Nottingham’s low-energy homes win national award
SCHEME that focuses on improving the energy efficiency of over 150 homes in Nottingham has been declared the Local Authority Initiative of the Year...
Water companies make progress in cutting leaks, but some must do better on pollution,...
Water companies have made progress towards meeting challenging targets set by the regulator to tackle issues such as leakage, but some companies’ environmental records...
Northern Powergrid begins UK-first trial of energy-saving transformers
NORTHERN Powergrid will be the UK’s first distribution network operator to trial super low loss ground-mounted Amorphous transformers.
The transformers can reduce core losses by...
Great Science Share brings science investigations into homes
TENS of thousands of young people, parents, teachers and carers are participating in a mass programme of scientific discovery and communication across the UK...
Government responds to report examining renewable energy in Scotland
Ahead of the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference scheme opening this month, the Scottish Affairs Committee has published the Government response to...
Cost and lack of information stops Irish homeowners from retrofitting their homes, analysis says
OVERCOMING the prohibitive cost of home retrofits and the lack of information about the process, available technology and grants, are key to enabling the...
Plans to regenerate Scotland’s last coal power station get a boost
PLAN to regenerate Longannet, the site of Scotland’s last coal-fuelled power station, have been given the go ahead.
Fife Council approved proposals for the land...
CNG welcomes new CEO
THE LARGEST independent shipper of gas in the UK, Contract Natural Gas is looking towards meeting a growing demand as it appoints a new...
‘Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill’ introduced into House of Commons
A BILL that would embed sustainability into UK policy-making in terms of fighting climate change, poverty and health inequalities has been introduced to the...
Warwick University scheme with Nissan gives a second life to electric vehicle batteries
REUSING high numbers of electric vehicle lithium ion batteries for domestic and industrial use is becoming a reality for Nissan with a new grading...
