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‘We’re going Back to the Future!’
The DeLorean has become a cultural icon with its place in the 1980s Back to the Future trilogy – but it seems the Doc’s words might have been right, as not far from four decades on, the car is being given a second lease of life as an EV! A Texas-based group of executives are […]
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High powers help Swansea charge faster than others!
A new ‘high-powered’ electric vehicle (EV) charging hub, which is described as Wales‘ first, has opened today in Swansea. The so-called GRIDSERVE Electric Hub, is located at Moto Swansea and is fitted with six 350kW ‘ultra high-powered’ chargers, capable of adding 100 miles of range in under ten minutes. The developer said that chargers are supplied […]
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Thames Water to change smart metering policy after Ofwat investigation
Ofwat has today announced its decision to approve Thames Water‘s proposals to change the way it rolls out its smart metering programme in the business retail market. That follows an investigation by the water regulator on how the company replaces meters and offers free data services to retailers. More specifically, Ofwat received complaints that Thames […]
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TOP 5: UK’s most recycled things
While waste generation around the world keeps soaring massively due to Covid-19 restrictions, ELN is looking at the most recycled things. Currently, household waste accounting for 12% of the UK’s total waste. How much energy can we save by recycling seven metal cans and how many trees does it need to make one tonne of […]
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Renewables to provide stability services to grid for first time
Starting from today, wind, solar and wave generators will be able to provide stability services to the grid. Until now, only conventional generators delivered this kind of service. As confirmed today by the National Grid ESO, the change to the grid code aims to enable a new market in stability services, unlocking the potential for […]
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New initiative to help develop domestic CCUS market in Nigeria
A new initiative aimed at developing a domestic market for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) for industrial emissions has started in Nigeria. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank are working with the Government of Nigeria to produce a nationwide atlas of CO2 emission sources and potential sites for underground sequestration. The […]
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Sleep tight, your EV is keeping the grid awake!
Electric vehicles (EVs) are now being used to power homes. It is just a ‘vehicle to grid’ trial part-funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). Nearly 135 Octopus Energy customers, who own Nissan LEAF cars are taking part in a pilot project that aims […]
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Drax switches on biomass plant in Arkansas
Drax has started operations in one new biomass pellet plant in the US state of Arkansas. The company has invested $40 million (£29.5m) in building three satellite pellet projects in the state. The three plants in Arkansas are expected to produce a total of around 120,000 tonnes of ‘sustainable biomass‘ pellets a year. The new […]
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Environment Secretary’s rent ‘covers Insulate Britain activists’ legal costs’
The money paid for the rent of the Environment Secretary’s constituency office in Cornwall reportedly covers the legal fees of Insulate Britain activists. That comes after supporters of the group, the organiser of some of the most disruptive protests in the last few months, has bought the constituency office of Environment Secretary George Eustice. The […]
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Environment Secretary’s rent ‘covers Insulate Britain activists’ legal costs’
The money paid for the rent of the Environment Secretary’s constituency office in Cornwall reportedly covers the legal fees of Insulate Britain activists. That comes after supporters of the group, the organiser of some of the most disruptive protests in the last few months, has bought the constituency office of Environment Secretary George Eustice. The […]
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