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Mike Holmes
Mike is a committed engineering professional with varied experience of commercial and technical aspects relating to infrastructure projects within the energy sector. He is responsible for managing all aspects of project delivery, with particular regard to safety, time, cost and quality. He has 10 years’ experience in the transmission and distribution industry in the UK […]
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Latest Jobs – Commercial Account Manager – RedZone Recruitment
Our client, a global leader in the construction and operation of off shore wind farms, is looking for a Commercial Account Manager to join their Commercial Sales department. As part of the UK B2B sales team you will develop and grow business opportunities and respond to tenders provided by Third Party Intermediaries (TPI). The Commercial […]
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UK injects £52m into solar power plant in Kenya
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has welcomed funding totalling £52 million that has been raised for a solar power plant in Kenya. The project, run by British-headquartered power company Globeleq and funded by CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, is due to come online in 2020. It will provide clean electricity to the Malindi region in […]
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Supermarkets urged to step up to the plate and halve food waste
Supermarkets in the UK, along with chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers, are being urged to take action to drive down food waste from all sources. Environment Secretary Michael Gove is hosting a summit next week, when he will call on 300 organisations and prominent individuals to set an ambitious target to halve food waste by 2030 […]
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RBS and Landsec step up green corporate efforts
RBS and Landsec have become the first companies in the world to become members of all three corporate leadership initiatives of The Climate Group. The non-profit’s initiatives are focused on what it says are the three critical areas for delivering a clean economy by 2050 – electric vehicles (EV100), energy productivity (EP100) and renewable power […]
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Third of Brits say they would avoid flying to help the planet
Nearly a third of the British public say they would be willing to give up travelling by plane or reduce the amount they do to help save the planet. That’s the consensus highlighted in a new 899-person poll conducted by Sky Data, which reveals around 53% say they would be unwilling to significantly reduce the […]
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Renewable Energy Association contests proposed tax hike on low carbon tech
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has contested a proposed tax hike on low carbon tech. The clean energy organisation has called on HMRC not to increase VAT rates for technologies such as domestic solar, biomass boilers and battery storage by between 5% to 20%, as suggested in a consultation closing today. It notes most domestic […]
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UN and Luxembourg ink deal to boost green finance
Luxembourg has signed an agreement to back a UN Environment-convened network that helps the world’s major financial centres to accelerate green and sustainable finance. It is providing $500,000 (£384,491) in funding to the International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S), which currently has 22 members so far from Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. […]
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Sainsbury’s to phase out black plastic by March 2020
Sainsbury’s has committed to phasing out black plastic by March 2020. The supermarket has committed to removing a further 1,280 tonnes of plastic from products over the next year and ensuring all plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. It says it will also introduce a trial scheme for customers to ‘pre-cycle’ – […]
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Alex Hill
Alex’s career in the energy industry began in 2007 with the realization that energy management products and services were being developed at such a rate that companies were struggling to keep up, and struggling to identify which technologies might work for them. Founding an independent energy consultancy straight out of university, Alex gained an in-depth […]
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