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From 2030, ‘all Olympic Games will be carbon-neutral’
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has pledged all upcoming Olympic Games will ve carbon-neutral and carbon positive from 2030 onwards. In its Sustainability Report 2021, the governing of the Olympics highlights its commitment to be a climate positive organisation by 2024 – that means that it will be removing more carbon from the air than it […]
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Small businesses to secure $3m green boost
A total of 30 American small businesses have secured a share from a $3 million (£2.2m) scheme launched by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help firms develop technologies to address environmental issues. Smart-sensors that optimise agricultural water reuse, laser technology for quantitative methane emission monitoring of oil and gas storage tanks and automated trash […]
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“Never let a good crisis go to waste”
The current crisis in the UK energy retail market could bring many opportunities for the sector, a leading energy consultant said. Jon Slowe, Director of the energy consultancy Delta-EE spoke to ELN about the lessons the industry can take from the current turbulent times: “Silver linings, a difficult word to use in some ways when […]
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‘Scotland’s first’ biomethane HGV refuelling station opens near Glasgow
Almost two months after the end of COP26, all eyes across Scotland will be on Glasgow once more. This time because a new refuelling station exclusively for heavy goods vehicles has opened its gates. The station, operated by CNG Fuels, has enough capacity to refuel 450 lorries every day with renewable biomethane. The facility’s location […]
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Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm secures green light for its marine licence
Seagreen offshore wind farm in the North Sea has reached a milestone having its Marine Licence application greenlit by the Scottish Government. The Marine Licence covers the offshore parts of the project, including an export cable approximately 110 kilometres in length, to connect 36 of the total 150 wind turbines to the grid at Cockenzie […]
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UK farming goes vertical for greener harvest!
How could vertical farms slash emissions and promise a greener harvest for British farmers? While ELN was at COP26, the team had the chance to see a vertical farm in real life. We talked with Andrew Lloyd, Chief Operating Officer of the agritech manufacturer Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) about the potential benefits that could come […]
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Government invests £26m in biomass production
The government has today announced an investment of £26 million in projects that will boost renewable biomass production. The selected projects, which will be able to bid for up to £4 million in funding, will be designed to drive biomass productivity through the breeding, planting, cultivating and harvesting of materials that can be used to […]
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EVs face ‘double the risk of suffering tyre or wheel problems than diesel cars’
Electric vehicles (EVs) are more than twice as likely to have tyre and wheel problems than petrol or diesel cars. Breakdown cover provider LV= Britannia Rescue analysed call outs over the last three years and found that nearly 37% of the time EV drivers are ringing up was because they’ve suffered wheel or tyre problems. […]
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Energy crisis now pauses the government plan for auto-switching
The government has announced it will pause its plans for opt-in and testing opt-out energy switching. The public consultation on the plan which ran from 23rd July aimed to gather views on proposals that would see an opt-in switching scheme, where households on the most expensive tariffs would be offered a simple method of switching […]
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ENGIE and Equinor team up for Belgian hydrogen project
ENGIE and Equinor have announced the collaborative H2BE project to boost the Belgian low carbon hydrogen market. The Belgian government released its ‘Hydrogen Strategy’ at the end of October and this new project will look to help realise its aims. H2BE will produce hydrogen from natural gas using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. The […]
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