Power Technology has won contracts to supply two power stations with advanced software which features artificial intelligence and is designed to help the plants improve their environmental and combustion performance. The UK-based asset management and
New research by Powergen, reveals that people in the UK do not think that they can make a worthwhile contribution to slowing the pace of global warming. However, over two thirds of people would be more likely to take a close look at their energy usage
As of Thursday 1 April, all prepayment electricity ‘token’ customers in East Anglia will be able to buy their electricity tokens from approximately 2,100 new PayPoint and PAYzone outlets. This decision was taken to allow customers greater choice in terms
In his new role of Chairman of the Combined Heat & Power Association (CHPA), Keith Plowman, General Manager of Energy Production, has promised to take the case for growth and development directly to the top. As Chairman, Keith will be the focal point
Powergen has announced today that it has decided to put its plans for a wind farm in Portland Harbour on hold. The company has reached an understanding with the DTI regarding the timing of consent applications following completion of initial feasibility
Powergen has today announced that its distribution business will be renamed Central Networks from April 5. The company will bring power to 4.8 million customers across the East and West Midlands through 133,000km of underground and overhead cables – enough
Small and medium-sized companies in Manchester should take full advantage of the start of British Summer Time (BST) if they want to lower their bills, according to leading energy supplier Powergen. BST starts on Sunday 28 March and the lighter evenings
The first turbine at Powergen’s Scroby Sands offshore wind farm is due to be put in place on its foundations tomorrow (FRI MARCH 26). The installation of the first 100m wind turbine marks an exciting milestone in the development of the wind farm, which
The University of Nottingham has added solar panels to its Sustainable Research building, thanks to a donation from the Powergen GreenPlan Fund. Powergen, the UK’s largest integrated energy company, donated £25,000 to the University for the installation
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Two local schools are set to benefit from new employee volunteering schemes launched by leading energy supplier Powergen. Nine volunteers from Powergen will become ‘e-mentors’ at Cantrell Primary School in Bulwell as part of a scheme designed to promote
Powergen is looking for local communities to join a new power scheme that could guarantee them thousands of pounds. Community Power, a team within Powergen Renewables, Powergen’s green generation arm, is launching the scheme in Yorkshire and Humberside,
Three managers from Powergen’s Dearne Valley call centre near Rotherham have spent a day at a local school taking part in a challenge to set up a new business. John Nevett, Alan Lee and Scott Rutherford volunteered as business advisers for nearby Penistone
Powergen has today announced that it is stepping up its biomass programme at Kingsnorth Power Station in Kent to a full-time commercial operation. The move comes after the completion of a successful test programme that saw green biomass fuels such as
Powergen has today announced that it is stepping up its biomass programme at Ironbridge Power Station in Shropshire to full-time commercial operations. The move comes after the completion of a successful test programme that saw green biomass materials
Local people who want to find out more about a possible Powergen Renewables wind farm at Elsham have the chance to visit an exhibition on the proposal. The company, which is one of the UK’s leading wind farm operators, is investigating the potential for
Employees at Powergen sites across the country have helped to raise more than £35,000 for the company’s Charity of the Year – the NSPCC. Throughout the course of 2003, staff have taken part in a range of fund-raising activities in support of the NSPCC,
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A Nottingham branch of Barnardo’s has a new library thanks to a team of volunteers from Powergen, one of the UK’s leading energy suppliers. Seven volunteers from Powergen’s Business Outsourcing team based in Nottingham and Leicester have relocated, redecorated
Powergen has received a commendation from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the quality of its 2002 Corporate Responsibility report. Each year ACCA awards are given to companies for excellence in environmental, social and sustainability
Being landlocked and a power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar might not appear to be the obvious place to find a sailing world champion. But Operations Engineer Andy Smith was crowned World Fireball Sailing Champion after a cut-throat competition in Australia.
Powergen has today announced the roll out of a pioneering scheme that aims to install energy efficiency measures in 518,000 homes by 2010. ‘Powergen HeatStreets’ is already successfully up and running in the North, and Powergen is now continuing the expansion