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Heat pumps can cut your energy costs by up to 90%. It’s not magic, just a smart use of the laws of physics

Heat pumps are becoming all the rage around a world that has to slash carbon emissions rapidly while cutting energy costs. In buildings, they replace space heating and water heating – and provide cooling as a bonus.

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British investors could sue Australia over climate action if UK joins trans-Pacific trade pact

British oil and gas miner Rockhopper Explorations last month won £210 million plus interest (about A$360 million) in compensation over Italy’s 2015 ban on oil and gas drilling within its territorial seas.

The Conversation

A text asked millions of Californians to save energy. They paid heed, averting blackouts

LOS ANGELES — At about 5:45 p.m. Pacific time Tuesday, millions of Californians’ cellphones lit up with a new type of emergency alert: “Conserve energy now to protect public health and safety.”

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Heat wave puts California in fossil fuel conundrum

A record heat wave put California in a fossil fuel conundrum: The state has had to rely more heavily on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages while Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration moves toward ending the use of oil and gas

The Independent UK

EU plans to cap Russian gas price as Putin issues warning

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to cut off all energy supplies if Brussels were to impose a cap.

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Will Liz Truss’s government adopt or weaken green policies?

Environmentalists assess cabinet appointments and say it is ‘a mixed bag’ and there is no clear direction

The Guardian - UK

California faces another day of grid-straining extreme heat

Operators of California’s electricity grid say a miscommunication led to a small number of power shutoffs as the power system was under great strain

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With no new windfall tax on energy firms, a cap on nuclear and renewables is urgently needed

Ending the outdated system that links some electricity generators’ revenues to wholesale gas prices could fund UK rescue package

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin warns West could be cut off from Russian energy supply if prices are capped

Addressing the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok the Russian leader reaffirms his commitment to Crimea while Ukraine ramps up offensives in the region.

ABC News

Greece tells state workers to save power, seeks 10% cut

Greece’s government has announced a carrot-and-stick drive to cut public sector energy use by 10% this year

The Independent UK

German chancellor rejects calls to reverse nuclear power plant closures

Olaf Scholz says country has enough energy to get through winter after Russia cut gas supplies

The Guardian - UK

Keadby Three lands on new Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg's desk as planning examination completes

Carbon capture power project recommendation has been made to the new man at the helm of BEIS

Birmingham Post

$Downing Street hints fracking ban could be lifted after Liz Truss becomes new Prime Minister$

Downing Street hints fracking ban could be lifted after Liz Truss becomes new Prime Minister

The fracking ban was imposed in England in 2019

Wales Online

Ruthin business aims to beat energy bills crisis by going solar

Turner Bros says the new solar installation will save them thousands of pounds

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The Independent UK

Downing Street hints fracking ban could be lifted in energy bills package

The suggestion came as advisers warned that the UK’s gas reserves are too small to make a difference to consumer energy bills.

Evening Standard

Hike UK oil and gas production to reduce reliance on imports, energy body urges

Offshore Energy UK claims that the UK’s reliance on oil and gas imports will rise without more North Sea projects being given the green light.

The Independent UK

New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss inherits an economic storm

Britain’s new prime minister has pledged to rebuild the economy and “ride out the storm” gathering over the country, but Liz Truss faces a daunting job

The Guardian - UK

EU sets out plans for windfall taxes and power savings amid energy crisis

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen also plans cap on price of Russian gas

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Evening Standard

Who might not benefit from the energy price cap freeze? Martin Lewis’ advice explained

Liz Truss could soon freeze energy bills, but will those on fixed energy deals benefit from the freeze?

The Independent UK

Austria announces price cap to curb rising power prices

The Austrian government has presented plans for a power price cap to curb the rise in energy costs

The Independent UK

EU wants price cap on Russian gas, energy companies to pay

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says European Union countries should set a price cap on Russian natural gas

Reuters

Germany needs legislative reform to keep nuclear plants on standby - environment ministry

German lawmakers must reform existing legislation in order to allow nuclear power stations to remain on standby beyond a planned exit from nuclear power at the end of this year, a spokesperson for the environment ministry said.

Birmingham Post

French renewables firm Lhyfe opens Newcastle office ahead of North East hydrogen base

The French hydrogen specialist has raised more than €100m to fuel expansion plans

Axios

California's worst-ever September heat wave tests power grid

So far the grid has held up, though the heat wave is not yet over.

Reuters

EU to propose price cap on Russian gas, von der Leyen says

The European Commission will propose a price cap on Russian gas, alongside measures including a mandatory EU cut in electricity use and a ceiling on the revenue of non-gas power generators, the bloc's chief said on Wednesday.

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