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Promise Of Cheap Electricity:

admin December 31, 2006

It’s a mechanical problem that’s troubled scientists since Archimedes and the ancient Greeks but now an electrician has come up with a new invention that could help save consumers thousands of pounds in energy bills. Scotsman Ian Gilmartin, 60, and his friend Bob Cattley, 58, both from Kendal, Cumbria have invented a mini-waterwheel capable of… Continue Reading »

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Russian Gas Price Fears:

admin December 31, 2006

Gas prices in Europe are expected to soar tomorrow if crucial talks in Moscow between Russian giant Gazprom and the Belarus government collapse. There are fears that soaring energy prices across Europe could have a knock-on effect on domestic fuel costs in Britain. Russia has told Belarus that unless it pays another 123% for gas… Continue Reading »

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UK Gas Prices Down:

admin December 31, 2006

The energy regulator has warned gas suppliers not to fail to pass on a recent drop in wholesale prices to consumers. “As prices are falling and we have this uncomfortable lag between the wholesale price and the retail price (we are warning companies) if we start to feel through 2007 that you are wanting to… Continue Reading »

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Business Gas Row:

admin December 30, 2006

Belarus and Russia have traded accusations of “blackmail” in their dispute over gas prices. Russian state-controlled energy giant Gazprom wants to raise the price Belarus pays by 123%, threatening a cut-off at 0700 GMT on New Year’s Day. While negotiations continue in Moscow, however, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has said he will not agree to… Continue Reading »

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Commercial Energy From Wind:

admin December 30, 2006

Wind energy in the UK has broken all records in 2006 according to BWEA. The campaigning body claim that 2006 has been the most productive and successful year for the sector since the country’s first commercial wind farm started generating 15 years ago. A record breaking 630 new megawatts (MW) of wind energy have been… Continue Reading »

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UK Oil Prices Slow:

admin December 30, 2006

World oil prices appeared to be ending the year on a softer note with investors focusing on the mild winter in the US to bid prices lower. Significantly, crude oil prices were about 23% below the record highs over 78 usd a barrel in July and August. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for… Continue Reading »

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Belarus Ends Gas War:

admin December 29, 2006

Belarus has said that it expects a gas price dispute with Russia, which threatens to disrupt European supplies, to be resolved before the New Year. Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky said the price of Russian gas should be agreed by 1st January. But he warned that Minsk would not allow the transit of gas to European… Continue Reading »

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Nuclear Reactors To Close:

admin December 29, 2006

The world’s oldest operating nuclear reactors will be taken out of action on Sunday when British Nuclear Group closes Dungeness A and Sizewell A. The reactors, which have been producing electricity for 40 years, are being decommissioned partly because increased safety inspection demands will render them no longer cost effective. Their lives have also been… Continue Reading »

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BG Buys US Power Plant:

admin December 29, 2006

BG Group has expanded its electricity generation business in the US with the $685m (£350m) acquisition of a power plant in Connecticut. The company announced yesterday that it had bought the Lake Road power plant, an 805MW gas and oil-fired station in Dayville. “The Lake Road plant supplies power into the ISO New England, a… Continue Reading »

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EU Business Gas Dispute:

admin December 28, 2006

The EU has urged Russia and Belarus to end their gas price dispute, amid concerns that consumers across Europe could be affected. Russia’s state-owned Gazprom has vowed to cut off gas to Belarus on 1 January unless a 134% price rise is accepted. Russian gas passes through Belarus via pipeline on its way to other… Continue Reading »

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