Wednesday, May 6, 2026

New District Energy Centre offering sustainable heating and power opens in Newcastle

A NEW 'state-of-the-art' energy centre providing sustainable heating has been opened in Newcastle. The District Energy Centre will save 30,000 tonnes of carbon over 40 years...

Beach clean volunteers get the tools to turn the tide on microplastic

VIRIDOR has sponsored 15 beach cleaning trommels which can be used to sift through the sand and remove microplastics from the natural environment. The company...

Ofwat revokes Tor Water’s license

THE DECISION about the Devon firm comes after months of problems related to unpaid bills to three separate water companies: Bristol Water, Wessex Water...

New smart energy grid seeks to ‘revolutionise the way we live now’

A 'REVOLUTIONARY' smart energy grid seeks to provide low carbon and low cost transport, power and heat to a total of 12,500 homes in...

Durham declared the greenest city in the UK in a recent research

DURHAM has been hailed as the UK's greenest city in Solar Centre's research based on 10 green criteria including waste management, air quality, carbon...

E.ON and npower quit Energy UK

TWO of the Big Six, E.ON and npower, are to leave Energy UK after the New Year. A spokesperson for E.ON, which acquired npower earlier...

Diamonds are forever in search for new lasting batteries

SCIENTISTS at the UK Atomic Energy Authority are working with academics at the University of Bristol in order to make diamond batteries, which could provide...

New trial aims to spot real-time levels of electrical surges in the network

SP Energy Networks have launched trials of the world’s only technology that can spot real-time levels of electrical surges in the network by using...

Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister calls for VAT exemption on energy bills

Northern Ireland's Finance Minister, Conor Murphy, has called on Treasury to waive the VAT costs on energy bills to help families and businesses struggling...

150,000 litres-a-day leak repaired by Thames Water

ENGINEERS exploring tunnels under Battersea Power Station have repaired a pipe that was leaking enough water to supply more than 1,000 customers every day. Thames...