In January 2009 British Energy became part of EDF Energy. Separate fuel mix labels have been prepared for each supply business and can be seen in the tabs below.
Our customers' total electricity demand comes from two sources: half is generated from our own UK gas and coal fire power stations; the remainder is purchased from other power generators via the wholesale market. Our power stations are among the cleanest and most efficient of their kind in the UK and we intend to keep them that way.
The information in the table below is EDF Energy's fuel mix for the period April 2008 to March 2009 and is consistent across all of EDF Energy's Supply licenses^.
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∞ Source: Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
^ The above table does not include fuel mix information for any supply licence held by British Energy Direct Limited. This information will be reported separately by British Energy Direct Limited.
Table 1 sets out the fuel label for British Energy Direct for the period 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009. The majority of the power supplied by British Energy Direct in that period came from low carbon, nuclear sources.
The British Energy Direct Limited fuel mix can be downloaded in pdf fomat
Table 1. The British Energy Direct fuel label for 2008-9
The information above is British Energy's 'Fuel Mix Disclosure' as defined in The Electricity (Fuel Mix Disclosure) Regulations 2005. The information is for the disclosure period 1 April 2008 -31 March 2009.
*Source DECC fuel mix disclosure data table 2008-9
During this reporting period we have started to offer direct customers the opportunity to purchase a pure nuclear power product. We have placed the details for the CO2 emissions and environmental impact associated with power sold through this product separately in table 2. Details of our residual fuel mix, taking into account the volume of pure nuclear power sold via this product in 2008/09, can be found in table 3.
Table 2. Fuel label for power sold through our pure nuclear product 2008-9
Table 3. The Residual fuel label taking into account the volume of pure nuclear product supplied in 2008-09
In January 2009 British Energy Direct became part of EDF Energy. However, British Energy Direct continues to trade under its own supply licence and therefore continues to produce a separate fuel label for this reporting period.
If you would like to view the EDF Energy fuel mix, it can be found on the 'Our Fuel Mix
EDF Energy' tab.
We are committed to ensuring that our sustainable energy solutions investment is ongoing and long term. In fact, EDF Energy is a core part of EDF Group, which has the lowest intensity of carbon emissions amongst all of the major European electricity producers. To ensure this continues, we at EDF Energy have set ourselves stretching targets, such as aiming to achieve a 60% reduction in carbon intensity from our electricity production by 2020. To find our more about our climate commitment targets visit Our Climate Commitments.
London 2012
We’re the first sustainability partner for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We want to play a key role in helping to ensure London 2012 is truly sustainable, and a turning point for a lower carbon future, uniting individuals and businesses to address climate change issues. We're using the inspiration of the Games to encourage the UK people to reduce their carbon footprints.
Team Green Britain
EDF Energy, the first sustainability partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, supported Green Britain Day, that took place 10 July 2009.
An annual event, Green Britain Day is a focal point for people to take action towards a more sustainable lifestyle. The landmark initiative aims to inspire the nation to work together and lower Great Britain’s carbon footprint by the time the Olympic and Paralympic Games arrive in London in 2012. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing us and we believe that we can only tackle the issues we face by ensuring that all of us act together now.
For more information visit Team Green Britain
Green Tariff
Our Green Tariff helps contribute to green projects – and you won’t have to go into the red to make a real difference.
With the help of many of our customers who have opted for our Green Tariff we’ve been able to set up our Green Fund, which has raised £4m to date to help fund community based renewable projects across the UK.
We are constantly looking at alternative fuel sources and are committed to producing as many low carbon solutions as we can in the long term. Click on the Our Investments tab to see details of our current and future investment initiatives, including both renewable and low carbon generation.
As part of our commitment to the environment and the communities we are part of, we‘ve invested in a number of projects that focus on low carbon energy sources. Each of these initiatives will help further our knowledge in this energy field and have a positive effect on our environment.
Energy Technologies Institute
EDF Energy is a founding member of the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), established in 2007 with a focus on low-carbon energy solutions.
The ETI is a joint venture partnership between the public and private sector and involves some of the world’s biggest companies, including Shell, Rolls-Royce, BP, Caterpillar and E-on. Its aim is to accelerate development of new technologies to make energy cleaner, cheaper and more sustainable in the future.
EDF Energy Renewables
EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles announced in June 2008 the creation of a new joint venture company – EDF Energy Renewables.
The new company is a 50:50 joint venture between EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles, with each party combining its renewable energy development skills, expertise and resources in one place in order to spearhead renewable development activities in the UK.
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power
EDF Energy is constructing a new 1,300MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station at its West Burton site. CCGT power generation is the most energy efficient and clean method of fossil fuel generation. CCGT plant burn natural gas, which turns a gas turbine, with the waste heat used to turn a steam turbine. The power station is planned to be ready for commercial operation in 2011 and has been designed to have a life of 25 years.
Wind Turbines
Our wind farms will play an important role in helping us lead the way in providing low-carbon energy for current and future generations.
We currently own and run two onshore wind farms in the northeast England, with another offshore development proposed 1.5km from the coast, between the mouth of the River Tees and the town of Redcar, Teesside. It has been proposed that 30 turbines, which should be able to generate green electricity for approximately 60,000 homes.
Teesside Offshore Wind will help support the UK's target to get 10% of all electricity generation from renewable sources by 2010.
Tidal Current Power
In February 2002 we agreed to invest £3 million in underwater turbines to harness the power of high tidal stream currents. This deal with Marine Current Turbines Ltd saw us become a strategic partner in the project. Tidal current power has the potential to make a major contribution to future renewable energy sources.