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A NEW study by Professor Alex Kemp and Linda Stephen of the University of Aberdeen highlights the high degree of sensitivity of future activity in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf to oil and gas price behaviour. Field investment and production over the long term were found to be extremely sensitive to oil and gas price behaviour across the three scenarios...

74% of drivers would risk driving through flood water, despite it being the leading cause of death during a flood. This is according to latest research highlighted by the Environment Agency and the AA as they join forces to urge drivers to keep themselves and their passengers safe from the potentially devastating risks of flood water. Ben Sheridan, AA Patrol of...

ALFA Power has signed a partnership deal to install charge points at Liberation Group pubs and restaurants. The Liberation Group and Butcombe estate operates sites primarily in the South West and Channel Islands. Alexander Owers, Commercial Director of Alfa Power, said: “We are so pleased to be working with Liberation to further expand our network and promote electric vehicle driving to...

ANGLIAN Water has begun work to install a new pumping station at its existing water treatment works near Louth in a bid to improve the resilience and reliance of its water network. The work, part of a £3.7 million investment from the water company, will help to improve the existing water network in the area, allowing the company to bypass...

SOUTH West Water is launching its Think Sink campaign for businesses in Exeter this month to remind food service establishments of their responsibilities regarding the proper disposal of fat, oil, grease and food waste. Every year, tens of thousands of litres of waste fat, cooking oil and grease are poured down sinks by people who don’t realise the problems this...

ONE of the most important books in Welsh history is now being protected by harnessing the power of the very element that has been threatening its future. One of only 24 known copies of the first bible translated into the Welsh language is displayed at Ty Mawr Wybrnant near Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, now cared for by the National Trust. The 16th-century...

HAMPSHIRE Search and Rescue Dogs has been able to buy much-needed equipment to assist with their rescue operations with almost £19,000 worth of funding from Scottish and Southern Electricity Network's (SSEN) Resilient Communities Fund. In a previous round of awards, Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs was granted £9,925 to purchase a drone to enable the charitable organisation to pinpoint potential locations...

SEVERN Trent Green Power is expecting 10,000 tonnes of Christmas leftovers to be delivered to its food waste plants in January, where it’ll be converted into green energy. Teams at Severn Trent Green Power will use unwanted festive food waste from 1.5 million homes to create bio-gas and electricity when it arrives at its eight waste plants located across the...

HAVE you ever wondered what is the dominant energy source as we light up our Christmas trees or which year has been our greenest Christmas? National Grid ESO shares with us everything you have ever wanted to know about electricity at Christmas. One could expect Christmas to be one of the busiest days in terms of electricity usage but the reality...

NEW public tap which allows people to top up their water bottles for free has been unveiled at Elgin in Moray, Scotland.  The tap is part of Scottish Water’s 'Your Water, Your Life'-campaign which encourages more people to carry a refillable bottle with them and drink tap water on the go to stay hydrated, save money and help protect the...