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...
Abstraction licences issued for Isles of Scilly public water supply
The Environment Agency has issued the first-ever licences to abstract water on the Isles of Scilly off the southwestern tip of Cornwall.
Water supplies on...
COVID-19 will compromise the transition to clean energy without urgent stakeholder action, says report
THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic risks cancelling out recent progress in transitioning to clean energy, with unprecedented falls in demand, price volatility and pressure to quickly...
Watching TV helps birds make better food choices, new research says
BLUE tits and great tits can learn to avoid foods that taste disgusting and are potentially toxic by watching videos of each other eating,...
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...
Government must seize COP26 opportunity to push towards global harmonisation of climate-related financial disclosures,...
The COP26 climate conference in November provides a major opportunity for the UK to make every endeavour to build an international consensus on the...
Coronavirus impacts Barclays cutting 2020 oil price outlook
BARCLAY slashed its oil price forecasts for 2020 earlier this month, citing OPEC’s failure to convince its allies including Russia to cut production further,...
£40 million to kickstart next-gen nuclear technology
THE GOVERNMENT has announced £40 million of funding to unlock thousands of green jobs by developing the next generation of nuclear energy technology.
Part of...
£3.25m support for food redistribution during COVID-19 pandemic announced
THE GOVERNMENT has announced a £3 million fund for food redistribution organisations help them cut food waste during the coronavirus pandemic.
Food redistribution organisations across...
New research: ‘Drax an optimal site for carbon capture and storage’
NEW research has shown that Drax power station in North Yorkshire is the optimal site for the carbon capture and storage facilities that will...
