coal-fired power stations abroad. Mr Davey made the announcement at the UN’s...
View ArticleUK, US and Norway pledge $280m to keep forests alive
The UK, US and Norway have pledged a combined total of $280 million (£173m) to help protect forests and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement was made at the COP 19 climate change...
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