Saturday, May 4, 2024

Peterborough saves £48,000 if every household recycles extra one per cent

PETERBOROUGH City Council has teamed up with Aragon Direct Services, which manages its waste contract, to encourage residents to recycle over the festive period. Steve...

‘Retail will lead the way’ as 20 major companies join forces to create shared...

TODAY twenty major retailers, including Morrisons, Boots and Costa Coffee, have signed a declaration to develop a roadmap to tackle the causes of climate change. Led...

Drilling set to start at Eden deep geothermal heat and power project

Deep drilling is set to commence soon at the Eden Geothermal Project near St Austell in Cornwall. Next week, the first lorries carrying a 450-tonne,...

Liverpool engineers help African nations shift towards clean energy

LIVERPOOL engineering company Clarke Energy is helping African businesses reduce carbon emissions thanks to innovative hybrid engines. During a visit to Merseyside, International Development Minister Andrew...

Oxfordshire named top waste recycler in England

OXFORDSHIRE has been named the best performing county council waste disposal authority in England for the sixth year in a row. Last year residents recycled...

Sea breeze is bringing ocean plastic pollution back onto land, new research shows

A STUDY has found that hundreds of thousands of tonnes of microplastics could be blowing ashore on the sea breeze every year. While awareness of...

Have a day out in the zoo from the comfort of your home this...

WE are about to start our first weekend under lockdown and it's probably starting to pose a challenge finding new things to do without...

Carbon Price Support leads to 93% drop in coal-fired electricity

CARBON Price Support has led to the proportion of electricity generated from coal falling from 40% to 3% over six years, according to research...

Scotland publishes Hydrogen Policy Statement

The hydrogen sector will receive £100 million over the next five years, the Scottish Government has announced. The country aims to generate 5GW of renewable...

Ofgem orders five suppliers to make payments into Feed-In Tariff scheme

Ofgem is issuing Colorado Energy, Igloo Energy Supply Limited, Neon Reef Limited, Whoop Energy Limited and Symbio Energy with provisional orders, compelling them to...