Sunday, July 13, 2025

COVID-19 fallout adds to UK water revenue pressures, says research

THE FALLOUT from the coronavirus, including delayed customer payments, increased bad debts and modified consumption volumes, will temporarily reduce cash flow, liquidity and covenant...

Tapping into lockdown: Cease of trade shows in water taste at Bristol and traces...

THE LOCKDOWN has seen unusual water reports both in the UK and abroad, as suppliers work continuously to offer safe drinking water to their...

UK solar peak generation record broken and more expected as lockdown continues

CLEAR skies and cool temperatures have helped UK solar to break the all-time peak generation record. Around 12.30pm yesterday, a peak of 9.68GW was recorded...

New app shows when energy is the greenest and the best time to use...

A NEW app allows users to see how their electricity is being generated and predicts when it will be greenest – so consumers can...

Oil prices plunge below zero for the first time in history amid the coronavirus...

U.S. crude oil futures collapsed below $0 on Monday for the first time in history amid the coronavirus pandemic last night. The price of US...

Community Value Charters should be adopted by public sector to improve lives of residents,...

THE LIVES of residents must measurably improve as a result of how councils commission and provide local public services, a report by the think-tank...

Winning Industrial Decarbonisation Deployment and Roadmap projects announced

UK RESEARCH and Innovation have announced funding projects for the first phases of the Deployment and Roadmap programme for decarbonisation strategies, run on behalf...

Billion pound support package for innovative firms hit by coronavirus

UK businesses driving innovation and development will be helped through the coronavirus outbreak with a £1.25 billion government support package, the Chancellor of the...

Centrica launches new social impact energy grant

CENTRICA has launched a not-for-profit social impact scheme offering grants of between £100,000 and £500,000 to support organisations with innovative ideas for developing affordable,...

New research reveals how microplastics can travel from land into the deep ocean

A RESEARCH project between the Universities of Manchester, Utrecht and Durham, and the National Oceanography Centre has revealed for the first time how submarine...