February people news
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has four new non-executive board members.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has four new non-executive board members.
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).
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-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.
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).
The Scottish Government has launched a 12-week consultation on the long-term framework for the devolved management of the Crown Estate in Scotland.
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.
Green Energy UK has launched a variable tariff for residential electricity customers, saying it will give customers more control over their energy bills.
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.
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.