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SSE Business Energy
SSE Business Energy provides sustainable energy solutions designed to help meet the specific needs and ambitions of businesses of all sizes. All customers are assisted by UK based service teams, providing support tailored to each business’s scale and scope. Currently, SSE Business Energy supplies around 500,000 business sites with electricity and gas, offering a wide […]
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Three councils win €1.9m EU grant for energy projects
Three councils have been granted a total of €1.9 million (£1.7m) for a new wave of energy projects in South West England. Bristol City Council, in partnership with Devon and Plymouth Councils, will use the grant from the European Investment Bank and the European Commission to improve the energy efficiency of domestic and commercial properties, […]
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Giant solar farms to power Google’s data centres
Google has announced it is buying electricity from 1.6 million solar panels to power two of its new data centres in the US. The deal with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) covers 413MW of capacity – equivalent to the combined size of 65,000 home rooftop solar systems. The two biggest solar farms, located in Hollywood, […]
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Highland Spring launches 100% recycled plastic bottles
Highland Spring has launched what it claims is the first 100% recycled plastic bottle on sale in the UK. The bottle, which will be a permanent part of the company’s UK products range, will be slightly cloudier than standard versions. They are also more expensive to manufacture, which may add around 5p to the total cost when […]
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Lucozade Ribena Suntory invests £13m in efficiency upgrade
Lucozade Ribena Suntory has announced a £13 million investment to install a new, high-speed bottle filler at its factory in Coleford, Gloucestershire. The company expects the equipment will reduce the amount of water and energy used during the manufacturing process by 40% per bottle and enable an overall reduction in water usage of 4.4% at […]
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London to create ‘world’s most advanced’ air quality monitoring network
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the launch of what is claimed to be the world’s most advanced and comprehensive air quality monitoring network. The city is collaborating with Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) and Google Earth Outreach for the Breathe London project, which will use a range of fixed and mobile sensors to build […]
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BayWa r.e. signs deal to handle operations of 13 solar farms
Renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. has secured the contract for handling the operations and maintenance (OM) of 13 solar farms across the UK on behalf of Octopus Investments. The renewable energy facilities have a combined output of 61.1MW. The move means BayWa r.e has now grown its serviced portfolio to more than 1.9GW of utility-scale […]
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Webinar: Targeted Charging Review: Likely Winners and Losers in Energy Charges Shake Up
Our webinar will take you through Ofgem’s proposed changes to the way in which major non-commodity charges such as Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) and Distribution Use of System (DUoS) are calculated. Then we’ll look at which consumers are likely to benefit – and which will face large cost increases – and why where […]
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India to take the crown for solar energy
India is expected to take the crown for solar energy after a massive 5GW facility was announced for the country. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) expects the solar farm to be the world’s largest – it will be built in the Ladakh region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, where there […]
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Somerset charity awarded £80k to tackle fuel poverty
The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has been awarded £80,000 to help local households use less energy and escape fuel poverty. The Energy Saving Trust awarded the funding, which was sourced from UK energy companies through a series of voluntary payments. The independent charity will use to money to work with around 2,000 vulnerable households […]
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The cheapest kWh of energy is the one you don't use Delvin Lane, Head of Energy 360, British Gas