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Solar-power plane stays up in the air for record 26 days
A solar-powered plane has successfully flown for a record 26 consecutive days. Airbus’ unmanned aircraft operates at an average altitude of 70,000 feet, has a wingspan of 25 metres and weighs only 75 kilograms. Solar panels on its wings can generate unlimited amounts of clean power and allow it to provide local satellite-like services as […]
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EU approves inclusion of 600MW CHP plant in Polish scheme
The European Commission has approved Poland’s plans to include a 600MW gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant in its existing scheme that supports high efficiency co-generation facilities. Co-generation help boost energy efficiency by recycling the heat from power production for other uses, with an overall benefit to the environment. The scheme, which was given […]
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Siemens reduces carbon emissions by 25%
Siemens has reduced its carbon emissions by more than 25% over the last three years. It is part of the company’s ambition to become climate neutral by 2030 – and is focusing on energy efficiency, decentralised energy systems, intelligent e-mobility and the purchase of renewable electricity to meet its goal. A total of 80% of […]
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Siemens Gamesa wins order for Norway’s giant wind farm
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has won a supply order for one of the largest onshore wind farms in Norway. It will provide 51 turbines for the Tonstad Wind Farm, being developed by French utility ENGIE, which will have a total capacity of 208MW. Installation of the wind farm in the municipalities of Sirdal and […]
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Caribbean aims to be world’s first ‘climate smart’ zone
Virgin Group Founder Richard Branson and Olympic Gold Medal Winner Usain Bolt are backing the Caribbean’s ambition to become the world’s first “climate smart” zone. The athlete helped launch the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator in Jamaica yesterday, a coalition of 26 countries and more than 40 private and public sector partners. He announced an annual $50,000 […]
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India’s Tata Power launches EV chargers in Hyderabad
Indian company Tata Power has launched charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) in the state of Hyderabad. It installed the chargers for IT company Cognizant as part of its ‘Go Green’ programme for its employees. It follows the launch of Tata Power’s first EV charging point in Mumbai, with nine chargers currently installed across various […]
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Smart meter deadline should be extended to 2023, says Citizens Advice
The deadline for rolling out smart meters across the UK should be extended by three years. Citizens Advice believes the current 2020 deadline, which will see up to 53 million smart meters replace traditional gas and electricity meters in homes and businesses, is “unrealistic”. It said while 80% of people who had a smart meter […]
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Balfour Beatty wins order for world’ largest offshore wind farm
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to build an onshore substation for the world’s largest offshore wind farm in the UK. Hornsea Project Two, being developed by Ørsted, will have a total capacity of 1.4GW and supply renewable electricity to more than 1.3 million homes when operational in 2022. The new substation will […]
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Dope! Drug testing at their fingertips for utility firms
A new portable fingerprint sweat analysis that enables utility firms to easily test employees for drug use has been launched. UK-based Intelligent Fingerprinting’s solution features an initial screening test that works by analysing sweat from a fingerprint to determine if an employee has recently used cannabis, cocaine, opiates or amphetamines. It says sample collection takes […]
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Scotland provides £5m for oil and gas decommissioning
The Scottish Government is providing an additional £5 million to help the oil and gas supply chain benefit from decommissioning the North Sea infrastructure. The Decommissioning Challenge Fund (DCF), which supports infrastructure upgrades and innovation in retrieval and transportation methods at ports and harbours, has been re-opened for a third round of funding. It also […]
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