Wednesday 18 06 08
Npower investigation
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Monday 16 06 08 A mother-of-two receives a £90m bill from a power firm after her pre-payment meter undercharges her...... |
Monday 16 06 08 Japanese car maker Honda begins the first commercial production of a hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle...... |
Monday 16 06 08 Two environmental groups have called on the government to plough some £9.2 billion into lifting the UK's vulnerable households out of fuel poverty. ..... |
Friday 13 06 08 The National Grid has warned that gas supplies from Europe this winter look less certain.
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Friday 13 06 08 The proposed River Severn barrage should not go ahead as it is too expensive and other green technologies could produce the same power more cheaply. ..... |
Friday 13 06 08 East Anglia is to be given an energy boost with £1 million funding from the East of England Development Agency, it has emerged. ..... |
Friday 13 06 08 Diesel powered cars are set to dominate this weekend's Le Mans 24, and in the future we may even see diesel electric hybrids in the race...... |
Thursday 12 06 08 A new windfarm in Wales has been given planning permission, according to reports. ..... |
Thursday 12 06 08 A fresh report has claimed that there may be more viable alternatives to the planned Severn Barrage that will stretch from Cardiff to Weston-Super-Mare...... |
Monday 09 06 08 British Energy has revealed that it has shut down a nuclear reactor, the second such incident in recent times...... |
Friday 06 06 08 NI's electricity market could be opened up to greater competition, resulting in consumers possibly paying less...... |
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Thursday 05 06 08 Energy prices in the UK are rising faster than anywhere else in Europe, according to new figures released this week...... |
Thursday 05 06 08 Energy prices are rising faster in Britain compared to many other nations in Europe because foreign suppliers are rationing domestically produced gas, MPs on the business and enterprise select committee have heard.
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Thursday 05 06 08 The European commission could introduce mandatory minimum standards for environmentally-harmful products before the summer break, the bloc's environment chief said on Tuesday...... |
Thursday 05 06 08
Hundreds of bikers were cheered on by drivers as they brought roads to a
standstill in the North West today in protest against the soaring cost of
fuel.
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Thursday 05 06 08
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Thursday 05 06 08
The North Sea could be set for a second boom as companies search for new sources of oil and gas to take advantage of record prices.
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Wednesday 04 06 08 The London Olympics may be powered through the use of biofuels, it has emerged. ..... |
Wednesday 04 06 08 The Chief Executive of E.ON has warned that the era of cheap energy for consumers may be over for good...... |
Tuesday 03 06 08 British people are having to face their debt woes as the credit crunch takes hold, a new study from PruProtect has claimed...... |
Tuesday 03 06 08 Biofuel creation across the world is having a negative affect on the price of food, it has been claimed by one expert. ..... |
Tuesday 03 06 08 The UK energy industry is set for radical change, according to Scottish and Southern Energy...... |
Tuesday 03 06 08 The UK could avoid building more nuclear reactors by fitting solar panels and other renewable energy equipment in homes across the country, according to a government-backed report...... |
Tuesday 03 06 08 Seven central and eastern European member states last week disputed commission plans for a cut in carbon emissions of 20 per cent on 2005 levels by 2020, arguing the new levels should observe past efforts of member states in curbing climate change. ..... |
Tuesday 03 06 08 United Nations-led climate talks begin in earnest on Monday in Germany with officials focussed on forging a blueprint for a post-Kyoto deal. ..... |
Tuesday 03 06 08 In order to reduce the impact of rising fuel bills in the UK, people should be encouraged to be more energy efficient. ..... |
Tuesday 03 06 08 The UK should reduce its dependency on oil and work to improve its renewable energy credentials, it has been claimed. ..... |
Monday 02 06 08 Satellite images reveal the "rapid deforestation" of Papua New Guinea's rainforests over the past 30 years...... |
Monday 02 06 08 Energy firms have been branded the worst in terms of accuracy by consumers in a new poll carried out by uSwitch.com...... |
Monday 02 06 08 The prime minister Gordon Brown and chancellor Alistair Darling have met with energy chiefs in Scotland to discuss how the UK can boost its oil production. ..... |
Monday 02 06 08 Switching boilers could be the most significant home improvement a homeowner makes in their attempts to be more environmentally-friendly. ..... |
Friday 30 05 08 A shopkeeper tells the BBC of his melting ice cream as a severe power cut hits the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar...... |
Friday 30 05 08 ScottishPower has erected its first wind turbines in Perthshire, it has emerged. ..... |
Friday 30 05 08 The prime minister has emphasised the need for domestic energy efficiency as a means of tackling climate change and creating a low carbon economy ahead of the G8 summit in Japan. ..... |
Wednesday 28 05 08 Businesses are closing down on Zanzibar as a power cut affecting the whole island enters its eighth day...... |
Wednesday 28 05 08 NI households are £40 worse off each week compared to this time last year, the Consumer Council says...... |
Wednesday 28 05 08 Electricity prices in Northern Ireland are expected to rise by a third this autumn due to the increasing cost of fuel...... |
Wednesday 28 05 08 BBC reporters examine how the soaring cost of oil is affecting economies around the world...... |
Friday 02 05 08 With effect from 8th May for existing customers British Gas has reduced the cost of Click Energy 5.
The reduction applies to electricity only and ranges from averages 4.36% across the UK with the best savings in the SWALEC region where the saving is a massive 12.19%.
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Friday 25 04 08
For those of us who follow the minutiae of political life in Scotland (a sad bunch of anorak-clad folk in the main, who can summon up details of battles long past, but occasionally lose touch with the real world), yesterday in parliament provided one of those moments which told us more about what has happened over the past year than any number of worthy debates.
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Friday 25 04 08
As drivers contemplated the prospect of a fuel shortage their collective resolve was put to the test - could they resist the temptation to fill up and possibly spark a crisis at the pumps?
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Friday 25 04 08
Ministers appealed for calm yesterday as the prospect of a 48-hour strike at a
massive oil refinery threatened to trigger panic-buying at petrol stations
in Scotland and northern England.
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Thursday 24 04 08 The cost of electricity in NI is tipped to rise by as much as 30%, in the wake of price hikes in oil and gas...... |
Thursday 24 04 08 A number of help channels have been offered to those who may need assistance in paying their energy bills...... |