£4.5 billion boost for UK manufacturing includes clean energy fund
The UK government is making available £4.5 billion of funding for British manufacturing to increase investment in nine sectors.
Announced on 17 November, the funding...
DNO spearheads “world-first” smart transformer trial
Billed as a world-first smart transformer trial, UK Power Network’s Project Stratus will see smart electricity transformers installed within existing substations at Uckfield and New...
Conference to address the environmental impact of digitalisation
Trade association for information professionals to host event on 12 – 14 May
The Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) will host two of the...
New guidance improves help for achieving joint BREEAM and WELL certification
BRE and the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) have released (on 22 January) a new, improved briefing paper that outlines how projects may achieve...
UK must support investment in pumped storage hydro, industry tells PM
Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling on the UK Government to urgently support...
Compressor cuts energy consumption by 76% and service costs by 30% for Scottish seafood...
Salmon producer Marine Harvest VAP (UK) Ltd has achieved annual energy savings of £21,000 after Atlas Copco updated its compressed air system with new technology .
There can be no net zero without energy storage, CEO tells Glasgow conference
Mark Wilson, CEO of Intelligent Land Investments, told a conference of the British Hydropower Association in Glasgow on 24 November that while the current energy...
Interdisciplinary research group calls for accelerated delivery of the energy transition
In its annual Review of Energy Policy 2023, published on 14 December, the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) urges the next government to take...
Finland has the world’s most energy-saving supermarket, says R&D group – half of the...
Savings are also being achieved by levelling out power consumption peaks
Finland seemingly now has the world's most energy-efficient supermarket, consuming only 40% of...
Decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns
Analysis of public building energy usage appears to find government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction target – by 101 years.
The UK government...
EV charging beyond the grid: Forecasts from a new report
Mika Takahashi, Technology Analyst at market intelligence firm IDTechEx reviews highlights from a new report on an emerging sector
Electric vehicles are no longer a...
Drax approved for new £500m Cruachan 2 pumped storage hydro project
Energy firm Drax Group has secured development consent from the Scottish Government for plans to build a new c.£500m underground pumped storage hydro plant...
Give your old appliances a green makeover
Commercial air conditioner expert Daikin offers advice on the best ways to transform your existing appliances into better, more efficient, greener versions of their...
Oxford energy management start-up raises close to £1m
Tech start-up EcoSync has raised close to £1 million in its second seed funding round.
The firm's energy solution, developed by Oxford University engineers, is...
Comment: “A move away from ‘fabric first’ is a step in the wrong direction”
Paul Spence calls for caution when it comes to promoting the idea that heat pumps should be installed regardless of a property's energy efficiency...
Battery aggregator secures funds to advance grid-balancing plans
Home battery firm Moixa has secured £2.5 million in new investment to help realise its goal of creating a virtual power plant aggregating the...
£1.8 billion awarded to tackle energy efficiency in homes and public buildings
The UK government announced the allocation of nearly £2 billion in funding on 21 March, which it says will be used to provide energy...
High Court agrees to hear legal challenge over Gove’s green homes ‘roadblock’
The High Court has given the green light for a judicial review of Michael Gove’s policy on green homes. Campaigners say the barriers...
“Cleaner construction practices are vital to tackle toxic air,” urges former Deputy Mayor of...
Former Deputy Mayor of London for Environment Matthew Pencharz has spoken at the 2018 Executive Hire Show (EHS) (Coventry, 7-8 February) about the need...
Technology for long-duration hydro storage to be explored via new agreement
The HD Hydro storage system is low-cost, energy efficient and fast to develop and construct, explains its developer RheEnergise. In a bid to explore...
