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The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is shaking up a fragile global oil market, pushing prices closer to $100 a barrel as traders calculate that supplies will struggle to cushion the effect from any significant disruption in Russian fossil fuel exports.Demand for oil has outpaced production growth as economies slowly rebound from the worst of the pandemic, leaving the market with a small buffer to mitigate an oil-supply shock. Russia is the world’s third-largest oil producer, and if a con …

Mixture of price caps, tax cuts and cash offsets across different European countriesSurging energy prices over the past year have prompted many European Union governments, and now Britain, to step in with measures to ease the burden on homes and businesses.Moves include subsidies for low-income families, tax cuts, windfall levies on power companies and suspending costly aid for renewables.AustriaAustriasays it will spend €1.7 billion on easing the impact of surging power prices on families. The …

A firm planning mass production of electric car batteries in the UK has secured government funding for its proposed factory in Northumberland.Britishvolt announced plans for the so-called gigafactory in Cambois two years ago, saying it would create 3,000 jobs.The BBC understands the government has committed about £100m through its Automotive Transformation Fund.Britishvolt also announced backing from investors Tritax and Abrdn, that should unlock about £1.7bn in private funding.Business Secretar …

Iconic British electric vehicle chargepoint could be seen on streets across the country from 2022.design team appointed to create an iconic British chargepointproject could see electric vehicle chargepoints join Britain’s renowned emblems, alongside the red post box and black cab this comes as the UK celebrates major milestone of 25,000 public chargepoints on roads up and down the countryElectric vehicle chargepoints across the Royal College of Art (RCA) and PA Consulting to deliver an iconic Br …

The government has issued new advice to tradesmen saying they can keep working in private homes - and it appears to contradict what minister Michael Gove said 24 hours earlierElectricians, plumbers, decorators and handymen have been told to keep working in people's private homes despite the coronavirus lockdown.The government issued new guidance today confirming domestic work can continue - despite people being ordered to keep out of each other's households to stop infection.The advice is likely …

The U.K. wood pellet market began around 2002, as a few small-scale pellet producers invested in workshop-scale pellet mills to add value to their waste dust and shavings. Most of these pellets made their way into coal conversion projects in local authority or public administration buildings such as schools and offices, and it wasn’t until northern Irish sawmilling company Balcas opened its 55,000 metric-ton-per-year plant in Eniskillen that the U.K. had a credible supplier of wood pellets opera …

Industries which innovate and adapt to changing circumstances have a fighting chance of survival in a fiercely competitive commercial environment. That is one of the fundamental reasons that the plumbing and heating sector is now more buoyant than it has been for many years.From an employer’s perspective, business in Scotland is riding a wave, with new build housing, City Deals and private contracts all adding to a significantly increasing workload and a demand for new skills.From an employee’s …

With the UK government committed to making the country carbon neutral by 2050, schemes such as the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) are coming under the spotlight. The scheme launched in April 2014 but it will be closing its doors to new applications in March 2021.The Renewable Heat Incentive is part of the drive to reduce UK emissions, which are currently 42% lower than 1990 levels. That sounds impressive but there’s still a long way to go to reach net zero targets, with only around 8-10% of UK h …

PS24 Are proud to announce that we have secured a great deal from Grundfos uk to now start to sell their range at some of the best prices around.Give us a call to receive a no obligation quotation Game ChangersAt Grundfos we are very proud to have been at the forefront of technology when it comes to developing the domestic circulator. We also understand that for you to be successful, you need to be able to rely on a great support team. To help to deliver this, we have been continuing to inv …

After last years fiasco i have personal experience of this , the weather had dropped to below zero for several days and then suddenly the boiler decided to stitch its self off with a funny gurgling noise!  The RED warning light was on and no matter how many times i tried to reset the flipping thing it would not fire up again!!!As you do , i googled it and the first thing that came up was How can I tell if the boiler's condense pipe has frozen?Condense pipe? what the heck is that ? , I …