How does the election result affect wholesale energy prices?
WHOLESALE energy prices have plunged by more than 30 per cent over the past year, with business customers having a chance of making savings.
Changes...
Manchester first UK city to have recycled eco Christmas lights
THIS year’s new Christmas lights in Manchester city centre are largely biodegradable and have been made from recycled materials.
The bioprint range of lights will...
National Grid ESO to pay £1.5 million into Ofgem voluntary redress fund following investigation...
In 2017, energy regulator Ofgem introduced a financial incentive to drive National Grid Electricity System Operator (National Grid ESO) to produce more accurate forecasts.
The...
Utility collaboration unveils a ‘Net Zero 2038’ plan for Manchester
GREATER Manchester needs to act now and get decisions right first time if it is to become carbon neutral 12 years earlier than the...
McDonald’s pledges to remove non-sustainable plastic from Happy Meals
MCDONALD'S UK and Ireland will no longer include toys made from non-recycled or non-renewable forms of hard plastic in their Happy Meals.
In 2021, the...
Four new appointees announced to Ofwat board
Ofwat has announced four new non-executive Directors to its Board, following a joint process by Defra and the Welsh Government.
The appointments, made by the...
Energy efficiency targets for mortgage lenders subject of new consultation
Mortgage providers could be required to publish the energy efficiency data for their property portfolios and could agree to meet a portfolio average of...
Drilling set to start at Eden deep geothermal heat and power project
Deep drilling is set to commence soon at the Eden Geothermal Project near St Austell in Cornwall.
Next week, the first lorries carrying a 450-tonne,...
Heriot-Watt University Professor to develop a new Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre
AN INDUSTRIAL Decarbonisation Champion has been appointed to develop plans for a new £20m Research and Innovation Centre at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University.
Award-winning academic Professor...
New sustainable town of Shawfair to be created in Scotland
THE DEVELOPERS behind the new town of Shawfair have committed to a Sustainable Growth Agreement that will accelerate the delivery of 'a well-designed, sustainable...
