Sunday, May 5, 2024

Sensor technology pilot examines real-time dam monitoring

SENSOR technology used in conjunction with satellites is being used to enhance monitoring of a North East reservoir dam, following a successful pilot project. Northumbrian...

Businesses play critical role in reaching ‘COVID-Zero’, says Wellcome Foundation chief

BUSINESSES can play a critical role in getting reaching the 'COVID-Zero', where there are no preventable deaths, no more lockdown or disruption, according to...

Local energy networks are at the heart of Ofgem’s new proposals

OFGEM has today set out its proposals to rewire Britain at a local level to deliver 'a greener and fairer energy system for British...

Ofgem orders Symbio Energy to pay £450,000 into Government renewables scheme

Ofgem is issuing Symbio Energy with a provisional order, which compels it to pay around £450,000 in full for a government environmental scheme. The Feed...

Closure of Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive to new applicants under consultation

The Government is seeking views on proposals for the closure of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive-scheme (DRHI) to new applications on 31 March 2022. Last...

James Heath appointed National Infrastructure Commission’s Chief Executive

THE TREASURY has appointed James Heath as the new CEO of the National Infrastructure Commission. The new Chief Executive will lead the Commission’s secretariat of...

Government refers to existing resources in the COVID-19 loan talks

LAST week ICON reported on Energy UK leading conversation with the government on behalf of utility companies about setting up a loan scheme to...

Over 360,000 homes will be fitted with electric vehicle chargers by 2025, says analysis

Over 350,000 homes will be fitted with electric vehicle chargers by 2025 as plug-in car uptake surges, according to electric vehicle charging scale-up Andersen. By...

Pumpkins to power thousands of homes after Halloween

Severn Trent Green Power is expecting 50,000 pumpkins to arrive at its food waste plants after Halloween, where they’ll be converted into green energy. Teams...

Renewables create more energy than fossil fuels in Europe for the first time ever,...

Over a fifth of Europe’s energy was generated by solar panels and wind turbines in the first half of 2020, climate think tank Ember's...