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Veolia and Anglian Water target £1m savings
Veolia is working with Anglian Water to save more than £1 million through optimising energy and water processes. Over the three-year contract with Anglian Water, Veolia aims to improve energy management and significantly reduce the water company’s carbon footprint. Anglian Water supplies 1.2 billion litres of water each day to its customers – as the […]
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EBRD issues €600m green bond
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued a €600 million (£540m) green bond. The five-year offering is the first EUR-denominated bond the bank has released and its fourth benchmark-sized green bond. The new issue is due on the 10th of January 2024 – more than two-thirds of the final deal was allocated to […]
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Sunny success for solar farm’s grid connection in Australia
A 10MW solar power plant in Queensland, Australia, has been successfully connected to the grid. The 25-hectare facility in Northam was developed by EMC Lendlease, the joint venture between Carnegie subsidiary Energy Made Clean and an engineering, procurement and construction provider Lendlease. China-based solar panel manufacturer Risen Energy supplied more than 30,000 modules to the […]
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Could graphene see metal-air batteries rise to the top?
Could graphene see metal-air batteries rise to the top? Indian startup Log 9 Materials seems to think so – the firm, which is a spin-off from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, suggests the wonder material could solve the issue of range anxiety frequently associated with battery-powered vehicles. Founder Akshay Singhal says metal air batteries […]
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UK to bin food waste by appointing new champion
The government has appointed a Food Waste Champion to help promote awareness of the issue across the country. Philanthropist Ben Elliot has been appointed by Environment Secretary Michael Gove to help drive forward the government’s plans to cut food waste. Mr Elliot is the co-founder of lifestyle group Quintessentially – he will now work to support the implementation […]
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Thousands of nuclear files removed from public view
Thousands of archive files regarding the UK’s civil nuclear energy and atomic weapons programmes have been removed from public view. The withdrawal of documents dating from the 1930s to the 1980s from the National Archives happened without any explanation and has alarmed academics across the country. The sensitive information in question includes details relating to […]
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Minesto enters planning phase with Welsh Government
Minesto has entered a formal planning phase with the Welsh government for the second stage of public funding for its tidal technology. The move marks the next step towards the commercialisation of the marine developer’s clean energy project in Holyhead Deep, North Wales. The firm has submitted a project proposal which includes a grant amounting to […]
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Energy price cap enters force
The controversial energy price cap for consumers on default tariffs has entered force today. Ofgem expects the move will save around 11 million people an average of £76 a year, while opponents of the scheme suggest it could damage competition across the UK market. The cap limits the cost of each energy unit rather than […]
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Number of cheap energy deals ‘down 90% ahead of price cap’
The number of cheap energy deals has fallen by 90% through 2018 as the introduction of the energy price cap nears closer. That’s according to a new survey from Which?, which says this has left just eight tariffs costing less than £1,000 a year on the market. The watchdog says previously, energy customers had 77 […]
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New 7.2MW solar farm in Portugal starts soaking up the rays
The 7.2MW Vale Matanças solar farm in Portugal has entered full operation. Located in Alcácer do Sal, the Foresight Group’s new facility is the firm’s first investment in a Portuguese utility-scale solar asset which did not benefit from government subsidy. A decade-long power purchase agreement (PPA) has been signed with a Spanish utility company and […]
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