Posts Tagged ‘United Kingdom’

UK wind energy sector receives £1.4bn injection

November 11th, 2009

Andrew Donoghue, BusinessGreen
Wind energy projects in the UK can now apply for £1.4bn funding from a combination of the European Investment Bank and commercial sources.
The EIB has made around £700m available with the remainder matched by RBS, Lloyds Banking Group and BNP Paribas Fortis.
The loans will be available to eligible onshore wind projects with a [...]

Nuclear power vital to UK’s energy mix

November 1st, 2009

Nuclear energy is currently one part of the UK’s power resource and will continue to be so in the future, a sustainable website has claimed.
According to the Renewable Energy Centre (REC), nuclear energy is safer than it is perceived and cleaner than fossil fuels.
The UK needs to rely on different sources and energy to ensure [...]

Oil prices nearly flat as dollar strengthens

October 11th, 2009

Oil prices were essentially flat to end the week after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said this week that interest rates will have to be raised when the economy recovers in order to avoid inflation.
It has been the weak dollar that has attracted billions in investments in energy markets this year because oil is priced [...]

Exxon: New Drilling in North Sea

September 10th, 2009

ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM - News) will start drilling at the Beryl field in the northern North Sea. The field is jointly owned by Mobil North Sea LLC (Exxon’s subsidiary and the operator — 50%), Hess Limited (NYSE: HES - News) — 22.22%, Enterprise Oil Limited (a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell [RDS.A] plc — [...]

Tequila: from bar to biofuel

September 9th, 2009

IF I had a bumper sticker, it would say ‘CAM plants do it in the dark’,” says scientist Joe Holtum. “It’s odd, because you think: ‘Where do they get the energy from?’”
Being plants, what crassulacean acid metabolism species do is photosynthesis, but they do it with a nocturnal twist. Some are as familiar as pineapples [...]

UK Govt Must Allow All Low CO2 Energy To Develop -Business Grp

July 13th, 2009

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The U.K. government needs policies that will allow the development of more nuclear power and less wind energy, the Confederation of British Industry said Monday.
This would result in a balanced energy mix with less dependence on imported gas, lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and cheaper energy bills, the CBI said.
The comments [...]

Energy review backs no nuclear scotland

June 30th, 2009

Scotland’s energy future should be based on non-nuclear sources.
The SNP today welcomed a report from the Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee which supported the Scottish Government’s plans for Scotland to build a clean, green and renewable energy future as SNP MSP Rob Gibson called for the UK Government to release £150 million of potential [...]

businesswire Kentucky USA Energy, Inc. Announces Drilling Update

June 26th, 2009

LONDON, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kentucky USA Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: KYUS - News), a natural gas exploration and production company announced today an update on the Company’s drilling operation on its leasehold property in the New Albany Shale in western Kentucky. The Company’s drilling contractor mobilized its rig to the Company’s next drilling location, Jimmy Jackson #1, spudded-in, [...]

Research and Markets: Sizeable Potential of Wind Energy in Central and Eastern Europe to be realised as Renewable Energy Rises in Popularity

June 25th, 2009

Dublin, Jun 24, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) — FRSU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e3f2c5/central_and_easter) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan’s new report “Central and Eastern European Wind Power Markets” to their offering.
The following study covers the development and dynamics of the wind energy industry [...]

Harvest Natural Resources to Present at EnerCom’s London Oil & Gas Conference

June 15th, 2009

Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: HNR - News) today announced that James A. Edmiston, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at EnerCom’s London Oil & Gas Conference in London, England at 11:00 a.m. British Summer Time (6:00 a.m. EDT) on Thursday, June 18, 2009.
The live audio webcast of the presentation and accompanying materials can [...]