Saturday, April 20, 2024

World Habitat Day 2020

Today marks the World Habitat Day, created by the United Nations. First celebrated in 1986, each annual observance has seen a new theme focused on...

Upcoming Supreme Court Judgment could require authorities to consider “end-use” emissions when granting permission...

In the wake of a recent Supreme Court hearing on the legal case against Surrey County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for oil...

How sustainable is the production of electric cars?

In this thought piece, Paul Preston takes a look at the sustainability of different elements relating to electric vehicle production. Paul is a freelance...

Customers hold the power in tomorrow’s energy battle, says Delta-EE analyst

David Trevithick, Principal Analyst at Delta-EE, tells ICON about his views on the changing role of the consumer in the energy market.   Here’s something ironic:...

Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2021

Today is Sustainable Gastronomy Day, an annual United Nations' observance day dedicated to celebrating seasonal ingredients and producers as well as preserving wildlife and...

Could AI be saviour of your ESG strategy?: The Legal Director writes to ICON

In this thought piece Kiley Tan from The Legal Director tells ICON readers what role Artificial Intelligence can play in meeting their environmental, social,...

Growing old ungracefully? Nigel Cornwall introduces his series on the 30-year-old GB electricity market

THE GB Electricity Market celebrated its 30th birthday earlier this month and ICON marked the occasion with a feature that shared a brief timeline...

Virtual Energy System: Addressing the need for a digitalised, decentralised and decarbonised energy system...

To achieve our collective goals, we need to maximise the value of the right time data available to us, Carolina Tortora from National Grid...

Rebecca Gaskill on Building Back Better: “PM needs to up his game”

Boris Johnson has been using a diverse range of buzz words potentially lacking in substance to describe his plan for a ‘green recovery’. The...

Negotiating PPAs – Are You Adding Value or Splitting the Difference?

The more prepared you are and the more variables you have, the more you can trade value and avoid haggling over price, Andy Archibald,...