Energy Related Web Pages - Index

 

·         General Information

 

EU Legislation:  

·         EU Carbon Emissions Trading:  This provides links to a large number of relevant web pages relating to Phases 1 and 2 of EU-ETS and as of January 2012 is being updated for Phase 3.

·         EU Directive 2002/91/EU Energy performance of Buildings - came into force on 4th January 2003.

As of 2013 – this remainder of this section is being completely revamped

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The Links listed on this page contain information which is useful for the ENERGY COURSES at UEA. This is by no means a complete listing and you are encouraged to explore other sites as well.

WARNING: These links were checked on the date indicated below, but changes take place rapidly, and there is no guarantee that any one link will remain correct. Normally the links are checked once a year - usually in January.      Links indicated [√]  were checked on date indicated at top of  this page

Last update: 17th January 2012 - please see individual sections for details of other updates
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Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation

General Links

  • [√]   The Carbon Trust. This organisation works for businesses and has taken over the Efficiency Best Practice Program. It gives details of latest ideas on energy efficiency including information on rebate schemes for heavy industry. There are also pages giving other sources of information including Degree Day Data from the
  • [√]  Degree Data In formation    This is the link to the VESMA Website which provides monthly data or the 18 climate zones of the UK.
  • [√]   SEDBUK Data Base of efficiencies of every boiler..
  • [√]  The UK Energy Savings Trust. This gives information about Energy Saving issues including grants and rebates for items such as low energy light bulbs and condensing boilers. However, some grants are Post Code/age dependent
  •  [√] Combined Heat and Power - Combined Heat and Power Association - includes statistics on current installations in UK - and also links to CHP schemes overseas
  • [√] CHP and the Environment A good basic introduction from the Electricity Association including tables of potential saving in gaseous emissions although somewhat dated now

This Section last updated: 17th January 2012

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EU labelling of Domestic appliances

Commission Directive 2003/66/EC to introduce A* and A** categories for Cold Appliances

Other related Documents

Section last updated 16th January 2011

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Building Regulations -   All these pages except the SEDBUK database link are now hosted on a UEA Server

This Section last updated: 16th January 2012

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Fossil Fuels:  

  • [√] *US Department of Energy's Fossil Energy www network
    A site with many links to energy related servers in the US. Some of the more useful ones are given below. - includes information on Fludized Bed Combustion, Fuel Cells, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle etc.
  • [√]  Clean Coal Technology Power Initiative – this program started about 10 years ago with funding of $2 billion over 10 years
  • [√]  UK Carbon Capture and Storage Program
  • [√]  UK Coal – the main Coal Producing Company in the UK
  • Electricity Generation from Coal
    •   The following links are to the relevant pages of some of the Coal Generating Power Stations in the UK.
      1. [√]  EDF Energy who operate Cottam and West Burton Power Stations, both of which are 2000 MW plant
      2. [√]  EON   operates 3 coal fired power stations:   Ratcliffe on Soar (2000MW),  Kingsnorth, Ironbridge.    Only Ratcliffe fully complies with the Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD) and the other two must close by 2015.
  • Electricity Generation from Gas
    • The following links are to the relevant pages of some of the Coal Generating Power Stations in the UK.
      1. [√]  EDF Energy who operate Sutton Bridge Power Station and are constructing a new CCGT Station at West Burton alongside the Coal Fired Station

·         Shale Gas & Fracking

  • [√]  *US Energy Information Adminsitration (EIA) - a page with links to many sources of Statistical Information on energy including Greenhouse Gases.
  • Shale Gas and Fracking -   This link is being developed (September 2013)
  • [√]  Orimulsion This is a fuel which received much attention in the 1990s, but there are many problems.   This page is a Parliamentary Note on the status of the fuel at that time.

 

This Section last updated: 20th September 2013

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Regulation of the UK Energy Market and Network Operation:

  • [√]  OFGEM Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
    Please note: many of the following links now seem to be inactive - these are being checked and alternative versions will appear in due course
  • Energy Networks Association   Site gives access to Technical information and Documents related to Electricity and Gas Networks and Distribution.    Information includes Smart Meters, Distributed Networks Operation, Market Reform etc

Some useful pages on electricity load profiles and statistics are:-

Other information regarding electricity can be found under the Electricity Supply in the UK section

 

This following Section provides links to the Electricity Suppliers: Details of their tariffs for Gas and Electricity may be found on these WEB Sites, but sometimes a little searching is required.   On most sites you must specify a PostCode e.g. NR1 1AA.

 

British Gas

EDF Energy

Scottish Hydro now part of Scottish and Southern

nPower

EON

Southern-Electric Gas now part of Scottish and Southern

Scottish Power –now part of Iberdrola

This Section last checked/updated: 20th September 2013


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This page is maintained by Keith Tovey (e-mail: k.tovey@uea.ac.uk). If you find any sites that you think relevant to the course please e-mail me with the address and I will add them to the list. 

 
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