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Energy suppliers could be required to publish smart meter survey results
Ofgem is considering a requirement for energy suppliers to publish the results of independent customer surveys for smart meters. The regulator is proposing the amendment under the Smart Meter Installation Code of Practice (SMICoP), which aims to ensure consumers receive a high standard of service throughout the installation process and sets out the minimum standards […]
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Waitrose continues war on plastic with packaging-free trial extension
Waitrose is extending a trial to remove packaging from various products following an “overwhelmingly positive” response at its first store. The supermarket launched its initial ‘Unpacked’ trial at one of its Oxford stores in June, with a dedicated refill zone with dispensers for more than 200 products including pasta, fruits and vegetables, coffee, wine and […]
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UK should ‘urgently extend climate laws to other environmental threats’
The UK is being urged to “urgently” extend climate change laws to other areas of “environmental threats”, including biodiversity, soil fertility and air quality. The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) is calling on the government to adopt a Sustainable Economy Act (SEA) that mandates binding targets for the rapid reduction of a full range […]
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US invests $14m in nuclear fusion energy research
The US Government has announced funding worth $14 million (£11.5m) for university-led research programmes into nuclear fusion energy. The 10 projects will use the DIII-D National Fusion Facility in San Diego, which is a laboratory that explores a wide range of topics including how future fusion power plants will work and is operated by General […]
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Climate protesters target SSE and Drax gas plant sites
Climate change activists have targeted the sites of Big Six energy company SSE and Drax to protest against their plans to build new gas power stations. Members of the Reclaim the Power group, dressed in white boiler suits and with a four-metre high model gas tower, gathered outside the London offices of Drax, which has […]
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UK leads offshore wind installations in Europe in 2019
The UK led the installations of offshore wind turbines in Europe in the first half of 2019. According to latest statistics from WindEurope, the UK installed 931MW of offshore wind capacity, followed by Denmark (374MW), Belgium (370MW) and Germany (252MW). The offshore wind installations in Britain included the Hornsea 1 project, which when completed, will […]
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Energy efficiency has saved major companies $131m
Some of the major companies in the world have saved around $131 million (£107m) as a result of becoming more energy efficient. A new report from the EP100 campaign, run by The Climate Group and the Alliance to Save Energy, sets out the progress made by its members – currently standing at 50 – and […]
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Royal opening for Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm
The largest offshore wind farm in Scotland with a capacity of 588MW has officially been opened by Prince Charles today. Located 13 kilometres off the coast of Caithness, the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm consists of 84 turbines, which will generate enough electricity to power around 450,000 homes every year. The wind farm – the fourth […]
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National Grid turns to AI for improved solar power forecasts
National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has turned to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help improve forecasts from solar panels and wind turbines in the UK. It joined forces with The Alan Turing Institute to develop the AI prediction methods that have so far helped deliver a 33% improvement in solar forecasting. Accurate […]
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Net zero: Andrea Leadsom urged to ‘act quickly’ on policies
The newly appointed Business and Energy Secretary Andrea Leadsom is facing immediate calls to act on a series of policies towards meeting the UK’s net zero carbon target. Rachel Reeves MP, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has written to the former energy minister to “act quickly” on policies such as […]
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