Consultation opens on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes
The government has committed to upgrade as many private rented sector homes as possible to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2030, where...
Sheffield University engineers develop materials that could help clean up Chernobyl and Fukushima
MATERIALS which could be used to help clean up the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power stations have been developed by engineers at the University...
Developing sustainable plastic packaging: apply for funding
BUSINESSES can apply for a share of up to £37 million to support projects that look at ways to radically reduce waste from plastic...
Government announces the ‘biggest-ever’ round of Contracts for Difference scheme
£265 million per year will be provided to businesses in the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, the Government’s primary method...
Solar panels power up Harrow schools
MORE than 500 solar panels have been installed at four more schools in Harrow, meaning a total 14 schools in the Greater London town...
Yorkshire Water awards £650m Infrastructure Frameworks
YORKSHIRE Water has awarded Clean and Waste Infrastructure and Customer Focused Infrastructure frameworks with a combined value of £650m.
The £400m Infrastructure Networks framework covers...
Energy consortium launches ‘UK’s largest domestic flexibility study’
National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have teamed up Octopus Energy and smart charging platform Ohme for...
Innovation in Water Challenge winners announced
Turning ammonia in wastewater into green energy and using unexploited telecoms cables to detect leaks in the water network are among the winners of...
Britain should aim for renewables to meet two thirds of electricity needs by 2030,...
NEW research carried out for the National Infrastructure Commission shows how sharp falls in the cost of renewable generation mean that Britain should aim...
Warwick University scheme with Nissan gives a second life to electric vehicle batteries
REUSING high numbers of electric vehicle lithium ion batteries for domestic and industrial use is becoming a reality for Nissan with a new grading...