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  • Government seeks views on a new contract negotiation process for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project

    Views are being sought from stakeholders on the approach the government would take if it decides to enter into Contract for Difference (CFD) negotiations for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Response to Daily Mail article on wind turbines

    Daily Mail’s article ‘New wind turbine farce’ on Friday 2nd January misleads its readers as it uses old statistics on renewables.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Changes to protect consumers from increased costs of support scheme

    Changes to the Renewables Obligation (RO) for Biomass are being proposed to protect bill payers from extra costs.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Successful Projects for Ambitious Mitigation

    Germany and the UK announce new ambitious NAMA Facility climate change mitigation projects in Burkina Faso, Peru, Thailand and Tajikistan and welcome the EU Commission and Denmark as additional donors to announce a third cal…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 3 offshore wind farms get the go ahead off the coast of Yorkshire, supporting up to 2,500 jobs

    An offshore wind project that is expected to bring up to 2,500 local jobs and millions of pounds’ worth of investment to the UK’s economy has today been given consent from the Government to go ahead.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cutting edge low carbon energy projects get £5 million funding boost

    Cutting edge low carbon energy projects get £5 million Government funding boost and 19 British firms win investment

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Address to the Tidal Energy Summit

    Speech by Secretary of State Edward Davey to the Tidal Energy Summit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Leading offshore wind suppliers invest in TAG Energy facility in Teesside

    Leading offshore wind suppliers, EEW SPC of Germany and Bladt Industries of Denmark plan to invest up to £20-£25m in TAG energy, creating up to 350 jobs in the local area.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Taking pollution out of our power stations

    Minister of State for Energy, Matthew Hancock, signed an agreement with Canada to work together on research and knowledge sharing for carbon capture and storage (CCS).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Communities can create their own power stations

    The Urban Community Energy Fund has been launched today, giving community groups in England the opportunity to bid for grants of up to £20,000, or loans of up to £130,000.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech to RenewableUK

    Edward Davey addresses the RenewableUK conference in Manchester.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Flagship Walney offshore wind farm one step closer to expansion

    Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea has been given consent from the government to go ahead.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Warmer homes, secure supplies and lower bills

    Household energy bills this year are an average £90 lower than they would otherwise have been, thanks to the impact of Government energy policies.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Opportunity for funding: low carbon, low emission vehicles

    Up to £100 million is available for collaborative R&D funding to develop low carbon, low emission automotive propulsion technologies.

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  • Annual Heat Conference

    Speech by Amber Rudd to the 3rd Annual Heat Conference the heat challenge and global climate change picture.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Edward Davey opens West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm

    Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey opened West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm today, an important contribution to our energy infrastructure.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Utility Week 2nd Annual Congress

    Speech by Amber Rudd to the Utility Week 2nd annual congress.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Solar Energy UK

    Speech by Amber Rudd to Solar Energy UK, the UK solar industry's expo event.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK-Norway electricity interconnection moves closer

    The Norwegian Government has today granted a licence for the longest sub-sea electricity interconnector in the world, to be built between the UK and Norway.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Energy Technology Showcase

    Speech given by Energy Minister Matthew Hancock at the British Embassy Energy Technology Showcase in Japan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government