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Renewable heat incentive postponed by UK government
A new renewable heat incentive scheme, RHI, was postponed by the British government last Friday because of a failure of the Department for Energy and Climate Change to obtain a clearance from the European Commission as it consider the 2.6 p/kWh tariff payment for large-scale biomass too high.
read more... 05/10/2011
UK renewable power reaches “historic high” of nearly 10%
According to the figures released by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, the renewable electricity sources including wind, supplied 9.6% of the UK's electricity in the second quarter of 2011, up from 6.3% in the same quarter in 2010, becoming definitely a vital part of Britain's energy mix.
read more... 03/10/2011
UK’s North Sea production declines below 1 million barrels per day
UK’s oil output from the North Sea registered a 16 % plunge from April to June, being the largest drop since 1995, the Department of Energy and Climate Change said yesterday.
read more... 30/09/2011
UK Government gives the go-ahead to a huge wood-burning plant in Wales
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) gave green light for the construction of a new biomass power plant in Anglesey, Wales.
read more... 20/09/2011
Greece renegotiates lower gas prices with Gazprom
The public gas supply corporation of Greece, called DEPA, has successfully renegotiated the long- term supply contracts with the Russian energy giant, Gazprom.
read more... 01/09/2011