Changes announced to plug-in car, van and truck grants
The grant scheme for electric cars, vans and trucks has been updated to target less expensive models to allow the scheme’s funding to go further...
Cornwall’s first smart grid-connected wind turbine will power 1,100 homes
CONSTRUCTION has started on Cornwall’s first smart grid-connected wind turbine which will power the equivalent of around 1,100 homes and help cut carbon emissions.
The...
Considerate Cadent crew commended by Chester the Collie
OWNERS of a nervous dog in Cheshire have praised Cadent workers for being considerate towards them while they carried out work outside their home.
Pauline...
£79m set to scope sustainable travel options on the south coast
A JOINT bid by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and Dorset Council, has been awarded £79 million by the Department for Transport’s Transforming Cities...
Revised energy National Policy Statements under consultation
A new consultation seeks views on the revised energy National Policy Statements that support decisions on major energy infrastructure.
First designated and published in 2011,...
Residential street electric vehicle charge point funding doubled
CHARGING and driving an electric vehicle will be easier, cheaper and more convenient in the future, as the funding is doubled for more charge...
New jails to be ‘net zero’, Lord Chancellor announces
Four new prisons being built in England will use heat pumps, efficient lighting systems and thousands of solar panels to reduce energy demand by...
Competition for low carbon homes for ageing population launched
HOUSING Minister Christopher Pincher has today launched a competition to design the homes of the future.
Small businesses, designers and manufacturers are invited to come...
World’s longest subsea power cable project reaches halfway mark
CONSTRUCTION of the longest subsea power cable in the world has now passed the halfway point and achieved a major engineering feat to enable...
Biomass research seeks to make production cleaner and more energy-efficient
INTERNATIONAL research on how to make biomass energy production cleaner and more energy efficient has been led by the University of Hull.
A team of...
