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THE BUSINESS customer base of Bristol Energy has been acquired by Yü Energy for £1.34m, the two companies announced today. Bristol Energy, which is owned by Bristol City Council, is a national gas and electricity company supplying around 4000 business meter points. Today Yü Energy has announced it will take forward the energy supply for all Bristol Energy business customers, including...

EXTERNAL construction of the new Fusion Technology facility in South Yorkshire is complete, with the building being handed over to UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) in September to begin the second phase of fit-out. The £22m building in Rotherham is strategically placed to engage industry in commercial fusion development. Damon Johnstone, Head of UKAEA Yorkshire, commented on the milestone: “We are...

LEEDS City Council has secured more than £18m from the government’s Getting Building Fund to deliver three regeneration projects that will boost economic growth and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, help to tackle climate change, and improve residents’ well-being. The council will receive a total of £18.604 million from the fund, as part of a successful £52.6 million bid made...

One year on from its motion declaring a climate emergency, Hackney Council is dedicating £25m towards the fight against climate change. The funding, which is being spent across Council departments, is aimed at ensuring its ambitious commitments to net zero emissions across all functions by 2040 and a 45% reduction on 2010 levels by 2030 are embedded throughout the borough...

A new community park in West Gorton in Manchester, dubbed the “sponge park” for the way it contributes to helping tackle the effects of climate change, has been formally opened to the public. Designed in consultation with residents to benefit local people, wildlife and the environment, West Gorton Community Park is made up of three separate, interconnected spaces. Executive Member for...

An action plan to improve air quality across Birmingham city centre and its surrounding suburbs has been approved to go out to public consultation. Members of Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet committee have agreed to consult on its latest draft Air Quality Action Plan, which sets out how it will improve air quality between 2020 and 2025. The report will replace the...

Owner of Google, Alphabet Inc, has issued $5.75bn (£4.4bn) in sustainability bonds, in what it claims is the largest sustainability or green bond issued by a corporation to date. While the proceeds from green bonds are typically used to fund projects which minimise a company’s environmental footprint, sustainability bonds cover social sustainability issues as well. For projects to receive support from...

THE TOWNS and cities in the west of England that have the best water savers have been revealed by Wessex Water. The water company, which supplies water to most of Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset, has ranked the places where water savvy people keen to reduce their water use live. People of Wareham in Dorset came out on top in the region...

FUNDING has been allocated for 580 building projects at academies, sixth form colleges and voluntary aided schools in England to transform facilities and improve school buildings. The funding will be used to 'repair and upgrade school facilities and create modern, fit-for-purpose spaces that meet schools’ needs.' Projects range from the upgrading of boilers to new green, energy-efficient models, to the complete...

Vodafone has announced a partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Forest Research, Great Britain’s leading organisation for forestry and tree-related research, to explore how technology can be used to monitor the part trees play in tackling climate change. The pilot will use Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor tree growth and the impacts...