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  • Green levy exemption for EIIs pushed back until 2018

    Green levy exemption for EIIs pushed back until 2018 Jul 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The government’s planned exemption for energy intensive industries (EIIs) from some of the costs associated with green energy policies has been pushed back until next year. The Department for Business, Energy Industrial […]

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  • Shell to install EV chargers at selected UK fuel stations

    Shell to install EV chargers at selected UK fuel stations Jul 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: David Fowler/Shutterstock Shell has joined forces with a Dutch firm to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points at fuel stations. The 50kW fast chargers will be installed at selected Shell stations in the UK and the […]

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  • Buyers should be given ‘larger mortgages on greener homes’

    Buyers should be given ‘larger mortgages on greener homes’ Jul 19, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock/ELN Homebuyers could get bigger mortgages if the energy efficiency of properties were part of the lending criteria of banks and building societies. That’s according to new government-funded research, which found while 90% […]

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  • Tata Motors unveils India’s first biomethane bus

    Tata Motors unveils India’s first biomethane bus Jul 19, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon 0 Image: Tata Motors Tata Motors has unveiled the first biomethane bus in India. It has developed three models, with one already rolled out in the city of Pune. The compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles are expected to reduce emissions and […]

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  • Northern regions ‘breaching air quality limits by 150%’

    Northern regions ‘breaching air quality limits by 150%’ Jul 18, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Some regional cities in the UK are in breach of legal limits on air quality by up to 150%. That’s according to a new report, which is calling on the government to do […]

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  • World making ‘huge strides’ on green finance

    World making ‘huge strides’ on green finance Jul 18, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock The G20 and other nations have made “huge strides” over the last year on green finance. According to UN Environment, the countries have mobilised trillions of dollars of public and private capital needed to make sustainable […]

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  • Volker Beckers becomes ELN Chairman

    Volker Beckers becomes ELN Chairman Jul 17, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Latest Videos, Industry Round-up, Markets Finance, Top Stories 0   The former CEO of npower Volker Beckers has joined Energy Live News (ELN) as Chairman. Mr Beckers, who was the Chief Executive of npower from January 2010 to December 2012, brings with him a whole […]

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  • Spidey sense tingles for sustainability

    Spidey sense tingles for sustainability Jul 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Shutterstock A new method to make sustainable manmade spider silk has been developed. A team of scientists and architects from the University of Cambridge have worked out how to create the stretchy, strong substance without relying on energy intensive procedures or using toxic […]

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  • Court orders France to clean up air pollution

    Court orders France to clean up air pollution Jul 14, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Paris, France. Image: Shutterstock France’s highest legal authority has ordered the government to clean up the nation’s air pollution. The Conseil d’État has given the French Government nearly nine months to produce a plan, detailing […]

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  • Fifth of Britons rate interior deco over green upgrades

    Fifth of Britons rate interior deco over green upgrades Jul 16, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock More than a fifth of people in the UK would prioritise building an annex to get more space in their home above investing in energy saving measures. That’s according to the results of a […]

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