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How Solar Power is Keeping Kenya’s Kids in School
Solar power has long been considered a great alternative source of energy. But in Mihingoni Primary School in Kenya’s southeastern coastal county of Kilifi, it’s opening new doors for children to receive better education. Energy World reports that the school has begun adopting solar power technology, and with fantastic results. The initiative, which is made […]
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Ofgem consults on energy network firms’ funding requests
Ofgem is consulting on requests by several energy network companies to adjust funding under the price controls it sets. Network companies in the UK can apply for additional allowances to cover extra unforeseen costs above set price controls. The regulator has set out its initial views on these requests and final decisions will be made […]
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Sustainability is in the can with new water offering
Tesco is now stocking canned water as part of its move towards a more sustainable, plastic-free business model. The supermarket is among the first large retailers in the UK to start selling CanO Water’s 500ml product, which costs £1.15 and aims to replace the plastic bottles widely sold and thrown away across the country. The […]
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Nissan to sell EV battery unit to Chinese firm
Nissan is to sell its electric vehicle (EV) battery operations and production facilities to Chinese company Envision. The Japanese car manufacturer will, however, retain a minority interest in Automotive Energy Corporation Supply (AESC), which owns and operates battery plants in Sunderland, UK and Tennessee, US. AESC’s lithium-ion batteries power more than 340,000 Nissan LEAF vehicles […]
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Liverpool’s Royal Liver Building gets energy efficient with green upgrade
A specialist in energy efficiency solutions has helped preserve a Grade I listed building in Liverpool. BG Energy Solutions has completed a major plantroom project at the Royal Liver Building while avoiding the need for further refrigeration units on its rooftop, which would have jeopardised its listed status. Mutual life, pensions and investment company Royal […]
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Austrian cyclist speeds up for chain reaction on climate action
Austrian cyclist Michael Strasser has set out on a record-breaking attempt intended to raise awareness for climate change action. Dubbed ‘Ice2Ice’, the journey will take him from Alaska to Patagonia – said to be the longest overland route available – to demonstrate the links between personal transportation choices and climate change. Mr Strasser has become […]
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Rising sea temperatures force Vattenfall to close reactor in Sweden
Vattenfall has closed down a nuclear reactor at its Ringhals nuclear power plant in Sweden due to rising seawater temperatures. The energy giant said the decision to stop generation was made after running the reactor on reduced capacity since Monday. It said the temperature of water used to cool the facility has warmed to the […]
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Spain upgrades power connections with France in €578m interconnector deal
A grant agreement for a power line crossing the Bay of Biscay totalling €578 million (£515m) has been signed. The deal marks the largest Connecting Europe Facility investment ever awarded to an energy infrastructure project – the link will double the power exchange capacity between France and Spain by 2025. It was confirmed during a meeting in […]
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Only 9.5% of Yorkshire businesses are using solar panels
Only 9.5% of businesses in Yorkshire have installed solar panels, despite double this proportion of employees thinking it would be a good idea. That’s according to a poll of workers conducted by YES Energy Solutions, which claims many businesses are missing out on up to tens of thousands of pounds by not adopting the technology. […]
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South Asia and Pacific to receive $80bn for climate action
Countries in South Asia and the Pacific are to receive $80 billion (£61bn) in climate financing over the next decade. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide the funding under its new ‘Strategy 2030’ to help fight the disastrous impacts of climate change. It says countries in Asia and the Pacific are at the highest […]
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