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In pictures: The Energy Solutions Show
This slideshow requires JavaScript. The Energy Solutions Show (TESS) in Birmingham this week attracted more than 300 people from the industry. Various technologies were showcased, from energy storage to electric vehicles, procurement to sustainability, renewable energy and flexibility to much more. The day kicked off with networking, followed by sessions that were divided into four […]
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Michael R. Bloomberg commits $500m to shutting down US coal by 2030
Michael R. Bloomberg has committed to spend $500 million (£392m) on shutting down all remaining coal plants in the US by 2030. The former New York City Mayor has launched the Beyond Carbon campaign, which he claims is the largest ever movement to tackle climate change in the nation and will put the US on […]
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Icelandic waste to get shipped abroad for Dutch energy
Geminor has signed a deal to handle what it claims is the first ever export of treated waste from Iceland. The Norwegian resource management firm penned a five-year contract to ship refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from Iceland to the Netherlands, where it will be transported to a waste-to-energy facility. The agreement dictates a total of 70,000 […]
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Cobalt production ‘must nearly double to enable required EV growth’
Cobalt production needs to nearly double to make and charge enough electric vehicles (EVs) for the UK to meet its 2050 climate targets. That’s according to a letter co-authored by the Natural History Museum’s Head of Earth Sciences, Professor Richard Herrington, which has been delivered to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The letter suggests […]
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SSEN splashes £4.5m to protect island community’s power from floods
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is investing £4.5 million to protect the village of Osney Island in Oxford from having floods damage its power supply. The money will be used to elevate the area’s substation above the high-water level – the vital piece of infrastructure currently supplies power to more than 10,000 customers in […]
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SEAT’s first EV to hit the roads
SEAT has unveiled its first fully-electric vehicle (EV) offering. The Mii Electric will replace the petrol-engined version of the car, which the Spanish automobile manufacturer has announced it plans to stop producing in July. The Mii will feature an 82-horsepower electric motor, allowing it to accelerate to 31 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds and […]
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TESS 2019: How smart metering can make data collection simple
Are smart meters key to making data collection simple? Paul Farrell from IMServ will be exploring the issue at The Energy Solutions Show (TESS) on 5th June at the Millennium Point in Birmingham. He says energy brokers want to continue to provide added value services to their customers through quality energy analysis and notes with […]
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The world’s biggest businesses ‘face trillion dollars in climate risk’
The world’s 215 biggest companies face $1 trillion (£790tn) in climate change risks. That’s according to a new report from CDP, which suggests many of these impacts are likely to hit within the next five years. The organisation, which runs the global disclosure system for environmental information, suggests extreme weather patterns, rising global temperatures and […]
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TESS 2019: What’s the future of third party costs?
What’s the future of third party costs (TPCs)? TPCs make up the largest proportion of the average UK electricity bill, which is a shock to many businesses. What’s more, the costs are constantly changing and in increasingly complex ways. Lewis Scott, Forecasting and Analysis Manager at Haven Power will offer some answers at The Energy […]
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Wendel Hortop
Wendel, Commercial Analyst at Open Energi, specialises in the building of business cases for flexible assets within the changing UK energy system. He has pushed the development of increasingly complex revenue modelling and encouraged battery developers to take the possibilities of energy trading into account when building investment cases, especially with changes to Triads on […]
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