Mr Johnson announces his plans for London to produce 25% of its own power from local sources by 2025 Boris Johnson outlines plans for the London mayor's office to become the UK's latest independent electricity supplier, officially launching next year. London are the first public authority to receive a electricity licence from regulator Ofgem. The scheme, likely to be named Energy...
If a new conservative government takes office, they have promised that local residents will gain new powers that will see off any new wind farm projects within six months. The commitment to stop the erection of onshore wind farms is the ever latest hardening of Conservative rhetoric on green energy. Existing subsidized onshore turbines would remain in place, and all turbines currently under...
A faulty batch of electricity meters has meant that up to 16,000 households may have overpaid during recent power cuts. As the SSE made a statement that the faulty units would incorrectly flick back an hour. They claimed that 'Economy 10' tariff customers. A tariff which aims to charge cheaper rates for off-peak power use may have paid too much because the meters...
Many UK home owners today expect energy access via a flick of a switch. It keeps our fridges cold. lights illuminated and homes warm. Yet rarely do we ask the questions how does it reach us? where does it come from? and why is it becoming so expensive? Our domestic power Comes from two main sources - electricity making up...
BA have committed to purchase 50,000 tonnes of jet fuel produced from converted waste as part of the GreenSky project. A much delayed project named GreenSky has been granted full approval to supply British Airways with jet fuel converted from landfill waste. The project has leaped a step closer after It was announced a location had been found for the GreenSky fuel plant in Thurrock, Essex. The project will...
A solar energy farm based in Lincolnshire equivalent to the size of 210 football pitches has been given the go-ahead. It is believed to be the largest within the UK and furthermore is expected to power the equivalent of 12,000 homes. Planning permission was granted for over 196,000 panels to be erected at the old RAF base in Faldingworth, Lincoln. The RAF Faldingworth...
Mr Johnson announces his plans for London to produce 25% of its own power from local sources by 2025 Boris Johnson outlines plans for the London mayor's office to become the UK's latest independent electricity supplier, officially launching next year. London are the first public authority to receive a electricity licence from regulator Ofgem. The scheme, likely to be named Energy...
If a new conservative government takes office, they have promised that local residents will gain new powers that will see off any new wind farm projects within six months. The commitment to stop the erection of onshore wind farms is the ever latest hardening of Conservative rhetoric on green energy. Existing subsidized onshore turbines would remain in place, and all turbines currently under...
A faulty batch of electricity meters has meant that up to 16,000 households may have overpaid during recent power cuts. As the SSE made a statement that the faulty units would incorrectly flick back an hour. They claimed that 'Economy 10' tariff customers. A tariff which aims to charge cheaper rates for off-peak power use may have paid too much because the meters...
Many UK home owners today expect energy access via a flick of a switch. It keeps our fridges cold. lights illuminated and homes warm. Yet rarely do we ask the questions how does it reach us? where does it come from? and why is it becoming so expensive? Our domestic power Comes from two main sources - electricity making up...
BA have committed to purchase 50,000 tonnes of jet fuel produced from converted waste as part of the GreenSky project. A much delayed project named GreenSky has been granted full approval to supply British Airways with jet fuel converted from landfill waste. The project has leaped a step closer after It was announced a location had been found for the GreenSky fuel plant in Thurrock, Essex. The project will...
A solar energy farm based in Lincolnshire equivalent to the size of 210 football pitches has been given the go-ahead. It is believed to be the largest within the UK and furthermore is expected to power the equivalent of 12,000 homes. Planning permission was granted for over 196,000 panels to be erected at the old RAF base in Faldingworth, Lincoln. The RAF Faldingworth...