National Grid

Midas share tips: Anaemic Dogs lag Footsie

Joanne Hart, Investment Editor of Financial Mail The Mail on Sunday's share-tipping column reviews its Dogs of the Footsie portfolio of highest-yielding stocks and sees it lose further ground. Against this backdrop, the Midas...

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Food waste and sewage to provide green gas

Biogas sourced from food waste and sewage is to piped into British homes under a new 'green gas' tariff Rotting leftovers, wilted salad and even sewage are to provide a new source of "green gas" to heat our homes. From today,...

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UK energy future – the road map to 2050

Steve Holliday, Chief Executive Office, National Grid presents the annual Energy Futures Lab lecture 2009 Abstract The future is exciting. The world of 2050 will be vastly different from the one we know today. However, only...

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Why National Grid is worth a plug

Of all the companies whose shares have fared badly in the past couple of years, National Grid is among the most perplexing. It has many of the qualities investors would be expected to cherish in times of trouble. Yet the Grid’s...

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Picking Apart A Dividend ETF For The Best Dividend Payers (PID, MBT, NGG, STD)

covers nearly every corner of the equity markets. Of course, there are dividend ETFs and international ETFs, and then there are international dividend ETFs. IN PICTURES: 20 Tools For Building Up Your Portfolio Let's Examine An...

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Grid eyes a monopoly in London as it chases EDF

Nov 19, 2009 (Evening Standard - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- National Grid today admitted it is after an electricity and gas delivery monopoly in London as it confirmed it is in the running to make a...

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Reckitt bucks falling FTSE on deal hopes

Reckitt Benckiser , the Cillit Bang and Dettol group, has bucked a falling market following reports it was close to announcing a major deal. A merger with US group Colgate Palmolive was one suggestion, as was a takeover of...

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Government gears up £30m to promote charging points

Electric cars and unreliable wind power could bring down Britain’s electricity network, National Grid said as the Government launched a £30 million grant scheme to promote the installation of charging points for plug-in cars.

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HIE welcomes Oyster launch

The wave energy industry took a major stride forward today [20 November 2009] when the world's largest working hydro-electric wave energy device, known as 'Oyster', was officially launched by Scotland's First Minister Alex...

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FTSE in-depth: Footsie's climb grinds to a halt

A bout of nerves gripped the FTSE100 yesterday as investors turned to defensive stocks amid fears that a market correction could soon bring a sticky end to recent rallies. The Footsie limped down 74 points to finish at 5267.7,...

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