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E10 fuel ‘could cost classic car owners £89m’
The transition to E10 fuel could cost British classic car owners a combined total of more than £89 million. That is according to a new study from GoCompare, which has revealed that upgrading every classic car in the UK to become compatible with the new fuel will cost an average of £297 per car. E10 […]
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Could cement be zero carbon?
Zero carbon cement could prove a cornerstone of the net zero economy. But are we anywhere near seeing this development yet, or is there still some way to go? World Cement Association (WCA) Chief Executive Officer Ian Riley spoke to ELN about what he believes are the most promising areas of technological development when it […]
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‘Fires, floods and the IPCC report ring the death of fossil fuels’
The worrying new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) rings the death of fossil fuels. That’s the suggestion from Chris Rapley, Professor of Climate Science at the University College London, who spoke to ELN about the report, which has been hailed by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres as ‘code red for humanity’. […]
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Mitsubishi Electric to buy UK-based Smarter Grid Solutions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has entered into an agreement to buy UK-based Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS), a global provider of distributed energy resources (DER) management software. SGS offers highly flexible, scalable controls solutions, allowing users such as power distribution utilities and DER operators, to integrate DER for capacity management, flexible interconnection, virtual power plants, microgrids, fleet […]
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‘Environmentally-friendly stocks offer better returns than polluting ones’
Stocks in environmentally-friendly businesses give better returns to investors than polluters. That is the verdict of a new report from the University of Sussex Business School and Birkbeck, revealing that there is a 30% lower chance of risk when investing in companies that fare better for the environment. The research compared market-based returns and risks […]
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Humber runs like the wind with new round of next-gen investment
The Humber region has secured £266 million of government and private sector investment to support the development of next-generation wind turbines. The new round of funding is predicted to create and protect more than 1,340 jobs. The government’s £160 million Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support scheme will award funding to offshore wind manufacturers Siemens Gamesa […]
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UK launches £5m programme for climate resilience research
The UK Government has announced fresh funding worth £5 million for research into helping the country adapt and become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The four-year ‘Climate Services for a Net Zero Resilient World’ research programme, led by a consortium of some of the leading authorities in environmental science including University College […]
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Italian ports to embark on green hydrogen future
Enel Green Power Italia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the shipbuilding group Fincantieri to develop an integrated green hydrogen solution for ports and maritime transport. The collaboration will explore options for the production, supply, management and use of green hydrogen. These will include the construction of the necessary infrastructure for green hydrogen […]
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IKEA offers £35 to customers for green energy switching
IKEA’s customers will be offered £35 to switch to a green tariff. The Swedish furniture giant has today unveiled plans to offer £35 credit to customers who log in to its website and switch to one of the low-cost participating tariffs that are available from a number of different green energy suppliers. The scheme is […]
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Deloitte rolls out ‘climate learning’ for all its 330,000 employees
Global professional services corporation Deloitte has today launched a new climate learning programme for all its 330,000 employees worldwide. The training scheme, which has been developed in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), aims to educate staff on the impacts of climate change and inspire them to take action and make more sustainable choices […]
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The cheapest kWh of energy is the one you don't use Delvin Lane, Head of Energy 360, British Gas