Germany’s Eon looks to sack UK staff
Industry
German energy giant Eon says it plans to restructure its UK arm Npower, sparking fears for 4,500 employees. “The UK
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Floating tidal project awards blades contract
Environment
Scotland’s Orbital Marine Power, a developer of floating tidal stream turbines, has awarded the composite blades contract for the company’s
Johnson bans UK fracking ahead of December election
Environment
The UK has called a halt to fracking or shale-gas extraction in England as the far-right Conservative government tries to
Supplier Toto goes bust amid Brexit fallout
Consumption
Toto Energy, which supplies around 134,000 homes, has gone bust, according to the UK regulator Ofgem. It is the seventh
‘Liquid air’ project aims to store renewable sources
Storage
A European startup company is planning to build Europe’s largest energy storage plant using a cryogenic battery to cut costs when
Forums discuss bringing hydrogen power to the market
Storage
German politicians are due to meet UK offshore wind representatives in Berlin on November 20 to discuss the transition to
Germany calls on Shell to clean North Sea rigs
Environment
Germany says it has called a special meeting of international partners this week to call on Royal Dutch Shell to
No-deal Brexit endangers oil sector, warns Welsh minister
Consumption
UK oil refineries would be “massively undermined” by the threat to introduce new tariff rates in the event of a
Eni signs deal to bid for wind contracts
Consumption
Eni and Mainstream Renewable Power, a wind and solar development company, have agreed to develop large-scale renewable assets, targeting high-growth
UK watchdog warns of misleading renewable claims
Industry
Energy suppliers failing to generate or directly produce renewable energy risk misleading customers by claiming they are “100-per-cent renewable”, a
France’s EDF under fire as Le Maire threatens shakeup
Production
The French economy minister, Bruno Le Maire, has accused the state-owned energy utility of “unacceptable” failings and delays as he
EDF nuclear plant faces further delays
Consumption
French utility firm EDF has warned of another possible delay for the Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor currently being built
France’s EDF faces strikes and safety questions
Industry
A strike by French utility EDF staff in protest against restructuring plans at the firm has reduced power generation at
UK govt funds hydrogen plane project
Storage
A research scheme, called HyFlyer, aimed at cutting the aviation industry’s carbon emissions by using hydrogen fuel cells, is due
Tesla research claims lifespan breakthrough
Storage
Tesla-funded researchers claim to have created batteries that could last 10 years longer than other cells. Researchers at Dalhousie University