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British Gas warns about future increase in energy bills
British Gas has warned that the energy bills for householders will continue to rise despite a set of efforts launched by the energy major to gain back the trust of its 10 million customers.
read more... 05/12/2011
EU supports renewable projects in Arab deserts
The two biggest European consortiums, the German Deserted Industry Initiative (DII) and the French energy giant, Medgrid, focused their attention Thursday on the development of an ambitious renewable energy project in Arab deserts which consequently will provide power to customers in Europe, North Africa and in the Middle East.
read more... 25/11/2011
Italian PV market to reach 12.5 GW by the end of 2011
Italian solar power market became one of the largest following the German one, immediately after introducing an incentive system in 2007. In May, the Italian government reduced the feed-in tariffs as to sustain customers. According to the chairman of industry body GIFI, Italy’s total PV installed capacity could rise to 12.0- 12.5 GW by the end of 2011, while the growth will slow next year.
read more... 24/10/2011
British Gas to install smart meters in the British homes
British Gas, considered as the biggest energy provider in the UK, announced its intention to install smart metering in about 10 million British homes, which will help customers manage the monitoring of the cost of their electricity and gas consumption instantaneously, and in the end see how much power individual appliances are spending.
read more... 07/10/2011
Chris Huhne wants simpler tariffs for UK’s consumers
During a Lib Dem conference last week, Chris Huhne, the UK Energy Secretary, has pledged to stop the big six energy suppliers from charging millions of customers expensive rates, saying that the government wants “simpler tariffs” and requiring all energy companies to inform customers whether they could buy more cheaply on another tariff.
read more... 29/09/2011