A bumper year for British oil and gas ?
This year, oil and gas investment in the UK is set to rise further, setting an all-time high with new jobs and potentially more than GBP5bn in tax revenue to the country’s strained budget and labour market.
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UK power capacity rises expected to push wholesale power price falls
Already under pressure from mild weather and the economic slowdown, the UK’s short-term power prices could slide further in 2012 as nearly 3.5GW of net production capacity comes online.
AFC Energy Beta fuel cell systems generate first industrial power
UK-based AFC Energy commissioned two Beta commercial-design fuel cell systems at AkzoNobel’s Bitterfeld plant in Germany and the systems have been successfully generating their first power
E.ON to auction 30% of UK power on exchange
German utility E.ON have signed an agreement to trade more than 30% of its UK-based power generation on the day-ahead auction of the N2EX power exchange,
RWE to open UK’s largest biomass plant this month
RWE npower will start commercial operations at Britain’s biggest biomass power station at Tilbury at the end of January
SSE announces 1GW of onshore wind farm capacity
In the first nine months of the financial year, SSE has brought over 300MW of onshore wind capacity online, surpassing the 1GW capacity mark.
Snakes and ladders
Energy companies sometimes get caught in the spotlight of the market and are caught up in a game of investor snakes and ladders where either designation may be unwelcome. Ian McInnes offers examples.
UK government secures Cornwall’s Wave Hub
The UK’s government has secured the future of Cornwall’s Wave Hub energy project.
UK Crown Estate opens N. Irish waters for renewable power
Up to 800MW wind and tidal power in offshore Northern Ireland are a step closer to realisation as the UK Crown Estate launches the bidding process.
New dash for gas pushes UK green energy projects
As the UK’s big six energy suppliers invest in gas-powered capacity, renewables projects are set back.
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Click here to read the Q4 2011 Issue of Industrial Fuels & Power -
Simplifying CCS
Date:
11 Jan 2012 to 12 Jan 2012Location:
Richmond Hill Hotel, Surrey, UK -
World Future Energy Summit
Date:
16 Jan 2012 to 19 Jan 2012Location:
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -
Gas to Power Europe Forum
Date:
23 Jan 2012 to 25 Jan 2012Location:
Radisson Blu Hotel Berlin, Germany -
Offshore wind logistics 2012
Date:
31 Jan 2012 to 01 Feb 2012Location:
Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands