Day: 15 September 2011

VIDEO: MPs clash over FITs levels for community projects

Energy minister Charles Hendry defended changes to renewable power subsidies when he faced MPs.

Business not exploiting back up power opportunities

Businesses could be making six figures profits by 'renting out' spare energy capacity, according to a smart grid provider.

‘Mature discourse’ needed regarding UK water recycling

The first in a series of three seminars to discuss local water recycling and attitudes in the UK was held earlier this week (13 September) at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IoME), London.

EDF Energy puts up bills and calls for pricing inquiry

French power giant EDF Energy has become the final member of the 'Big Six' to raise energy prices.

Merseyside powers up with cooking oil recycling drive

Householders will now be able to recycle their used cooking oil which will be refined and fed back into the National Grid in a novel scheme introduced across Merseyside.

Edinburgh gets £1.3m funding boost for food waste collections

The City of Edinburgh Council will receive almost £1.3m to support a phased roll-out of food waste collections to 140,000 households across the city this year.

MPs believe it ‘very likely’ UK emissions much higher than reported

Influential MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Committee are looking into the case for consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reporting in the UK.

Shell announces renewed shale gas push in the US

Oil giant Shell and the University of Texas have signed a five-year agreement to pump $7.5M into shale gas and other unconventional power source research.

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