UK Energy

David Cameron's Government Should Do More to Make Infrastructure Sexy

Tom Wadsworth | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Energy, Infrastructure Spending, Government, Infrastructure, High-Speed Rail, Waste Management, Nuclear Power, David Cameron, Renewable Energy, Hs2, Prime Minister, UK Politics, Christine Lagarde, Heathrow Airport, Imf, Stansted Airport, UK Politics News

Back into recession, austerity yet to fully bite, pressure from backbenchers, the Opposition and world leaders - the Government needs to take bold action to show that austerity and growth can go together.

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Five Ways to Enhance Your Energy

Sandy C. Newbigging | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Sleep Tips, Energy, Mind.Body.Soul, Health, Exercise, Food, Meditation, Spirituality, Goals, Sleep, UK Lifestyle News

Energy, liveliness, get-up-and-go, oomph, (or whatever you like to call it) is required for making positive changes to your body, life and world. In the same way that 'like attracts like' in relationships, from a universal perspective, 'life attracts life. Energy attracts energy and what you want is made up of energy.

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Electricity Giant In Talks To Extend Life Of Nuclear Stations

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Energy, Edf, Nuclear Energy, UK News, Coal, UK Environment, UK News

Electricity giant EDF is in talks with the nuclear regulator about extending the life of its power stations. The firm, which runs eight nuclear pow...

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Hot Dog: Energy Minister Upsets Staff By Microwaving Pet's Cushion

Posted 17.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Energy, UK Diary, Greg Barker, UK News, Dogs, UK Politics News

Civil servants working for Tory energy minister Greg Barker have been shocked by using the office microwave to heat up his sausage dog's cushion. ...

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The Big Switch: A First That Worked

Richard Lloyd | Posted 17.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Energy, Collective Bargaining, The Big Switch, Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Affordable Energy, Fuel Providers, UK Environment, UK Green, UK News

When we launched the Big Switch with 38 Degrees in February, we knew it wouldn't be easy. This was a completely new way to buy energy using the power of thousands of consumers to collectively negotiate a better deal with suppliers.

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Energy Prices Set To Rise Again, British Gas Owner Warns

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Energy, British Gas, Rising Cost of Living, Price Hikes, Households, Gas, UK News, Electricity, Profit, Profits, Green, Squeezed Middle, News, Centrica, UK News

British Gas owner Centrica warned on Friday that costs of energy will continue to rise. Citing the rise in wholesale gas prices, Centrica said it w...

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Small is Beautiful for Energy Supply

Michael Edmondstone | Posted 10.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Uswitch, British Gas, Big Six, Good Energy, UK Energy, Edf, Energy, Ofgem, Ann Robinson, Environment, UK News

I have recently changed my energy supplier after staying loyal to one of the 'big six' for years. It's not that the supplier needed changing because of a gross lack of quality but, at the same time, I didn't just stay with them because they were particularly great. No, the real reason I changed is because I realised there is an alternative.

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The Awkward, Realistic Choices on Low Carbon Electricity

James M. Smith | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Energy, UK Green, Fossil Fuels, UK Politics, UK Environment, Green, Carbon Trust, Climate Change, Green Energy, UK News

As the public debate on securing our future energy needs continues to heat up, one thing is certain. Kicking the fossil fuel habit will be hard. Over two billion people in the developing world need more energy. Even with major improvements in energy efficiency and huge growth in alternative energy, fossil fuels will be the dominant source of energy in mid-century.

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Consumers Could Miss Out On £1.9bn In Cheaper Energy Bills In 2020

Stephen Fitzpatrick | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Energy, Ofgem, Energy Prices, Saving Money, Business, Energy Policy, UK, UK News

In February The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank released analysis which found that as many as 5million people are being unfairl...

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Beginners Guide to the Smart Metering Programme

Tara West | Posted 27.04.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Energy, UK Government, Energy Efficiency, UK Impact, Finance, United Kingdom, Consumers, Smart Meters, Department of Energy, Uswitch, UK Tech News

If the phrase 'smart metering programme' means nothing to you, then it is time to get reading. This is your beginners guide and will take you from novice to being pretty well informed on the new government programme. Why is this important? The scheme is set to take off in 2014 and will be rolled out to every home and small business in the UK - you can't hide from it!

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David Cameron, the Speech He Needs to Make

Juliet Davenport | Posted 25.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Energy, Clean Energy, David Cameron, UK Politics News

Here's the speech I would like to see the PM deliver to the meeting of G20 Energy Ministers tomorrow.

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Climate Change: Why the Government Must Meet the Challenge

William Hague | Posted 25.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Energy, William Hague, UK Environment, UK Politics, Foreign Office, Climate Change, UK Diary, Green Deal, UK Impact, UK Politics News

Under this Coalition government, the Foreign Office has a renewed sense of mission. It is a mission to promote Britain's national interest, while tirelessly working for a world which is more secure, more stable, more free and more prosperous. In no area is this more relevant than the fight against climate change. Today ministers from more than 20 countries will meet in London with the goal of speeding up global progress on clean energy. I am in no doubt that we must meet this challenge...

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Instead of Taxing Home Improvement the Government Should Focus on Making the Green Deal a Good Deal

Luciana Berger | Posted 25.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Green, Green Living, Luciana Berger, Green Deal, UK Politics, Energy, UK Environment, UK Labour Party, Energy Bills, UK Diary, UK Impact, UK Politics News

Over the past few weeks the government's flagship energy efficiency policy, the Green Deal, has lurched from one setback to the next.

