Saturday, May 18, 2024

Northern Powergrid relocates flood-prone substations

NORTHERN Powergrid is about to invest a further £200,000 in the Calder Valley to relocate a flood-prone substation in Gauxholme to a more secure...

Water companies must improve their environmental impact, Ofwat annual report urges

The environmental impact of water companies needs significant improvement, regulator Ofwat's annual performance assessment warns. The Service and Delivery Report 2019-20 finds that some companies...

Ovo Energy to pay £8.9m for overcharging customers

OVO Energy has agreed to pay £8.9m for issuing inaccurate or incomplete information to customers, and for under- and overcharging customers due to IT...

Admire art and artefacts on online museum tours this weekend

WE are about to start our second weekend in lockdown and you might find it hard to find new activities without leaving the house. Last...

Business giants take action to preserve world’s water resources

THE CHIEF executives of 11 large corporations, including The Coca-Cola Company, Microsoft and Heineken, have partnered up to have a net-positive impact on water...

Green investment to help build Greater Manchester’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure launched

Abundance Investment Ltd, an ethical investment crowdfunding platform, has launched an offer to fund the roll out of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure throughout...

Seventeen community energy projects in London get a funding injection

SEVENTEEN new community energy schemes in the capital are set to benefit from new development funding from the Mayor Sadiq Khan’s London Community Energy...

Government commits to a Net Zero strategy ahead of COP26

The government has announced their plans for a strategy which will set out their vision for transitioning to a net zero economy ahead of...

UK energy industry sees rise of women in management

38% of the UK’s top energy companies still have no women on their management boards, the latest statistics show. The 2020 annual board statistics by business...

Hydrogen heats Keele University in a new pilot scheme

UK’s first live pilot to inject zero carbon hydrogen into a gas network to heat homes and businesses is now fully operational. HyDeploy is a...