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Vattenfall to spend €200m on Dutch wind project
Vattenfall to spend €200m on Dutch wind project Oct 30, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Image: Vattenfall Vattenfall is to invest more than €200 million (£177m) in an onshore wind project in the Netherlands. The Swedish firm plans to repower and expand the Wieringermeer wind farm, replacing older wind mills […]
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G20 nations ‘must improve climate action’
G20 nations ‘must improve climate action’ Oct 30, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock G20 nations around the world need to ensure businesses improve on their patchy decarbonisation progress. That’s the verdict delivered in a new report from PwC, which shows although the carbon intensity of the global economy […]
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Enel charges up EV portfolio with new acquisition
Enel charges up EV portfolio with new acquisition Oct 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon 0 Enel has bought an electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure developer. The Italian power and gas distributor has acquired California-based eMotorWerks, which owns a network of EV charging stations and operates an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for the […]
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Anglian Water donates £100k after sewage leak
Anglian Water donates £100k after sewage leak Oct 29, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment, Top Stories, Water 0 Image: Anglian Water Anglian Water has agreed to donate £100,000 to an environmental charity after it polluted Houghton Brook in Cambridgeshire with sewage. According to the Environment Agency, around 150 fish died when sewage from Ilex Road […]
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How can you get energy on the c-suite agenda?
How can you get energy on the c-suite agenda? Oct 27, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance 0 Image: ELN How can you get energy on the c-suite agenda? Find out at Energy Live Expo in London next week, where Finlay McCutcheon, Director of SSE Business Energy will discuss how businesses looking to achieve long term […]
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BP and Shell ‘dragging feet on climate change’
BP and Shell ‘dragging feet on climate change’ Oct 28, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Low Carbon, Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Tonktiti / Shutterstock / JuliusKielaitis BP and Shell is putting shareholder capital at risk by “dragging their feet” on climate change. That’s the claim from non-profit investment campaign ShareAction, which says both energy giants […]
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Coca-Cola applies for self-supply retail water licence
Coca-Cola applies for self-supply retail water licence Oct 27, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Water 0 Image: Mejini Neskah/Shutterstock Coca Cola European Partners (CCEP) has applied for a self-supply water and sewerage licence in England. If granted, it will enable the company to provide retail services to itself and associated companies in the group, regulator Ofwat said. […]
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Siemens Gamesa wins turbine order in Norway
Siemens Gamesa wins turbine order in Norway Oct 26, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Siemens Gamesa Siemens Gamesa has won an order to supply turbines for a wind farm in Norway. The onshore Nordicht wind project is said to be one of Europe’s largest developments, with a total capacity of 281.4MW. Siemens Gamesa […]
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Saudi Arabia announces 100% clean energy megacity
Saudi Arabia announces 100% clean energy megacity Oct 26, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0 Image: cpaulfell / Shutterstock Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a $500 billion (£377.4bn) megacity, which will be powered entirely by renewable energy. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has already named the city ‘NEOM’ and has suggested it will span 26,500 […]
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On-the-spot fines for litter louts doubled to £150
On-the-spot fines for litter louts doubled to £150 Oct 26, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment, Daily Fact Film 0 Maximum on-the-spot litter fines are to almost double from £80 to £150 from April next year. It is part of the government’s new measures to deal with litter louts, which includes fines for owners of […]
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