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25 May 2012: Expert chair appointed to the Energy Efficiency Deployment Office… Peter Boyd has been appointed as Expert Chair of the Energy Efficiency Deployment Office (EEDO), within the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Peter spent over ten years working for the Virgin Group, including stints in New York and Johannesbu…

25 May 2012: Small Emitters can opt out of EU ETS from 2013… The UK is offering small emitters and hospital installations the opportunity to ‘opt out' from the EU ETS from 2013 as part of Government efforts to cut down on red–tape. The Opt Out scheme could save industry up to £80 million …
24 May 2012: Certainty for Solar … DECC is introducing regulations today to put the Feed–in Tariffs (FITs) scheme on a more predictable, certain and sustainable footing for householders, businesses and the solar industry. Following detailed consultation with industry and consum…
24 May 2012: Energy Minister visits Horizon headquarters… The Minister of State for Energy, Charles Hendry, will today (May 24) visit the Gloucester headquarters of Horizon Nuclear Power after the withdrawal of parent companies RWE and E.ON from the project at the end of March. Speaking ahead of the visit …
24 May 2012: Smart Meters Consultation Webchat - Monday 28 May, 1400… The Smart Meters Team will be answering your questions on the consultation LIVE on Monday 28 May at 1400. Maxine Frerk is Deputy Programme Director responsible for Rollout and Consumer Engagement Richard Leyland is Head of Smart Mete…
23 May 2012: Charles Hendry speech at All Energy Aberdeen… 23 May 2012 …
23 May 2012: Davey: Next steps on collective purchasing for a better energy deal… Energy Secretary Edward Davey today (Wednesday 23 May) published practical advice for energy consumers looking to get a better deal on their gas and electricity deals through ‘collective switching', and guidance for organisations wanting to lau…
23 May 2012: Written Ministerial Statement: Triennial Review of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CORWM)… Charles Hendry MP 23 May 2012 In March I announced the commencement of the Triennial Review of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM). Today I am announcing the findings of that review, which I am pleased to say support the cont…
23 May 2012: Record breaking North Sea licensing round… The latest North Sea licensing round for oil and gas drilling has broken all previous records for the number of applications received by the Government. A total of 224 applications have been submitted for the 27th Licensing Round covering 418 blocks…
22 May 2012: Written Ministerial Statement: Draft Energy Bill (Pre-Legislative Scrutiny)… Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change I am pleased to be publishing a draft of the Energy Bill today, in order for Pre–Legislative Scrutiny to be carried out on it. The draft Bill includes measures necessary to reform the e…
22 May 2012: Davey: Electricity Market Reforms will keep the lights on, bills down and air clean… Keeping the lights on, consumers energy bills down and creating cleaner electricity to help tackle climate change, are the three goals of ambitious draft electricity market reform legislation published today. The reforms are designed to provide inve…
21 May 2012: Greg Barker opens new Eco Community Education Centre… Minister of State Greg Barker was in Norwich on Friday, 18 May to open Broadland District Council's 500,000 Eco Community Education Centre. The new centre will play a key role in the council's plans to deliver new and refurbished homes that are…
18 May 2012: Davey: Climate change policies could halve negative impacts of energy price shocks… The negative impact that spikes in global oil, gas and coal prices have on the UK could be reduced by over 50% in 2050 as a result of climate change policies, Edward Davey said today. The analysis, produced by Oxford Economics and commissioned by Go…
17 May 2012: Statistical press release: Fuel poverty, England and the UK 2010… The 2012 Annual Report on Fuel Poverty Statistics is published today, 17 May 2012. The publication covers new data for England for 2010, and an estimated level of fuel poverty in the UK for 2010. The main points are: The number of fuel …
16 May 2012: Strong interest for CCS competition… Press Ref: 2012/060 16 May 2012 The Government has today published a list of companies that have signalled their intention to apply to the new UK CCS competition. Publication of the list is aimed at encouraging further discussion within the …
16 May 2012: Elgin gas released stopped… 16 May 2012 TOTAL has announced the gas release from the Elgin platform in the North Sea has been stopped. A dynamic kill operation has successfully used heavy mud to stem the flow of gas from the G4 well. This is the first stage in the proc…
15 May 2012: Work to stem Elgin gas release begins… 15 May 2012 TOTAL has informed the Department of Energy and Climate Change that their dynamic kill operation to try to stop the gas release from the Elgin well began this morning. DECC have been working closely with TOTAL and gave environment…
15 May 2012: Written Ministerial Statement on Fuel Poverty Advisory Group Triennial Review… Greg Barker MP 15 May 2012 The Coalition Government, as part of its reform of the public bodies sector, has committed to undertake Triennial Reviews of all Executive and Advisory Non–Departmental Public Bodies. As part of this process I am announc…
11 May 2012: Update 11 May 2012: Tanker fuel strike … See DECC spokesperson statement of 13 April regarding progress in talks between employers and the Unite union to reach a negotiated settlement. Tanker fuel drivers who deliver fuel to the UK's forecourts have just announced their intention to stri…
10 May 2012: Charles Hendry speech to the Nuclear Institute North West Branch Annual Dinner… Check against delivery 10 May 2012 Introduction Thank you for your invitation to deliver this keynote address. I am very pleased to be here today as we celebrate the North West's nuclear successes to date and look towards the future. I would like…
