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Albacom and Genista merger will boost battery power

Graham Hall and Jim Davidson of Genista
Power plan: Graham Hall and Jim Davidson Two Scottish firms have announced a merger to help advance local battery-powered generation in such places as retail parks and company garages. EngineeringRead More

Fuel disposal

SSE offloads energy-from-waste assets for £995m

SSE
Sale of multifuel assets will support low carbon investments (pic: Terry Murden) Perth-based energy firm SSE has agreed the sale of its 50% share in Ferrybridge and Skelton Grange multi-fuelRead More

Tuesday Update

DB Live: Ireland cuts VAT; EE 5G boost; China grows; jobs data

Dublin
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: London lower Sentiment remained negative among traders throughout the session with the FTSE 100 closing at 5,969.71, down 31.67 (0.53%). SSE added 1.66% after agreeing to sellRead More

Oil services

Iskander to replace Asfari as Petrofac CEO

Ayman Asfari
North Sea oil services group Petrofac has announced that Ayman Asfari is retiring as group chief executive at the end of the year to focus on his family, health andRead More

Monday Update

DB Live: PM’s Covid tiers; hoteliers fight ban; BA CEO

Hilton
4.30pm: London closes lower The FTSE 100 spent the day in and out of positive territory before closing 15.27 points (0.25%) lower at 6,001.38 as investors turned negative on theRead More

Energy boost for Scotland

Hydrogen bus for Aberdeen after PM’s green deal

Wrightbus hydrogen bus
Hydrogen bus destined for Scotland (pic: Wrightbus) Britain’s first hydrogen-powered double-decker bus will be unveiled in Aberdeen on Wednesday, 24 hours after Boris Johnson promised a green revolution in transportRead More

Tuesday Update

DB Live: Virgin Money jobs axed; housebuilders stock rises

Virgin Money
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 5pm: William Grant buys distillery in Mexico Drinks firm William Grant & Sons has bolstered its position in Tequila and other agave spirits with the acquisition of aRead More

Energy deal unveiled

Premier Oil and Chrysaor create biggest indy oil firm

Chrysaor
Chrysaor rig: Premier is to merge with Harbour’s UK operating company Chrysaor, creating the largest independent oil and gas company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The all-share deal willRead More

Big pledge on climate change

Johnson unveils plan for wind to power all homes

DeepWind offshore
Offshore wind expects a big boost Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today commit the UK to producing sufficient electricity from offshore wind to power every home in the country byRead More

Subsea technology

Reid returns to J+S Subsea as managing director

Phil Reid
Global subsea controls company J+S Subsea, has appointed Phil Reid as its first managing director and broadened its leadership team with industry stalwart Doug Sedge joining its board as aRead More