Comms specialist working in energy & infrastructure, experienced in finance & banking. Sr Media Relations Manager,Centrica. Twickenham resident,views are mine.
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Mike_CommsPro retweeted
Investing in the UK’s energy future 📢
Today, we’ve announced we’re acquiring the Isle of Grain LNG terminal, in partnership with ECP (Energy Capital Partners) As Europe’s largest LNG regasification facility, the terminal plays a vital role in balancing the UK’s energy system.
With capacity for 15 million tonnes of LNG a year, it helps keep energy flowing reliably and affordably across the country.
This acquisition strengthens our portfolio alongside assets like Rough and Morecambe and supports our strategy to invest in infrastructure aligned with the energy transition and our purpose of energising a greener, fairer future.
Find out more here 👉 centrica.com/media-centre/ne… #IsleofGrain #LNG #NetZero
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Towards net zero: Dogger Bank Wind Farm to supply 5 percent of the UK's energy demand
Partner Content by @Equinor
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This is a misleading headline. When completed, the Dogger Bank Wind Farm could potentially generate 5% of current UK electricity demand, not 5% of all UK energy requirements as the headline states. Electricity is a relatively small proportion of overall energy use.
doggerbank.com/community-news…
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Wrightbus secures £50m funding boost for hydrogen-powered bus exports ow.ly/wL6T104JXKh
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In the first quarter of 2023 #wind farms were the biggest source of ⚡️ in the UK for the first time ever! 🎉
#Onshore and #offshore wind turbines generated 32.5%📈of Britain’s electricity. This is a great milestone to the UK's transition to #NetZero 💪
thetimes.co.uk/article/wind-…
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Lloyds Banking Group acquires EV leasing company Tusker in £300m deal ow.ly/jiap104vNbg
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We’re excited to announce that we've acquired @CavendishOnline, a leading UK protection business.
Our acquisition means we can provide the right protection products and guidance at key moments for our customers.
lloydsbankinggroup.com/insig…
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Proportion of UK workers on low pay at lowest level since 1997 on.ft.com/3gLOOYM
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My understanding is that the prime reason is to allow the OBR to take into account what insiders refer to as the “dividend” of materially lower gilt rates and interest rate expectations… which as I said yesterday, shrinks the size of the black hole they have to fill…
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New: The Prime Minister and the Chancellor agreed that the fiscal event would now take place on the 17th November, and would be an Autumn Statement.
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Electricity for Britain this winter is now trading at more than *£600* per megawatt-hour
For context, that's:
😱 about 12x higher than average prices for the past decade
😱 about 6x higher than the much-criticised Hinkley nuclear deal
😱 very bad news
thetimes.co.uk/article/suppl…
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Carlton Power has announced plans to develop their second #hydrogen hub project in the UK - at Barrow, #Cumbria. Carlton is working with @cumbrialep @BarrowCouncil @CadentGasLtd @ElectricityNW to take forward the #BarrowGreenHydrogen scheme.
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British energy market regulator Ofgem said it would review a price cap on domestic energy prices quarterly rather than twice a year, aiming at reducing risk of supplier failures and cost increases for consumers reut.rs/3vzJIDC
Mike_CommsPro retweeted
Only 1 in 4 Exec Committee members in FTSE350 companies are women. More needs to be done.
That’s why we’re backing @FTSEWomenLeader’s goal of a minimum of 40% women on Boards and in Leadership teams.
Alongside @KPMG, we've sponsored their latest report: ftsewomenleaders.com/
ALT Minimum 40% of women on Boards and in Leadership teams
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🏡We're investing £80m to help @Link_Group_Ltd build around 3,000 homes, via @ScottishWidows
This is part of our commitment to make the UK housing sector better for everyone.
#HelpingBritainRecover
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Today is Zero Emission Day, so it is fitting that we are publishing our Energy Transition Readiness Index 2021 report with @eatoncorp.
Sign up here for the free launch event: r-e-a.net/events/energy-tran…
#ZeroEmissionDay
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Gordon's wine bar: 'Insane paperwork' putting pressure on supplies dlvr.it/S79vJ3
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4/ Ease finance application process to encourage borrowing for growth – by ensuring that business support services are properly funded & the @bankofengland continues to promote the use of Legal Entity Identifiers
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2/ Turbocharge challenger bank & non-bank lending sector – these companies provided welcomed challenge to the Big Four banks since '08, but are hamstrung by regulation and need to see reform to MREL rules + access to Term Funding Scheme for non-bank lenders
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3/ Unlock patient capital for growing companies – @GOVUK should build on its welcome initiatives on unlocking patient capital from pensions funds and introduce a social usefulness criterion to unlock money for investment in long term, socially important companies
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Following Aldermore research showing a third of self-employed renters don’t believe they’ll ever be able to buy their own home, @WhichUK? looks at how the self employed can improve their home buying chances. which.co.uk/news/2021/08/sel…