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EU imposes limits to steel imports after Trump’s tariffs
Measures to limit the imports of steel products into the European Union have come into effect. They replace the provisional ones from July 2018 in response to the decision by US President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on steel imports, which causes a diversion of trade flows into the EU. The European Commission’s investigation showed […]
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Equinor offers access to wind farms to develop new tech
Equinor is offering the offshore wind supply chain access to its wind farms to help commercialise new technologies. The firm aims to encourage companies to come up with new operations and maintenance technologies, products and services for deployment by the industry after 2025. The Norwegian energy giant will provide potential supplier access to its Scira, […]
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Offshore wind ‘could provide half of UK’s power demand’
Offshore wind could provide a cost-effective and low carbon route to providing at least half of the UK’s future electricity demand. That’s the verdict made in a new report commissioned by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC), which claims a long-term government strategy would enable private investment into the sector to continue, resulting in projects […]
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Green ‘pollution barriers’ to fight toxic air in London schools
Green “pollution barriers”, made up of hedges and plants, are to be set up around playgrounds in London’s primary schools to fight toxic air. The project will cover 29 primary schools located next to some of the most polluted roads in the capital, using £400,000 of funding from Mayor Sadiq Khan’s ‘Community Green Space’ scheme. […]
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BP to link 36,000 workers’ bonuses to emissions reductions
BP has pledged to add emissions reductions as a factor in the reward of 36,000 of its employees, including executive directors. Last year, the energy giant set a goal to reduce 3.5 million tonnes of emissions in its operations worldwide by 2025. It said progress has been made towards this target, which has now been […]
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Adidas doubles recycled plastic shoe production
Adidas has announced plans to more than double the amount of shoes it is making from recycled plastic waste in 2019. The trainer and fashion brand aims to produce 11 million pairs of its Ultraboost Parley in 2019, in partnership with environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans. This is a vast step up from a […]
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Rolls-Royce inks deal for Hinkley backup power
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to provide backup power to the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. It is supplying EDF with four diesel generator sets that have an output of 3,600kW each, guaranteeing power in the event of any unplanned outages. The contract follows a previous agreement for heat exchangers agreed […]
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Got an idea to drive innovation in the water sector?
Innovators are being invited to share their ideas in helping businesses and the public sector become more efficient and use water more effectively. Water Plus has launched a new competition to help organisations save money or reduce costs by using less natural resources. It is providing up to £5,000 for the top innovative idea and […]
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Price of EVs ‘is a challenge but councils must encourage adoption’
The current price of electric vehicles (EVs) is a challenge but it is important for councils across London and the rest of the UK to encourage the switch to low carbon transport. That’s the verdict from Southwark Council’s Richard Livingstone, Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport Management and Air Quality, who spoke to ELN at the […]
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Utilita Energy appointed to take on failed Our Power’s customers
Ofgem has appointed Utilita Energy to take on the customers of failed supplier Our Power. It will now supply gas and electricity to an additional 31,000 domestic customers after the regulator confirmed the demise of Our Power last week. Utilita will honour all outstanding credit balances, including money owed to both existing and former customers […]
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