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  • Diverting food waste from landfill could be worth $22m

    Diverting food waste from landfill could be worth $22m Mar 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock Diverting New York’s food waste from landfills could produce a benefit of $22 million (£17.78m) each year. That’s according to a new report from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), which outlines the advantages of changing current […]

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  • Yorkshire’s largest hydropower plant officially opened

    Yorkshire’s largest hydropower plant officially opened Mar 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Barn Energy The biggest ever hydropower plant to be built in Yorkshire has officially been opened. The 500kW Kirkthorpe scheme, four miles east of Wakefield, has a turbine with the capability of generating enough electricity to […]

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  • Scotland approves 12MW floating wind farm

    Scotland approves 12MW floating wind farm Mar 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon 0 Image: Dounreay Tri A 12MW demonstration floating wind farm in Scotland has been granted planning consent. The two turbine Dounreay Trì project, which will be located six kilometres off the Caithness coastline, is expected to power nearly 8,000 homes upon […]

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  • Increased resource efficiency worth $2tn by 2050

    Increased resource efficiency worth $2tn by 2050 Mar 19, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock More efficient use of natural resources could reap annual economic benefits of $2 trillion (£1.6tn) by 2050. That’s according to new research from the UN’s International Resource Panel, which shows the savings could be used to offset […]

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  • Siemens open ‘dynamic grid’ to control transmission

    Siemens open ‘dynamic grid’ to control transmission Mar 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Siemens Siemens has opened a dynamic grid centre to manage future transmission systems in Germany. The firm believes the pilot installation in Ilmenau is the first of its kind in the world and says it will be the answer to the growing problem of managing […]

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  • Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – Why are we waiting?

    Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – Why are we waiting? Mar 18, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Latest Blogs, Top Stories 0 Is it just me finding the energy scene fairly quiet at the moment? I don’t think so. All the necessary and routine things appear to be happening – energy contracts are still being raised […]

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  • Co-op and Mars commit to greening supply chains

    Co-op and Mars commit to greening supply chains Mar 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The Co-op and Mars are the first food and drink firms to join a new online platform for green co-operation. The Manufacture 2030 initiative, launched by digital network business 2degrees, aims to reduce financial costs in companies’ supply […]

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  • Free ‘deep retrofits’ for vulnerable householders in Ireland

    Free ‘deep retrofits’ for vulnerable householders in Ireland Mar 16, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Shutterstock Elderly and vulnerable people whose homes are in poor condition in Ireland will be entitled to receive “deep retrofits” free of charge. Climate Action and Environment Minister Denis Naughten made the announcement as part of the nation’s […]

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  • Lead acid battery group to power US solar microgrid

    Lead acid battery group to power US solar microgrid Mar 15, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0 Image: Shutterstock A lead acid battery group is to add its expertise to a solar microgrid project in the US. The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) will help the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri ST) replace […]

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  • Energy efficiency helped save £290 a year on bills

    Energy efficiency helped save £290 a year on bills Mar 16, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Low Carbon, Policy Legislation, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Improved energy efficiency in the UK has helped offset low carbon policy costs on energy bills and reduced emissions. That’s according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), which found […]

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