2nd May 2017 | Commercial Energy
Britain’s plan to leave the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) when it quits the European Union will severely hinder nuclear trade and research, and threaten power supplies, a UK parliamentary committee said in a report on Tuesday. The government says Britain must leave Euratom as part of its goal to end the jurisdiction of the…Read more
1st May 2017 | Recycling
A national food waste target, more consistent household collections, more money for WRAP and a greater emphasis on the waste hierarchy have been called for by a group of specialist MPs. The conclusions of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) select committee came following a series of reports from other select committees before Parliament…Read more
27th April 2017 | Commercial Energy
UK energy prices (electricity and gas) tumbled in March. This was due to mild conditions and longer days, combined with a resumption on French power imports. So says S&P Global Platts data. While prices were down on February, they remain strongly up year on year. This is the longer-term price trajectory referenced by retail suppliers,…Read more
25th April 2017 | Commercial Energy
According to the head of a Shell-funded industry group, conservative opposition to windfarms risks the UK missing out on one of the cheapest forms of electricity. Adair Turner, chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, said wind and solar power costs had fallen dramatically globally and urged the government to rethink its ban on subsidised onshore…Read more
20th April 2017 | Residential Energy
Thousands of households are being hit with 40% plus increases to their gas and electricity bills. This is far above the price hikes announced by the big energy firms in recent months. A combination of sneaky changes to billing structures, regional variations and the fact that many popular fixed-price tariffs have come to an end….Read more