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UK budget sees carbon price floor frozen

  • 2014-03-20 19:31:44
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The UK’s carbon price floor (CPF) has been frozen at 2015’s level of £18.08 per tonne as part of the government's annual budget, announced this week by Chancellor George Osborne.

Energy UK opposes national EU 2030 renewable targets

  • 2014-03-13 10:04:52
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The trade association for the UK energy industry, Energy UK, has called on the British government to block plans to set a legally binding EU 2030 renewable energy target.

UK-Irish wind energy plan delayed

  • 2014-03-08 20:29:53
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Ireland’s Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has revealed that a plan to export wind generation to the UK is now unlikely to happen before the 2020 deadline.

Competition regulator deals blow to Australian asset disposal

  • 2014-03-05 18:03:52
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An Australian regulator blocked a A$1.5 billion ($1.34 billion) deal by New South Wales to sell a power company on competition concerns, dealing a blow to the state's plans for a series of asset disposals this year to fund new road and rail projects.

UK announces Shell deal for gas-fired CCS project

  • 2014-02-27 08:42:43
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UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Energy Secretary Ed Davey have announced the signing of a multi-million pound deal with Shell to begin retrofitting the Peterhead gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage technology.

German utilities split on government capacity payments

  • 2014-02-16 09:36:56
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German utilities are divided over whether the government should pay generators ‘capacity payments’ to keep uneconomic plants running to ensure peak demand can be met.

AGL Energy to acquire Macquarie Generation

  • 2014-02-13 07:48:18
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The New South Wales government is to sell thermal coal generator Macquarie Generation to AGL Energy, Australia’s largest gas and electricity retailer, for A$1.5 billion ($1.3 billion) despite concerns being raised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

World’s largest tidal energy project planned for Wales

  • 2014-02-10 18:52:58
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Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has announced a £12 billion scheme to build a series of tidal energy plants in South Wales, including a project to create the world's largest power generating lagoon in Swansea Bay.

European Parliament rejects Commission’s 2030 policy

  • 2014-02-07 16:15:05
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The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) has said that this week’s vote in plenary on the European Parliament’s report on ‘A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies’ gives a clear signal that the demand for three binding targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency prevails.

Irish renewables funding in doubt past 2020

  • 2014-02-04 15:32:07
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Ireland’s funding for renewable energy schemes will be scaled back from ‘elevated levels’ once EU targets are met, according to influential stockbrokers Davy Group.