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Automated energy switching service raises £500k
A London-based automated energy switching service has raised more than half a million pounds at the end of the latest funding round. Switchd said the £500,000 worth of funding will allow the company to accelerate growth and expand the team. It was established in 2017 to help consumers “save more money than comparison sites and […]
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Retailers offered cash for water efficient business customers
Thames Water is offering financial incentives to retailers that encourage business customers to use water more efficiently. The retailers will receive a cash boost if they deliver “measurable savings” with their customers across water-stressed London and the Thames Valley under the new pilot programme expected to run until March 2020. It will reward in-region retailers […]
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Carlsberg pours away fifth of emissions since 2015
Carlsberg has poured away a fifth of its emissions since 2015. The brewer of brands including Tuborg, Holsten and Birrell has slashed its carbon footprint by 20% and limited its water waste by 9% as part of a series of sustainability goals, as well as now sourcing around 46% of its global energy needs from renewable sources. […]
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Clean energy sector teams up against network charging reform
The UK’s clean energy industry has teamed up to protest Ofgem’s proposed network charging reform. BEAMA, the Renewable Energy Association (REA), the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE), Tech UK, the Solar Trade Association (STA) and RenewableUK have joined forces to call on Secretary of State Greg Clark to review the government’s plans and provide market […]
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New ‘stringent’ environmental permit approved for Surrey oil site
A new permit imposing “stringent conditions” on an oil production site in Surrey has been issued. The Environmental Agency approved a variation to the bespoke environmental permit at the existing Palmers Wood site operated by IGas Energy Production. It includes several improved conditions required to meet the environmental standards within which industry can operate. It […]
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Could fully driverless cars hit UK roads this year?
The government could allow fully driverless vehicles to hit Britain’s roads by the end of this year. Under current rules, autonomous vehicles being tested on public roads must be insured and supervised by a driver – whether with a safety driver in the vehicle or with a remote safety operator – to resume control at […]
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US ‘to export more energy than it imports by 2020’
The US is expected to export more energy than it imports by 2020 for the first time since the 1950s. That’s according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which suggests that is likely to happen as increases in crude oil and natural gas production outpace growth in US energy consumption. The nation has been a […]
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Where is the biggest market for Tesla Model 3s?
Nearly two-thirds of Europe’s Tesla Model 3s are being sold in Norway, the Netherlands and Germany. As of the end of January, 19,300 of the long-awaited electric vehicles (EVs) have been placed on order, roughly 5,500 more than a month earlier. This is in comparison to around 40,00 sales of the Nissan LEAF and Renault […]
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BP, Drax and IP Group back C-Capture with £3.5m funding
A company developing a new technology to capture carbon emissions has secured investment from energy companies BP and Drax as well as technology commercialisation firm IP Group. C-Capture – a spin-out company from the Chemistry Department at the University of Leeds – said it has raised £3.5 million in a funding round led by the […]
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Europe, Middle East and Africa lead Q4 oil and gas contracts
The Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region saw 487 oil and gas contracts awarded in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018. That’s the verdict from analytics firm GlobalData, which recorded a total of 1,132 global contracts issued over the period. EMEA represented around 43% of the total awarded deals, with the Americas region closely following […]
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