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Aquila Capital to offset emissions of its residential developments until 2025
Aquila Capital will offset the carbon dioxide emissions produced by its residential developments until 2025. The alternative investment specialist’s commitment covers all sites developed by Aquila Capital’s Spanish subsidiary AQ Acentor, which is among the country’s biggest residential developers with around 4,000 units under construction. By offsetting their gas and conventional electricity usage, it expects […]
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Utilities businesses risk GDPR penalties by not wiping old computers
Utilities are risking GDPR penalties by not wiping data off old computers before they are thrown out. That’s according to a survey of 1,002 workers from a range of sectors, conducted by IT firm Probrand – the results show 58% of businesses in the utilities industry failed to wipe the data from IT equipment they […]
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Siemens Gamesa to lead an EU-funded project to cut offshore wind costs
Alongside Aalborg University, Siemens Gamesa will lead an EU-funded research and development project to make offshore wind more affordable. The Integrated Implementation of Industrial Innovations for Offshore Wind Cost Reduction (i4Offshore) project will receive around €20 million (£18m) in support over its five-year duration. It aims to make renewable electricity more affordable and more sustainable, […]
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Octopus Energy teams up with If This Then That to automate energy tariff
UK-based renewable energy supplier Octopus Energy has teamed up with US app services firm If This Then That (IFTTT) to allow customers to automatically adjust their energy usage based on price fluctuations. It will allow energy users to create “Applets”, which trigger certain outputs under certain conditions – for instance, a system could be set […]
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‘More needs to be done to help disabled people get energy efficient’
Much more needs to be done to ensure disabled people and other groups suffering from fuel poverty can benefit from energy efficiency schemes. That’s the verdict from a new report published by the UK Energy Research Centre, the University of York and ACE Research, which suggests disabled people often have higher energy demands, because of […]
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Brazilian beer-maker brews up solar facility
Latin America’s largest brewer is to build a solar plant to supply clean power to its distribution centres. The facility in Brazil’s Minas Gerais region will power all of Ambev’s sites in the area and marks a step towards the firm’s plans to eventually use only renewable energy sources to supply its operations in the country. […]
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UK’s local electricity grid operators open doors to smart flexibility services
The UK’s local electricity grid operators have committed to opening up requirements for new electricity network infrastructure to include smart flexibility services. Energy Networks Association’s (ENA) Flexibility Commitment means households and businesses across the UK will benefit from a lower-cost, lower-carbon energy system. Local electricity operators plan to use flexibility services offered by renewable generation, demand-side […]
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GridBeyond and Electricity North West team up on flexible energy tech
GridBeyond and Electricity North West (Construction and Maintenance) have announced a new partnership to provide demand side response (DSR) and smart technology services. They will supply more than 900 industrial, commercial and public sector sites in the North West of England and aim to help better manage the decentralisation and flexibility of energy in the […]
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Octopus Energy signs five-year solar PPA with Shell
Octopus Energy has signed a five-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in Italy with Shell Energy Europe. The deal will see the firm supply power to the energy giant from its 70.5MW portfolio of unsubsidised solar assets across Italy. The agreement will include ‘Guarantees of Origin’, a label providing information on electricity from renewable sources to […]
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British Airways’ i360 tower takes going green to new heights
British Airways’ i360 tower is taking going green to new heights after switching to an Ecotricity 100% renewable energy tariff. The tourist attraction in Brighton takes the form of a glass viewing platform which rises 450ft above the seafront to offer views of the city, the South Downs National Park and the Sussex coastline. It was […]
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