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Is Cameron Green Enough?

PA | HuffPost UK Staff | Posted 23.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: UK Renewable Energy, UK News, UK Energy, UK Conservative Party, Green Technology, David Cameron, Yougov, Wind Farms, UK Politics News

David Cameron has been urged to boost UK clean energy and reduce reliance on imported gas after a poll found a large majority of people backed a drive...

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Community Power: An Alternative Pathway to a Renewable Future

Michael Townsend | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Energy, Community, Costs, Sustainability, Malachi, UK Impact, UK Green, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Energy, UK Environment, UK Tech News

The cost of heating and powering our homes has risen drastically in the last few years. Since 2008, domestic heating oil has doubled in price. Only slightly less dramatic, gas and electricity prices have taken since around 2003 to achieve the same notable feat. It is no surprise that fuel poverty is on the increase, up from one-in-five, to one-in-four households in the UK.

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Wind Energy Industry Commits to Charter for UK's Prosperity

Maria McCaffery | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Energy, Turbine, Renewableuk, Renewable, Wind, Renewables, Onshore, Offshore, Ofgem, Mccaffery, UK Weather, UK Green, UK Environment, UK News

This week as the UK basked in the first rays of spring, the economy appeared to be looking towards sunnier times. Forecasts from the British Chambers of Commerce show just enough growth in the last quarter for the UK to avoid falling into a second recession.

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How Caffeine Can Keep You on the Run

Sam Murphy | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Caffeine, Ergogenic Aids, Running, Marathon, Energy, UK Health, UK Lifestyle News

Marathon season is upon us, and first-timers and veteran runners alike will be searching for a performance edge. While the jury is still out on many alleged ergogenic aids, from chromium to creatine, there's one with an ever-increasing pile of evidence in its favour. Caffeine.

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Five Short Stories From the World Energy Outlook

David Hone | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Oil, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Climate Change, Coal, China, Iea, UK News

The IEA's World Energy Outlook (WEO) is an annual tradition, the result of much work, data analysis and presentation. A formative volume is produced for all to read and digest, but few of us have the time to do so in the detail required.

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Petrol Panic Grips London Ahead of Summer Games

Daniel J. Graeber | Posted 01.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Energy, Co2 Emissions, Low-Carbon, Britain, Oil Production, Natural Gas Production, Oil, Hydropower, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Recession, UK News

The British climate change secretary struck an upbeat tone in March on his country's track record in the campaign against climate change. The Department of Energy and Climate Change reported that CO2 emissions were down almost 10% in 2011 compared with the previous year.

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Nuclear Plant Plans Stall As Companies Drop Out

PA | Posted 29.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Energy, UK News, Npower, Nuclear Power, Environment, Charles Hendry, Greenpeace, Global Warming, e.On, UK News

Two of the "big six" energy companies have pulled out of developing new nuclear plants in the UK, in what has been described as a "devastating blow" f...

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Solar Power in the Desert: Harnessing the African Sun Can Solve the World's Energy Problem

Intelligence Squared | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Energy, Low-Carbon, Professor Düren, Photovoltaic, Sustainable, Desert, Global, Electricity, International Herald Tribune, Renewable, Africa, Renewables, Fossil Fuel, Solar Power, UK Weather, UK Environment, UK Tech News

The way many people think about the future of our civilisation reminds me of the joke in which somebody jumps from a skyscraper and, while passing the 10th floor, concludes that "up to now everything has gone fine...".

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Branding - Is the Customer Always King?

Caitie Thomas | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Energy, Marketing, Branding, Oil and Gas Recruitment, NES Global Talent, UK News

Having spent over 20 years working with brands -for the first time ever I find myself contemplating- rather than shape a brand's main focus at customers - what about the idea that the employee - or future employee is more important to the business health than the customers themselves?

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Data, More Data and Climate Change

David Hone | Posted 15.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Energy, Climate Change, Decarbonization, Coal, Climate Science, Energy Efficiency, Data, UK Tech, UK Environment, UK Impact, UK Tech News

Climate change is one of those subjects that is awash with data, leading to an almost endless capacity for analysis and ultimately conclusion drawing.

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Enlightened Farming is the Key to the Future

Intelligence Squared | Posted 15.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Energy, Iqsquared, Farming, Intelligence Squared, Eco Eating, Iq Squared, High-Tech, Agriculture, Renaissance, Eco, Eco-Eating, Organic, Shell, Iht, Tech-Capital, Tudge, River Cottage, Colin Tudge, Energy Game Changers, International Herald Tribune, Husbandry, Campaign for Real Farming, Farm, Intelligencesquared, Food, Iq2, Intelligence2, Diversity, UK Politics News

Above all, now and forever, we need farming that can supply everyone in the world with food of the highest standards, without wrecking the rest of the world.

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After Fukushima Public Opinion is Still Unclear on Nuclear Power

Bobby Duffy | Posted 11.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Renewable Energy, Energy, Fukushima Daiichi, Fukushima, Public Option, Nuclear Power, Environment, UK Politics News

The tragedy at Fukushima one year ago has had a hugely varied impact on public opinion and energy policy around the world. In our polling immediately afterwards, the effect seemed likely to be significant: a quarter of those who opposed nuclear power in the 24 countries surveyed said they did so because of Fukushima.

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