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TESS 2019: Electrifying business vehicle fleets ‘already makes economic sense’
Electrifying business vehicle fleets already makes economic sense. That’s the verdict from Haven Power’s Vehicle Lead Adam Hall, who will be hosting a session at The Energy Solutions Show 2019 in Birmingham’s Millennium Point on the 5th of June. He suggests electric vehicles (EV), which represent a small but rapidly growing part of the transport […]
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Centrica launches global EV offer with solar and storage
Centrica has launched a new offer that will enable businesses to install solar panels and battery storage technologies to tackle the challenges of the electric vehicle (EV) transition. Businesses will be able to meet the additional power demands of new charging points by generating, storing and managing their own electricity on site. The ‘EV Enablement’ […]
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UN: Healthy ecosystems can provide 37% of climate solution
Healthy ecosystems can provide around 37% of the mitigation needed to limit the increase in global temperatures. That’s according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who warned against the “unprecedented threats” facing the world’s ecosystems, which are accelerating climate change. He noted since 1990, deforestation has caused the loss of more than 290 million hectares of […]
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UPS turns to rubbish gas to clean up its emissions
UPS has made what it claims is the largest purchase to renewable natural gas (RNG) in the US. The delivery giant is buying 170 million gallons equivalent of the fuel source for its vehicles, produced naturally from bio sources like landfills, dairy farms and wastewater treatment facilities. The contract runs through 2025 and will support […]
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Ørsted offers greener gas to businesses
Ørsted has announced is it now offering two greener gas options to businesses. One of the products is biogas, which comes with guaranteed certificates of origin so businesses can report near-zero emissions from their gas consumption. It is also offering a carbon neutral gas product, with emissions offset through investment in sustainable development projects, such […]
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Toyota to test blockchain peer-to-peer energy trading in Japan
Toyota Motor Corporation has joined forces with the University of Tokyo and TRENDE to test peer-to-peer electricity trading using blockchain technology. The pilot will start next month at Toyota’s Higashifuji Technical Centre and the surrounding area in Japan to enable homes, businesses as well as electric vehicles (EVs) to trade power. As distributed electricity supplies […]
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David Higgins
Working in the energy industry for over 30 years, David Higgins has been at the forefront of developing and implementing energy saving practices that have benefited a wide variety of businesses. Through his work at Ignite Energy, clients have achieved savings worth tens of millions of pounds and made equally large reductions in carbon emissions, benefitting […]
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London’s cycle strike takes climate action up a gear
Climate activists on bikes formed a convoy through London to block traffic and raise awareness about the role of low carbon transport in cutting the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. Hundreds of protestors met up at two separate locations, Russell Square and Waterloo Roundabout, before joining up and cycling to Westminster, where the School Strike for […]
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Shivangi Sharma
Shivangi Sharma is a post-doctoral research fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering, a part of BCES and working with an ERDF funded project called ATETA; Accelerating Thermal Energy Technology Adoption. She’s had a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems from the University of Edinburgh followed by a PhD in […]
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Wanye Muncaster
Wayne is a fellow of the Institute of Sales Management, and brings over 20 years’ experience in both strategic and operational roles within the UK energy markets. Wayne has considerable leadership experience, having successfully managed teams throughout his career, specialising in technology, software and services within the UK and EU energy markets for the last […]
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