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The sustainable Paralympic team

11.07.11
Our Paralympic athletes aren't just focused on medals - they aim to be the first training camp accredited as sustainable, as Mark Prigg discovers... more

Walk, ride or cycle - the greener ways to get to work in London

04.07.11
Feature: Rush-hour commuting is a fact of life for most, but we can lessen our carbon footprint by looking at alternative, more environmentally-friendly, routes to work... more

Eco campaign will give new life to London's old bikes

15.06.11
Thousands of bicycles across the capital are set to be given a new lease of life this week as part of a major new eco campaign backed by Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton... more

Nuclear industry fears

14.03.11
Concerns about Japan's nuclear crisis hit global energy giants including France's EDF Energy and Areva amid warnings it could derail plans for Europe's major expansion into nuclear energy... more

Valentine's Day: London in love

09.02.11
Stuck for ideas on how to spend the most romantic day of the year? Kate Whiting selects her top 10 ways to woo a loved one on Monday... more

The London Eye enters a bright new era

25.01.11
Lighting up the London skyline - appropriately - it's the EDF Energy London Eye... more

London Eye to get (another) new name

07.01.11
Atraction originally known simply as the Millennium Wheel is to have its fourth name in its 11-year history... more

Nuclear power stations given extra five years of work

17.12.10
Two of the UK’s nuclear power stations will be used for an extra five years under plans by British Energy... more

Council ‘forgets’ £658,000 electricity bill for street lights

03.09.10
Lambeth council is facing an unpaid electricity bill of more than half a million pounds after it forgot to charge customers for seven years... more

EDF sells UK power network in £5.8bn deal

30.07.10
Around 170,000 miles of electrical network covering London, the South East and eastern England is sold by France's EDF in a deal worth £5.8 billion... more

Summer of roadwork pain as London faces 69 holes a mile

28.06.10
Central London faces its “worst ever” summer for roadworks as figures show that the equivalent of every mile of the capital’s streets will be dug up 69 times this year... more

Bovis Lend Lease quits EDF nuclear contract

11.06.10
Construction giant Bovis Lend Lease walks away from a nuclear building contract with EDF Energy after its owner objects to the firm on ethical grounds... more

Time is running out fast to cash in on 2012 Olympics

19.03.10
Olympics Analysis: The second in the Evening Standard's series on how business hopes to benefit from London 2012... more

Energy firm EDF abandons 2012 Olympics turbine due to ‘lack of wind’

21.01.10
Doubts are raised about the green credentials of the Games after its official energy supplier pulls out of a wind turbine project... more

Tube power staff walk out over pay

18.12.09
Tube union bosses have ordered Christmas walkouts by staff who maintain the power supply... more

Essex may get new nuclear power station

27.11.09
The nearest new nuclear power station to London could be built at Bradwell in Essex... more

EDF to sell units for £4bn

02.10.09
EDF is to power up its coffers to build Britain’s next generation of nuclear reactors by selling its distribution arm delivering electricity around London, the South-East and East Anglia for as much as £4 billion ... more

Three-day crime spree sparked by Bromley blackout

01.10.09
Major blackout in south-east London led to a mini-crime wave, with the number of offences soaring over the three days of darkness... more

Regulator puts French bid at US nuclear buy under a cloud

03.07.09
The French walked off with the UK's fleet of nuclear power stations last autumn in an uncontested £12 billion raid, but EdF's attempt at a similar coup in the US may be unravelling ... more

Battle begins to buy firm of eco-warriors

08.06.09
A bidding war broke out today for the former darling of the green economy, carbon credits firm EcoSecurities ... more

Dagenham's warning for the Olympics

26.03.09
Football: Olympic chiefs have been urged to pay special attention to power supplies for 2012 in the aftermath of Dagenham's floodlight failure... more

Daggers demand answers as TV blackout costs the club £40,000

24.03.09
Football: Officials at Dagenham and Redbridge are investigating why an electrical failure caused their League Two derby with Brentford to be abandoned... more

British Energy's nuclear Heysham reactor is restarted

17.03.09
The last of British Energy's four nuclear reactors to return from lengthy repairs that began in late 2007 was restarted, the company's new owner said... more

Climate change and EDF make Spice hot

15.12.08
Utilities: New climate-change laws and record spending by EDF Energy on the London electricity network, will see profits continue to surge at one of the few continuing success stories of the financial crisis... more

£4,000 fine as unsafe pavement holes put pedestrians in danger

29.09.08
One of Britain's biggest energy suppliers has been fined more than £4,000 after putting pedestrians' lives at risk... more

Another wasted chance for industry

01.08.08
The last-minute collapse of the EDF deal leaves British Energy in a mess and threatens the Government's plans for a nuclear future... more

EDF hits London with £206 rise in energy bills

25.07.08
Millions of Londoners have been hit by "eye-watering" increases in their energy bills... more

French set to win British Energy with £13 billion bid

24.07.08
Britain's fleet of nuclear power stations could be in the hands of the French by the end of July... more


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