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Facebook invests in new solar and storage project in Mississippi
Facebook has announced an investment in a new solar and battery storage project in Mississippi to power two data centres. The project, which will be ready to go live by late 2023, involves a 150MW solar and 50MW battery storage plant. It is predicted to create more than 250 construction jobs. The social media giant […]
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COP26: Scotland to establish Net Zero Leaders Group
The Scottish Government has announced plans to establish a Net Zero Leaders Group to support state and regional governments in their climate ambitions by providing practical and technical support for the implementation of net zero commitments. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the Group, in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, will play a leading role in increasing […]
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France’s Safran lent €500m for next-gen aircraft propulsion systems
Safran has been granted a €500 million (£431m) credit line to finance its research into innovative propulsion systems for the next-generation of single-aisle commercial airplanes. The French multinational aircraft company’s project has four main goals: maximise propulsion efficiency, intensively optimise energy manage, develop disruptive technologies and integrate them in aircrafts. Combining the four aspects will […]
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Scottish port launches hydrogen hub to green whisky industry
Scotland’s Port of Cromarty Firth will soon build a hydrogen hub that will produce, store and distribute hydrogen to distilleries in the region. The delivery of green hydrogen will give the facilities the opportunity to decarbonise the heating of their distilleries and maltings. That would be achieved by using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels to […]
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Newcastle secures £27.5m to decarbonise public buildings
Schools, libraries, leisure centres and cultural venues like the Theatre Royal in Newcastle will soon get a green revamp after the local authority secured £27.5 million in funding to decarbonise them. Green measures that will be deployed during the scheme include solar panels, heat pumps, new LED lights, energy storage, wall, roof and pipework insulation. […]
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UK energy networks appeal against Ofgem’s price control
Nine energy network companies are seeking permission from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to appeal against Ofgem’s price control. They are appealing against changes to the electricity and gas transmission and gas distribution licences, which set out how much energy companies can charge their customers – the result of the RIIO-2 price control decision […]
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UN: Almost a fifth of all food ends up in the bin
Nearly 17% of all food available to consumers globally was binned in 2019. That’s according to the Food Waste Index Report 2021 report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which estimates approximately 931 million tonnes of food sold to households, retailers, restaurants and other food services was wasted in 2019. The analysis suggests the […]
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Chevron and Microsoft to build bioenergy and CCS plant in California
Oil and gas major Chevron has partnered with Microsoft to construct a bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) project in California. Other partners involved in the scheme, which is designed to produce ‘carbon-negative’ power in the Californian city of Mendota, are oilfield services firm Schlumberger New Energy and the developer Clean Energy Systems. The […]
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TfL unveils green trains for Piccadilly line
Thousands of London commuters will soon enjoy smoother London underground rides with a greener footprint. Transport for London (TfL) and Siemens Mobility have unveiled designs for new trains to run on the Piccadilly line – it claims they will reduce energy consumption by a fifth compared to existing trains. The 94 new trains, which will […]
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Chevron and Microsoft to build bioenergy and CCS plant in California
Oil and gas major Chevron has partnered with Microsoft to construct a bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) project in California. Other partners involved in the scheme, which is designed to produce ‘carbon-negative’ power in the Californian city of Mendota, are oilfield services firm Schlumberger New Energy and the developer Clean Energy Systems. The […]
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