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Ebico and Octopus Energy join forces

Heather Trudeau
climate change, Ebico, energy transition, Finance & Markets, Octopus Energy, Renewables, Sustainability, Uncategorised
Ebico and Octopus Energy join forces:  A not-for-profit energy company Ebico has partenered with Octopus energy to make sustainable home warmth affordable for low-income households. They have launched two new energy plans- One for those on a prepayment meter and one for credit meter customers. The electricity for these new plans is set to come…
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Yorkshire Water pilot reducing leakage by 90k litres a day

Heather Trudeau
IoT, pilot, Smart meters, smart water network, Technology, UK, Uncategorised, water leakage, Yorkshire water
Yorkshire Water pilot reducing leakage by 90k litres a day: There has been an reduction in leakage of more than 90,000 litres per day this is following the installation of almost 2,000 Yorkshire Water customer meters. This is part of Yorkshire Water’s smart water network pilot, which is testing the latest customer’s metering solutions of…
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DNO flexibility

Demand for DNO flexibility services forecast to rise

Heather Trudeau
Cornwall Insight, DNO, EV, grid, UK, Uncategorised
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Demand for DNO flexibility services forecast to rise: Cornwall Insight examines the Energy Network Association’s (ENA) forecast for Distribution Network Opeators (DNO) flexibility service procurement over the next 10 years. These latest forecasts show more than 1.3GW requirement across all services in DNO regions in 2021. The largest share of the requirement (636MW) is attributed…
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National Grid signs 25-year deal for Grain LNG

Heather Trudeau
Business Energy News, Finance & Markets, gas security, Grain LNG, Infrastructure, kent, National Grid, Qatar Terminal, QTL, Uncategorised
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National Grid signs 25-year deal for Grain LNG: A 25-year contract has been signed between National Grid and Qatar Terminal Limited (QTL) to provide storage & redelivery capacity at its Grain Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal. Located on the Isle of Grain in Kent, Grain LNG, currently has the capacity to deliver and store plenty…
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Great Britain could become net exporter of power by 2040s

Andy Robinson
Business Electricity, Business Energy News, covid-19, Efficiency & Environment, electric, energy, Energy Market News, Environment, Finance, Finance & Markets, generation, Infrastructure, investment, markets, net-zero, Policy, Renewable, Renewable energy, Renewables, Uncategorised
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Great Britain could become net exporter of power by 2040s: Interconnection with EU nations, regardless of trading arrangements post-Brexit, will continue to play a pivotal role in driving wholesale power prices and system flexibility in the future. Modelling of the GB and EU markets by Cornwall Insight shows that increased interconnection through the 2020s and…
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UN’s WFP wins Nobel Peace Prize

Heather Trudeau
Business Energy News, climate change, Coronavirus, Efficiency & Environment, Nobel Peace Prize, Uncategorised
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UN’s WFP wins Nobel Peace Prize: This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been won by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP). Impact caused by climate change, conflicts and other disasters communities, the humanitarian organisation works to tackle hunger in these communities. During a very challenging time the Nobel Prize Committee chose the WFP for its…
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Shake-up in energy suppliers domestic market share

Andy Robinson
Business Electricity, Business Energy News, Cornwall Insight, covid-19, energy, energy bills, Energy Market News, Environment, Finance, Finance & Markets, Gas, investment, markets, Uncategorised
Shake-up in energy suppliers domestic market share: Research from Cornwall Insight’s Domestic market share survey for the third quarter of 2020 reveals a shake-up of the energy retail landscape, following a spate of mergers and acquisitions. The impact of these acquisitions is shown in the below graph.   Findings from the Domestic market share survey:…
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Sustainable plant-based red nose’s for Comic Relief

Andy Robinson
bagasse, Business Energy News, Comic Relief, Efficiency & Environment, plant-based, Plastic, red nose day, Uncategorised
Sustainable plant-based red nose’s for Comic Relief: Unnecessary plastic waste is being avoided by Comic Relief with the launch of its first-ever plastic-free nose. Bagasse, a natural by-product of sugarcane will be used by the charity’s plant-based red noses for 2021, bagasse is regarded as a highly sustainable and biodegradable material. Hundreds of school children…
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Tonik Energy gas and electricity supplier has gone bust

Andy Robinson
business, Business Energy News, electricity, Finance & Markets, Gas, power, Uncategorised
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Tonik Energy gas and electricity supplier has gone bust: Tonik Energy has ceased to trade and has gone bust. Around 130,000 domestic customers were supplied energy by the gas and electricity supplier – the customers will continue to receive an energy supply and the outstanding credit balances of domestic customers will be protected, Ofgem notes.…
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No fossil fuel company is in line with 2°C climate limit

Andy Robinson
2030, 2050, Business Energy News, climate change, Efficiency & Environment, emissions, Finance & Markets, fossil fuels, Gas, Infrastructure, net-zero, Oil, Paris agreement, Uncategorised
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No fossil fuel company is in line with 2°C climate limit: The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) says no major fossil fuel company’s emissions pathway is aligned with limiting climate change to 2°C. A sustainable investment initiative report recently published claims despite a raft of “attention-grabbing” climate commitments made by European oil and gas companies in…
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