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Day: October 4, 2005

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Government supports new £10m science facility

A new state-of-the-art science facility opens today, two months ahead of schedule, thanks to £5million funding through the Government's innovative Science Research Investment Fund (SRIF). The SRIF fund was designed to give direct support to strengthen and develop the UK's science and

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British Gas raises electricity bills by 14.2%

British Gas has increased bills for domestic customers by an average of 14.2% on electricity and gas, only weeks after parent company Centrica predicted substantial rises. This means annual bills will rise by at least £38-£42 for electricity and £60 for gas,

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EU must strengthen links with Russia, says UK energy minister

Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks recently stressed the importance of strengthening the EU’s relationship with Russia in order to secure reliable energy supplies. He told European business leaders in Moscow: “The EU is working hard to liberalise its energy markets but it has

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DTI publications reveal latest energy trends

The Department of Trade and Industry published Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications this week. Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by fuel, and provides an analysis of the year-on-year changes. The September edition of

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Customers see green on fuel bills

Electricity customers can see for the first time how green their supplier is, as firms have to show how much of their electricity is generated from renewable fuel.Electricity suppliers must give their customers a breakdown of the fuels they've used to generate

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Consumers pay price of failure to reform, says watchdog

Energywatch described the latest price increases by ScottishPower as further evidence that Britain’s energy markets and Britain’s energy consumers are paying the price of a failure to reform European gas markets. The rise adds £67 to the average annual energy bill of

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