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Tesco supports plastic bottle return scheme
Tesco supports plastic bottle return scheme Jan 12, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock Tesco supports the UK’s proposed plastic bottle return scheme. The supermarket giant has announced it is behind the implementation of a Deposit Return System (DRS) if it could be achieved practically and cheaply across the […]
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Car battery storage firm secures £3m funding
Car battery storage firm secures £3m funding Jan 13, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock A renewable energy company based in Newcastle has secured a £3 million investment to finance its growth plans across the rest of the country and Europe. Connected Energy specialises in converting car batteries into […]
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KiWi Power and Mitie Energy partner-up to offer DSR Services
KiWi Power and Mitie Energy partner-up to offer DSR Services Jan 12, 2018 george marshall Industry Round-up 0 One of the UK’s leading Demand Response Aggregators – KiWi Power – has partnered with facilities management giant Mitie Energy (a subsidiary of Mitie FM) – which is one of the UK’s largest Facilities Management companies – […]
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Smart meter rollout to be reviewed
Smart meter rollout to be reviewed Jan 12, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Daily Fact Film, Smart Data 0 The rollout of smart meters across millions of British households is to reviewed by the government spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) says it will investigate whether the planned £11 billion rollout will save customers money and […]
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Subsea developer secures funding for AI maintenance
Subsea developer secures funding for AI maintenance Jan 11, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Smart Data 0 Image: Shutterstock A UK subsea technology developer has secured funding from Innovate UK to develop a 3D visualisation system for offshore maintenance. Rovco will use the money as part of its artificial intelligence (AI) offshore inspection demonstrator project, […]
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Dell spots golden opportunity with jewellery line
Dell spots golden opportunity with jewellery line Jan 11, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Daily Fact Film 0 Technology giant Dell has released a jewellery line made out of gold from recycled computer motherboards. The firm is collaborating with actress, entrepreneur and activist Nikki Reed to create the Circular Collection by Bayou with Love. […]
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Brexit legislation ‘may breach environmental democracy laws’
Brexit legislation ‘may breach environmental democracy laws’ Jan 10, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Shutterstock Brexit legislation may breach environmental democracy laws because the British public weren’t consulted. That’s according to a UN-backed committee, which is considering a complaint from Friends of the Earth (FoE) that the bill to withdraw from […]
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Ofgem Chief says sorry for not capping bills sooner
Ofgem Chief says sorry for not capping bills sooner Jan 10, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Dermot Nolan, CEO of Ofgem. Image: Parliament The UK’s energy regulator has apologised for not capping energy bills sooner. Ofgem Chief Dermot Nolan was accused of being a passive bystander by MPs, who said he had […]
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Qatar Airways’ green performance takes off
Qatar Airways’ green performance takes off Jan 09, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Environment, Daily Fact Film 0 Qatar Airways significantly improved the environmental performance of its airline, airports, retail outlets and hotels in 2017. The company improved its use of aviation fuel, making its operations 2.5% more carbon efficient than the previous […]
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New rope and cable tech makes waves
New rope and cable tech makes waves Jan 09, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Water 0 Image: Shutterstock A lightweight and long-lasting fibre to connect wave energy devices in the sea has been created. London’s Brunel University invented the connector from Basaltium, which is made of recycled aluminium strengthened by tiny basalt fibres. It was […]
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