From UK 11:05pm

UK watchdog urges green power commitment

Funding commitments should be extended to £10bn by 2030

11:03pm

United Utilities rides tide of good news

Group’s stocks further buoyed following Severn Trent bid

9:03pm

Urenco privatisation given go-ahead

Final obstacle removed as it seeks an exit

©Getty 7:51pm

Pennon hit by fall in recycling demand

Pre-tax profits down by a third at Viridor

A gas burner of a stove is pictured in London, on July 31, 2008. British energy firm Centrica said Thursday that net profit surged 79 percent to 1.802 billion pounds (2.286 billion euros, 3.569 billion dollars) in the first half as it charged more for its gas and electricity to fight soaring wholesale costs."Centrica once again delivered a good financial performance during six months when wholesale natural gas prices in the UK were on average more than double those in the same period of 2007. ©Getty From UK 7:30pm

The day UK had six hours’ gas left

Low storage levels and persistent cold to blame, says official

Isle of Grain LNG terminal ©Bloomberg From UK 7:30pm

A perfect storm of energy supply problems

UK is seeing a worrying decline in LNG imports

Workmen replacing worn-out, cast-iron water mains with tough, new plastic pipes ©PA From LEX 4:07pm

UK water utilities: plugging cash leaks

Squaring regulated, consistent returns with customer expectations

Lombard May 22, 2013

SSE successor faces unenviable task

Chief times retirement fortuitously

May 22, 2013

SSE warns consumers of energy price rises

Group says wholesale gas and electricity costs must be passed on

From MARKETS May 22, 2013

Commodities traders acquire power stations

Independent trading houses are buying utilities’ non-core plants

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 22, 2013

M2M: How night storage keeps staff cool

Staying cool in a desert can be costly and drain grids, says Jane Bird

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

EU summit tackles high energy prices

Concerns grow about industry’s lack of competitiveness and integrated policies

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

China reveals first carbon trading scheme

Scheme to include 635 industrial and construction companies

From WORLD May 21, 2013

Tornado climate change link is uncertain

Number of tornadoes reflects population density in US

May 21, 2013

Imtech chief calls for return of bonuses

Dutch infrastructure group’s preliminary figures show net loss

From WORLD May 20, 2013

El Sewedy leads way for Egypt

US is next target for smart metering technologist

From INDUSTRIALS May 19, 2013

Building blocks to cut output costs

Companies using modular strategy to create brands

May 19, 2013

Adani bullish on India energy prospects

Industrialist says deal on power prices close to being struck

Week in Review from MINING May 17, 2013

Week in review, May 18

Hayward likes life ‘on the edge’

May 17, 2013

US energy revolution gathers pace

Obama approves wider LNG exports as door opens to Japan and EU

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