EDF shareholder funds put pressure on French government over energy firm plans January 24, 2022 The supervisory boards of two EDF staff shareholder funds are pushing for clarity over the French government’s plans for the energy giant.
Downing Renewables snaps up Swedish hydropower plants in €25m deal January 21, 2022 DORE has acquired two portfolios of Swedish hydropower plants for €25m - with the deal expected to be closed within a week.
Could Bitcoin be powered by volcanoes? January 18, 2022 | City Talk One topic at the forefront of crypto conversions in 2021 has been energy consumption. Due to record blockchain growth, coupled with the copious amounts of electricity needed to mine bitcoin and other assets, the quest for more renewable energy sources has become a top priority for an industry looking to lower its carbon footprint. For [...]
Scotland boosts renewable goals with £700m auction for offshore wind projects January 17, 2022 ScotWind has raised hundreds of millions from an auction of seabed plots for offshore wind projects, boosting its net zero ambitions.
Energy operators working to blend 20 per cent of hydrogen fuel into regular gas grid from 2023 January 15, 2022 Energy operators of the gas grid said this morning they will have the capacity to blend 20 per cent of hydrogen fuel into the regular gas grid from next year. This means the grid will be able to deliver more hydrogen to households across Britain, a move that could see a drop in households’ carbon [...]
Expected 50 per cent hike in energy bills may trigger ‘devastating’ national emergency for millions of older Brits January 13, 2022 An anticipated price jump of about 50 per cent for energy bills across the country, likely from April onwards, can lead to a national emergency for millions of older people, a charity warned this morning. Age UK has urged ministers to take immediate and decisive action on energy bills to “mitigate the potentially devastating impact [...]
Centrica boss on the energy crisis: High gas bills are here to stay January 12, 2022 Brits have been told the energy crisis may last for two years, according to Centrica’s chief executive Chris O’Shea. O’Shea said “the market suggests” high gas prices will continue “for the next 18 months to two years”. He said the high demand for gas was partly being driven by a move away from coal and [...]
Tories call on Treasury to fund green energy rather than already pinched households January 8, 2022 A group Tory MPs have called on the government to fund environmental and social energy policies from Treasury money, rather than from consumer bills.
Why the energy crisis is set to derail the UK economy in 2022 January 7, 2022 A wave of concern over the swelling cost of living is sweeping across Britain. While households are bracing for higher tax bills and are already being stung by food prices leaping, it is swelling energy costs that will hit hardest in 2022. The UK’s benchmark gas prices have quintupled since January 2021, leaping from £54 [...]
Consumers should brace themselves for runway energy bills as price rises that overwhelmed suppliers in 2021 start to trickle down January 4, 2022 Consumers should brave themselves for runaway household bills this year as the energy sector continues to struggle with soaring gas prices, which consigned a string of energy suppliers to the graveyard in 2021. Energy suppliers had been paying 54p per therm of gas at the beginning of last year. By September 2021, that had reached [...]