11th February 2019 | Recycling
Banning plastic exports would result in more landfilling and could cause UK plastic recycling infrastructure to collapse, the Recycling Association (RA) has warned. RA chief executive Simon Ellin was responding to an early day motion (EDM) in Parliament calling for a plastics export ban, as called for by the campaign group a Plastic Planet. Ellin…Read more
11th February 2019 | Residential Energy
Eon has confirmed it is changing pricing from April 1, just days after Ofgem announced a price cap hike. Some Eon customers will see an average 10.3% price increase from April 1, the supplier has confirmed, just days after Ofgem said price caps designed to protect those on poor value deals would be hiked. Eon…Read more
11th February 2019 | Commercial Energy
September 2016 was supposed to herald the dawn of a new era for the nuclear power industry in the United Kingdom. The UK Government had confirmed its support for the Hinckley Point C nuclear power project and EDF, the project’s lead developer, had taken its final investment decision. What’s more, Hitachi’s Horizon project at Wylfa,…Read more
8th February 2019 | Commercial Energy
UK-based biomass company Drax announced a “world’s first” demonstration pilot of a bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology at its power station near Selby in North Yorkshire. The technology, developed by UK-based C-Capture, can obtain upwards of a tonne of CO2 a day. According to Drax, it is the first-time carbon dioxide has been…Read more
7th February 2019 | Residential Energy
Ofgem said it will increase the price cap for default and standard variable gas and electricity tariffs to £1,254 a year from April 1. Around 15 million households will see their energy prices rise after regulator Ofgem hiked price caps designed to protect those on poor value deals. The energy watchdog said it will increase…Read more