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E.ON expands into solar to capitalise on Feed-in Tariffs E.ON wades in with PV systems at £5.4k/kWp. Again note, it’s sales and not ESCO. Tesco launches solar electricity service Dude, quick! Get on that bandwagon! Note it’s sales, not ESCO (so you take the risk on returns). Also interestingly they’re offering PV installed costs for [...]

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Things are picking up in the market. At Fontenergy, we’re run off our feet and will shortly need to expand the team. Right now, I’m looking for a consultant or engineer to work with me on DE and consulting projects.

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FT.com – Finnish reactor 3 years late and 77% over budget (so far) Something to think about in the current UK energy debate: The CEO of the French state-owned company Aveva said it was impossible to determine the final cost of the Finnish project, raising concerns that there could be more charges to come. The [...]

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PAYS task group publishes report The UKGBC's task group looking at PAYS has published its report (look for the link on the home page). Thankfully, it looks like councils (rather than the Big 6) are the preferred collection mechanism. But the report seems to swing between 1) admitting that significant contribution from govt or end [...]

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Exxon to invest £600bn in algae to stop the world turning First Shell and BP reduced or eliminated their elemental renewables departments with a move toward biofuels. Now Exxon is putting it's eggs in the algae basket, hoping to create fuel compatible with today's cars and planes.

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Phew, I can finally stop hitting the refresh button on my browser. The long awaited Renewable Energy Strategy has just been posted on the DECC website. There goes the afternoon!

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Poyry – Potential and costs of district heating networks report Brilliant report. Pöyry finds that, where DHNs can achieve high penetration in built up urban areas, the carbon abatement costs of various district heating options are more cost effective than stand alone renewable technologies. But the report indicates that unless there is a shift in [...]

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The National Renewable Ammonia Architecture Spring 2009 | Stranded Wind A quickly evolving study into the requirements for achieving sustainable industrial agriculture using ammonia fertiliser Andris Piebalgs : it may have peaked. "When public office holders approach the ends of their terms, they sometimes feel less constrained by political correctness. That's precisely what seems to [...]

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