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Significant lithium resources found in Cornwall

Significant lithium resources found in Cornwall: Cornish Lithium, a mineral exploration company has found lithium in the geothermal waters in Cornwall of a ‘globally significant’ high grade. Geothermal waters in the south-west of the UK initial test results suggest, contain some of the world’s highest grades of lithium and ‘best’ overall chemical qualities. The firm’s…

Effortless Energy announces it has gone bust

Effortless Energy announces it has gone bust: Customers of Effortless Energy Ltd have been promised protection by Ofgem after the gas and power supplier announced it is ceasing trading. With around 2,500 domestic customers and a small number of non-domestic customers Effortless Energy Ltd traded as Go Effortless Energy – all customers will continue to…

Nuclear industry says costs could be cut by 30% by 2030

2nd September 2020

Andy Robinson

Business Electricity, Business Energy News, cost, electricity, energy, generation, Industry, Infrastructure, net-zero, Nuclear, power, sector, Top Stories, UK

Business Energy News, cost, electricity, energy, generation, Industry, Infrastructure, net-zero, Nuclear, power, sector, Top Stories, UK

Nuclear industry says costs could be cut by 30% by 2030: The costs of building new power plants could be slashed by as much as 30% by 2030 says the UK’s nuclear industry. Working as part of the government-backed Nuclear Sector Deal, a cross-industry team has set out the key factors it says are necessary…

National Grid warning network decay risks power blackouts

National Grid warning network decay risks power blackouts: Due to the decaying electricity network, the boss of National Grid has warned Britain will be at risk of power blackouts. Speaking to The Times, John Pettigrew said Ofgem‘s plans to cut investments in energy networks could result in an increased risk of blackouts as the regulator…

Work starts on the worlds longest electricity interconnector

Work starts on the worlds longest electricity interconnector: The construction has begun on what is claimed to be the ‘world’s longest electricity interconnector‘. The new infrastructure will allow the UK and Denmark to share renewable energy through a 765 kilometre-long high-voltage cable, the Viking Link’s first phase of construction will see Siemens Energy developing the…

£8.9bn wasted by not switching energy provider

13th July 2020

Andy Robinson

Business Electricity, Business Energy News, Business Gas, electricity, electricity bills, energy supplier, energy switching, Finance & Markets, Just Move In, UK

Business Energy News, electricity, energy bills, energy supplier, energy switching, Finance & Markets, Just Move In, UK

£8.9bn wasted by not switching energy provider: Homeowners in Britain are throwing away almost £8.9 billion on bills every year by not switching energy provider. Home setup service Just Move In has researched, which suggests on average each household could save £350 a year by changing energy supplier. The research also show just 5.2% of…

Highland communities get SSEN £1.2m investment

Highland communities get SSEN £1.2m investment: Electricity networks in the Highland region and a new substation have received a £1.2 million upgrade investment by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). The six-month-long programme of works will benefit approximately 600 properties in the area through the complete replacement of the existing outdoor substation at Achintee. SSEN…

Households find bills increase since lockdown

3rd July 2020

Andy Robinson

Business Electricity, Business Energy News, Business Gas, Coronavirus, covid-19, electricity, finance, Finance & Markets, pandemic, utility bills

Business Energy News, Coronavirus, covid-19, electricity, Finance, Finance & Markets, pandemic, utility bills

Households find bills increase since lockdown: Globally almost 39% of people say their utility bills, including water, heating, air conditioning, electricity, phone, internet and TV services, have gone up since the Covid-19 pandemic began. The latest global Ipsos survey shows as just one of its findings, it says a majority of people in 26 countries…

Coal generated 0.19% of electricity in April, May and June

Coal generated 0.19% of electricity in April, May and June: April, May and June saw Britain cover its electricity needs across with as little as 0.19% coal generation in the mix. It has been reported that during this period there was also the longest run without coal for the UK since 1882. GB Grid: Last…

thyssenkrupp and E.ON to pool hydrogen

thyssenkrupp and E.ON to pool hydrogen: German industrial engineering and steel production conglomerate thyssenkrupp and Energy supplier E.ON are pooling the 600MW collective output of 150 electrolysis plants in Germany and the UK which will make hydrogen available to the wholesale power market. E.ON’s virtual power plant can link the plants to the electricity market…

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Significant lithium resources found in Cornwall

Effortless Energy announces it has gone bust

Nuclear industry says costs could be cut by 30% by 2030

National Grid warning network decay risks power blackouts

Work starts on the worlds longest electricity interconnector

£8.9bn wasted by not switching energy provider

Highland communities get SSEN £1.2m investment

Households find bills increase since lockdown

Coal generated 0.19% of electricity in April, May and June

thyssenkrupp and E.ON to pool hydrogen

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