Posts tagged with energy supply

New Budget Sets Up ‘Dash for Gas’

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George Osborne’s budget, announced on Wednesday, has confirmed the government’s commitment to shale gas, with the chancellor claiming: “Shale gas is part of the future. And we will make it happen.” A number of benefits…

Japan Converts Methane Hydrate into Natural Gas

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Japan has become the first country to successfully extract natural gas from underwater sources of frozen methane hydrate, according to the ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The breakthrough, made at a site 50 miles…

Are Market Distortions Inflating Our Gas Bills?

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There are fears that irregularities in the market price of gas my lead to higher household bills in the UK, following revelations that the fuel is often exported even when the wholesale price is higher…

Coal Set to Overtake Oil by 2022

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A report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has claimed that over the next decade coal will replace oil as the world’s leading source of energy. Growing demand in highly populous countries such as China…

Think Tank Finds Turning Away From Gas Will Boost Economy

UK gas power

According to the Cambridge Econometrics think tank, the UK would be £20bn better off in 2030 by focusing on offshore wind farms as a means of replacing aging power plants, as opposed to increasing gas…

Africa’s Biggest Power Plant to Built in Ghana

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Ghana is to see a significant rise in energy capacity, as well as the creation of hundreds of jobs, thanks to the building of the continent’s largest solar power plant. A British company, Blue Energy,…

Chinese Fracking Could Pose Threat to Water Supplies

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There are fears that China’s efforts to step up its fracking programme may have repercussions for environmental safety following a report by independent media agency, Caixin. The report cites a governmental white paper from October…

Green Steve Poll Results: 87% Of Respondents Don’t Want To Pay For Renewables

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In an exclusive poll I conducted on Facebook (very scientific I know), over 87% of people did not want to have to foot the bill for investment in new renewable energy capacity. With the government’s…

Is Overpopulation Really Worth Focusing On?

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For quite some time now I’ve wanted to write a post about population and the many concerns that people have about how a rising one will impact the environment but I’m also conscious of the…

More CCS Projects Needed to Check Global Warming

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The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute issued a report on Wednesday urging governments to pass policies reflecting a much stronger commitment to the future of CCS. The group believes that unless a hundred carbon…