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Great Britain: IGas receives approval for shale gas exploration
Nottinghamshire County Council gave the green light on Tuesday for shale gas developer IGas to elaborate a shale gas well site and drill an exploratory well at Tinker Lane.
read more... 22/03/2017
UK: Offshore wind power subventions likely to fall below nuclear
Subsidy costs for British offshore wind farms might drop below those of new nuclear plants in next month's government auction, German company Siemens' Britain's government is under pressure to bring down consumers' power costs at the same time as supporting low-carbon generation to aid satisfy its carbon emission reduction goals and plug a forthcoming supply gap.
read more... 13/03/2017
EFG Hermes hopes to sign 470 mln pounds agreement to acquire UK solar assets by June
EFG Hermes hopes to ink an agreement for its renewable energy platform Vortex to acquire a portfolio of solar power assets in Britain for 470 million pounds ($576.8 million) from Sun Edison's Terraforma to close in May or June, as stated by a senior executive on Monday.
read more... 07/03/2017
Ofgem mulls reduction of subsidies for small-scale power producers
Britain's energy watchdog, Ofgem proposed on Wednesday to slash subsidies to some small-scale power producers that provide back-up electricity during peak demand.
read more... 01/03/2017
Work launched at UK-France power interconnector
The foundation stone for a new power interconnector linking Britain and France was laid yesterday, marking the start of a project which will enable higher levels of renewables in the two countries’ power grids.
read more... 24/02/2017