Councils can apply for funding to have the country’s first all-electric bus fleet
LOCAL authorities can now apply to become the UK’s first all-electric bus town, setting the ‘gold-standard’ in environmentally friendly public transport, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps...
Committee calls for improved energy efficiency scheme after Green Homes Grant closure
The Environmental Audit Committee has written to the Business Secretary calling for clarity for contractors and homeowners following the Government announcement to end Green...
London’s successful Climate Action Week goes online
LONDON Climate Action Week takes place in two parts this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the first part, LCAW Digital, running this week from...
Minister accepts in principle new recommendations to end homelessness in Wales
THE WELSH Government has accepted in principle wide-ranging recommendations from a group of experts on what it needs to do to end homelessness in...
UK’s largest smart city-wide energy system to be launched
A NEW partnership seeks to design the largest smart city regeneration project in the UK.
The £2m Peterborough Integrated Renewables Infrastructure project scheme, which is...
Outer Hebrides propose their own Local Electricity Bill
COUNCIL for Outer Hebrides in Scotland is proposing their own Local Electricity Bill which, according to the council, has 'the potential to transform the...
Leicester to pilot major study on local air pollution
LEICESTER is set to be one of the first cities in the UK to study and model locally-based fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) as part...
Energy White Paper to come out this autumn, Sharma says
AFTER a year of delays, the UK Government will publish the Energy White Paper, Heat Strategy and Buildings Strategy alongside the Autumn Statement, Alok...
Ofwat reviews bioresources market in new consultation
Water regulator Ofwat has launched a consultation on the draft findings of their 2020 review of the bioresources market.
Bioresources (or sewage sludge) are the...
Birmingham University examines energy storage with new research and UK innovation hub
NEW research project tackles the global challenge of energy storage with liquid air a new 'energy observatory' when moving towards net zero.
Led by energy...