09 May 2012: Queen’s Speech: 'Reform of the electricity market'… Her Majesty The Queen today delivered her annual speech at the state opening of Parliament. As part of her speech the Queen announced that the Government will propose reforms to the electricity market. “My Government will propose reform of th…
08 May 2012: New Welsh wind farm to provide secure, home-grown energy… Press ref: 12/058 08 May 2012 Energy Minister Charles Hendry today granted consent to Vattenfall for the Pen Y Cymoedd project, a 299MW wind farm between Neath and Aberdare in South Wales. Made up of 76 turbines, it would have the highest generati…
08 May 2012: Single EU ETS regulatory instrument to cut out 'red tape'… Press ref: 12/057 08 May 2012 EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) regulation will be made easier for UK industry to comply with, as a result of proposals published today on cutting out ‘red tape'. Government has today launched a consultat…
04 May 2012: South Korea passes landmark emissions trading legislation… UK Climate Change Minister Greg Barker said: “I want to congratulate the South Korean Government and the National Assembly on passing this landmark legislation on emissions trading. The UK strongly supports the use of carbon markets to drive f…
04 May 2012: Barker leads Green Trade Mission to USA… 04 May 2011 UK Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will lead a UK business trade mission to the southern United States (6–10 May) aimed at strengthening the UK–US trade relationship and building the economic and business case for the move…
03 May 2012: Operation to stop gas release from Elgin well given environmental go-ahead… The Department of Energy and Climate Change has granted TOTAL environmental permits to a undertake a dynamic kill operation to try to stop the gas release from the Elgin well. The operation will use heavy drilling mud pumped into the G4 well f…
02 May 2012: Evidence wanted for new gas generation strategy… The Government has launched a call for evidence to inform a gas generation strategy to deliver a secure and affordable route to a low carbon economy. The strategy, announced on 17 March and confirmed in the Budget, aims to: set out the role o…
01 May 2012: Carbon Capture and Storage Cost Reduction Task Force appoints supremo… 01 May 2012 Press Ref: 2012/055 Energy Minister Charles Hendry today announced that Dr Jeff Chapman has accepted the position of Chair of the new Carbon Capture and Storage Cost Reduction Task Force. As announced in the CCS Roadmap last mont…
30 April 2012: Written Ministerial Statement; Post informal environment and energy councils, Denmark, 19-20 April… Charles Hendry 30 April 2012 I represented the United Kingdom at the climate change aspects of the EU Informal Environment Council and at the Informal Energy Council in Denmark on 19 April 2012. I attended the lunchtime discussion at the Informa…
27 April 2012: Funded Decommissioning Programmes guidance - consultation on regulations… The Government today launched a six–week consultation on plans to amend the technical regulations that support the provisions in the Energy Act 2008 on decommissioning and clean–up of nuclear sites. The Government legislated in the Energy Act 2008 t…
26 April 2012: Prime Minister's address at the Clean Energy Ministerial… There are huge challenges facing governments across the world today, and one of the most important of all is how we meet our growing energy demands in a way that protects our planet for our children and grandchildren. This needs urgent attention and…
26 April 2012: Coalition of World Energy Ministers Commit to Improvements in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Energy Access… Joint Press Release 26 April 2012 Leaders from the 23–government Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and the UN Secretary–General's Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4All) today outlined specific commitments by participating countries and private…
26 April 2012: Prime minister heralds rapid progress of the uk's green economy and outlines his vision for the future… The Prime Minister David Cameron made the case for clean energy in the UK and globally today as he addressed delegates at the Clean Energy Ministerial being held in Central London. Speaking to energy ministers from 23 leading economies, and alongsid…
26 April 2012: A vision for bioenergy… By Charles Hendry 26 April 2012 Today's new biomass strategy targets a sector supporting 50,000 jobs and producing 11 per cent of UK energy by 2020 Energy Ministers from 23 of the world's leading economies this week convene in London to accelerate…
25 April 2012: UK allocates up to £60m to support development of CCS in emerging markets… Climate Change Minister Greg Barker today announced the allocation of up to £60m ($96m) to support the development of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology in emerging markets. The Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) Action Group reco…
25 April 2012: Support for eco innovators… £35m for Energy Entrepreneurs Fund £3m for heat storage innovation Online funding navigator launched Detail of support to help SMEs come up with the low carbon ideas of the future was announced today by Edward Davey. J…
25 April 2012: Edward Davey opening remarks to the Clean Energy Ministerial… Introduction Excellencies, Ministers, ladies and gentlemen… On behalf of Her Majesty's Government, let me welcome you all to London for the third Clean Energy Ministerial. In its short history, some of the biggest names in clean energy have…
25 April 2012: The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM3)… Background The UK is hosting the third Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM3) at Lancaster House in London on 25–26 April 2012. CEM3 is an international conference aimed at accelerating the transition to clean energy technologies. Ministers from 23 leadin…
25 April 2012: Foreign Secretary on Climate Change… 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 …

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