Coal-fired power stations would be consigned to the fringes of the energy market under a plan being drawn up by the coalition to head off a potential defeat over its energy bill in the House of Lords. Ministers fear a rebellion this month by Liberal Democrat peers demanding a 2030 Read more
A cold winter may plunge Europe into an energy crisis because of the over-reliance on renewable energy and the shutting of natural gas-fired generators, Cap Gemini SA (CAP) said in a report. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-09/cold-european-winter-could-create-energy-crisis-cap-gemini-says.html
The online Ria Novosti news service has a report on the 30 activists who Russian officials have locked up for allegedly trespassing and attempting to storm onto a platform facility in the Arctic last month. – See more at: http://notrickszone.com/#sthash.xmXc89D1.dpuf http://notrickszone.com/
Developed countries have committed €100 billion to the Green Climate Fund. As of today, the Fund only has a few million euros to ensure its functioning, mainly because of a lack of consensus between developed countries and their southern counterparts. http://www.thegwpf.org/uns-e100-billion-climate-fund-faces-cash-problems/
Professor John Brown has called on First Minister Alex Salmond to make the area a wind farm exclusion zone. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dark-sky-park-galloway-forest-2355165
Wind and solar power subsidies ‘still too high’, says environment minister George Eustice made comments to Western Morning News just before being appointed to new ministerial role http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/09/wind-solar-power-subsidies-too-high-minister
Former head of Ofgem warns of biggest crisis for 30 years due to lack of generating capacity By Alistair Osborne Britain faces its biggest energy crisis for more than 30 years, with a serious risk of blackouts in the run up to the next election, the industry’s former regulator has Read more
Energy giant SSE is increasing gas and electricity prices by an average of 8.2%, the first of the major suppliers to announce a rise this autumn. The company, which has around 10 million customer accounts, blamed the increased cost of buying and delivering wholesale energy as well as Government levies Read more