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UK Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan delivers a message from the Prime Minister at the openning ceremony of the 20th Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition.

• Updated: 5 June 2013

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Trade Envoy to Kazakhstan addresses 4th Mining and Mineral Exploration Forum, Astana, 17 April 2013

• Updated: 17 April 2013

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As part of a drive to cut red tape burdens, Minister of State for Energy, Charles Hendry, has announced the scrapping of 86 regulations and …

• Updated: 7 August 2012

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Minister of State Charles Hendry is visiting the Highlands & Islands of Scotland to see first-hand how the region’s plentiful energy resources…

• Updated: 24 July 2012

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Two separate pieces of work that look at the future of our electricity system were published today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

• Updated: 16 July 2012

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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has taken ownership of an amount of German plutonium, by participating in a series of title swaps, as …

• Updated: 13 July 2012

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In December 2011 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published its consultation response document on plutonium management.

• Updated: 13 July 2012

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Professor Laurence Williams has today been appointed as Chair of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management. He will take up the post in …

• Updated: 10 July 2012

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I am pleased to announce today the publication of the second annual report of  the Government's Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Programme. The programme is focused on implementing the geological dis...

• Updated: 10 July 2012

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Consent was given by the Government for the construction of two wind farms off the Norfolk Coast with a combined capacity of over 1GW

• Updated: 6 July 2012

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Commenting on today’s Energy Statistics, Energy Minister Charles Hendry said: “Today’s statistics show a clear increase on the first quarter…

• Updated: 28 June 2012

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Commenting on today's Energy Statistics, Energy Minister Charles Hendry said: "Today's statistics show a clear increase on the first quarter of last year across all renewables – with rises in wind, h...

• Updated: 28 June 2012

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A joint public inquiry will be held into two applications for onshore windfarms in Powys, mid-Wales. These refer to applications made by Vattenfall…

• Updated: 27 June 2012

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This is very sad news for the workers at Coryton, who will be extremely disappointed that PWC has been unable to find a buyer for the site as…

• Updated: 26 June 2012

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This is very sad news for the workers at Coryton, who will be extremely disappointed that PWC has been unable to find a buyer for the site as a refinery. We are doing everything we can to help these ...

• Updated: 26 June 2012

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Today I welcome the findings and recommendations set out in Dr Weightman’s final report on the events at the Fukushima nuclear site and publish…

• Updated: 25 June 2012

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Charles Hendry, Energy Minister, welcomes the findings and recommendations set out in Dr Weightman's report on the events at the Fukushima nuclear site

• Updated: 25 June 2012

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I represented the United Kingdom at the EU Energy Council in Luxembourg on 15 June 2012. The Commission and Presidency gave progress reports…

• Updated: 21 June 2012

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I represented the United Kingdom at the EU Energy Council in Luxembourg on 15 June 2012. The Commission and Presidency gave progress reports on negotiations of the proposal for a Regulation on guide...

• Updated: 21 June 2012

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Discussions on the development of renewable energy trading between the 2 countries and plans to enhance gas market planning procedures…

• Updated: 20 June 2012

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