Saturday, May 4, 2024

WRAP launches £1.5m worth of grants for textiles projects

WRAP is offering a total of £1.5 million in grants to support projects that provide innovative ways for textile waste to be recycled or...

Call for evidence launched on third-party intermediaries in the retail energy market

The government committed to consult on regulating third-party intermediaries (TPIs) in the Energy White Paper, with a view to ensuring the regulatory framework adequately...

Councils and celebrities voice concerns over Sizewell C

COUNCIL leaders and celebrities alike have voiced their concerns regarding plans for Sizewell C power station on the Suffolk coast. Leaders of East Suffolk Council...

Feedback welcomed on the Greater Cambridge Local Plan on their way to net zero

A SIX-WEEK consultation as part of the first steps to create the Greater Cambridge Local Plan seeks input for the council's future road map...

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...

‘Every renewable gigawatt installed in Scotland creates 1,500 jobs and £133 million to economy’

NEW figures show the economic boost available if government uses renewable energy to pursue a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Every gigawatt of renewable...

E-bikes could slash transport emissions, Leeds study says

NEW research shows that electrically-assisted bikes (e-bikes) have the capability to slash carbon dioxide emissions from transport and could offer a safe and sustainable...

National Grid ESO launches ‘a world-first’ programme to build a digital replica of the...

National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) is launching 'a world-first' programme to build a digital replica of the entire GB energy landscape, creating a...

New initiative to create an industry standard of hourly energy certificates

An independent non-profit initiative is developing an industry standard of hourly certificates for consumers to track the source of their energy and understand their...

Severn Trent pays £226,000 to a river charity for sewage pollution

SEVERN Trent has made a charity donation as part of an Enforcement Undertaking offered to the Environment Agency for causing a sewage pollution which...