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Let there be light! Gloucester Cathedral goes solar
Let there be light! Gloucester Cathedral goes solar Nov 04, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral is currently installing up to 200 solar panels on its roof. The renewable upgrade to the Grade I listed building will cost £100,000 and is expected to cut its energy use by 25%, saving enough power to […]
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Brits to waste £2.2m on energy in next four months
Brits to waste £2.2m on energy in next four months Nov 06, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock More than half of annual household energy will be consumed in the next four months, costing consumers £2.2 billion more than it could do. As average temperatures halve from 12°C in October to […]
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Global oil storage market to reach 2.16bn cubic meters by 2025
Global oil storage market to reach 2.16bn cubic meters by 2025 Nov 04, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Shutterstock The global oil storage market is expected to reach 2.16 billion cubic meters (bcm) by 2025. That’s according to a new report, which forecasts Asia Pacific to emerge as the fastest growing region […]
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Green offices can ‘boost workplace productivity and cut costs’
Green offices can ‘boost workplace productivity and cut costs’ Nov 05, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Businesses could massively increase productivity in the workplace by improving office design. Air quality improvement, natural light and more spacious office buildings can have a significant impact on the health, well-being and productivity of […]
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Delegates say Energy Live 2016 was a hit
Delegates say Energy Live 2016 was a hit Nov 04, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Industry Round-up, Latest Videos, Top Stories 0 Delegates who attended the Energy Live 2016 conference yesterday believe it was a great success. The event attracted more than 650 people, which included suppliers, brokers, energy end users, students and experts from the […]
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Oil and gas firms invest $1bn to cut carbon
Oil and gas firms invest $1bn to cut carbon Nov 04, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Thinkstock. A group of 10 major oil and gas companies have today announced an investment of $1 billion (£799 million) to accelerate the deployment of innovative low carbon technologies. Over the next 10 years, the Oil and Gas Climate […]
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M&S gives a spark to community energy projects
MS gives a spark to community energy projects Nov 03, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Marks Spencer MS Energy has unveiled the winners of its £350,000 Community Energy Fund. The scheme saw nearly 80,000 people vote for their favourite project to win funding so they could install renewable technology or energy […]
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E.ON builds battery energy storage site in US
E.ON builds battery energy storage site in US Nov 03, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Thinkstock E.ON has begun the construction of a battery energy storage project in the US. Iron Horse is a customised 10MW lithium-ion battery facility with an adjacent 2MW solar array. The project, which is located at the University […]
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India ‘must install 10GW of renewables each year’
India ‘must install 10GW of renewables each year’ Nov 02, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock India needs to install more than 10GW of renewables each year between 2017 and 2022 to meet its green target. According to a new study, total annual investments in Indian utility-scale projects crossed the $10 billion (£8.18bn) mark […]
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UK among top countries tackling climate change
UK among top countries tackling climate change Nov 02, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The UK is a significant contibutor to reducting carbon intenstiy, with the second largest decline among 20 nations. It posted a 6% fall between 2014 and 2015, a new report from PricewaterhouseCooper reveals. That means the nation reduced its […]
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