October 1, 2013

In a fringe session at the ongoing Conservative Party conference, Michael Fallon, UK Energy Minister, spelled out the scale of the commitment the UK Government has made to the oil and gas industry to ease the cost of decommissioning over-age infrastructure in the North Sea http://forargyll.com/2013/10/uk-energy-minister-lays-out-the-specifics-of-scotlands-inability-to-fund-north-sea-decommissioning/

Earl Spencer, his trustees and the French energy group, EDF, to erect a wind farm on estate in Wormleighton, Warwickshire http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2439592/How-Dianas-brother-Earl-Spencer-outraged-neighbours-wind-farm-generate-millions.html

THE Mines Rescue Service is using its training expertise to expand into the renewables industry, namely the marine and wind generation sectors, in a move to secure the long term future of the company and the organisation plans to open a new training facility in Crossgates. http://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/09/30/473288-mines-rescue-station-looks-to-renewables-to-secure-future/

Michael Fallon, the energy minister, has said it would be “unfair” to add further costs and green levies onto consumer bills. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10345743/Green-levies-on-energy-bills-unfair-says-Michael-Fallon.html