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World’s coolest taxi? EVAn better…
World’s coolest taxi? EVAn better… Apr 26, 2015 Laura Buckley Sustainability Environment 0 World’s First Electric Taxi image: TUM create The world’s first electric taxi for tropical cities has been launched. The taxi called EVA has a fast-charging battery system which gives a range of up to 200km (124 miles) after a 15-minute recharge. EVA also […]
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Regional Sales Manager – McLean Ross
Regional Sales Manager – McLean Ross Apr 24, 2015 Geoff Curran Latest Jobs 0 Location – Yorkshire, United Kingdom The client, a water and waste water services company, seeks a Regional Sales Manager to join their business development team. The main responsibilities of the role include Business Development and Service Delivery activity across an assigned […]
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‘Fuel bank’ offers energy vouchers to neediest homes
‘Fuel bank’ offers energy vouchers to neediest homes Apr 24, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 Fuel voucher. Image: ELN People who self-disconnect their gas and electricity supply because they are unable to afford them are being offered free fuel vouchers. The so-called “fuel banks” initiative provides a £49 credit to families […]
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Credit markets set to go green
Credit markets set to go green Apr 25, 2015 Laura Buckley Energy Efficiency, Markets Finance 0 Copyright: Thinkstock Corporate borrowers are a ‘driving force’ in the market for green bonds, according to a report by Standard and Poor’s Rating services. Green bonds are used to fund green projects such as renewable energy in order to […]
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Fall in RHI business uptake
Fall in RHI business uptake Apr 24, 2015 Laura Buckley Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock / ELN There has been a decrease in the uptake of the government scheme which provides support for low carbon heating technologies. DECC published the quarterly figures for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) yesterday, which shows a 39% fall in business […]
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Wickes trains staff and saves £500k on energy
Wickes trains staff and saves £500k on energy Apr 24, 2015 Laura Buckley Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Wickes UK DIY store Wickes saved more than £500,000 on its energy bill last year after training its staff to cut energy usage. The company trained 146 member across 230 stores through Low Energy Company’s (LEC) quiz-style e-learning, which provided […]
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Political party pledges made easy
Political party pledges made easy Apr 23, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation 0 Fed up of all the jargon in the manifesto made by the UK’s political parties? Well, here’s a video showing some of the things they have on offer! The Conservatives said they will scrap support for onshore wind and back fracking. […]
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Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – Election manifesto pledges
Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – Election manifesto pledges Apr 23, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Latest Blogs, Policy Legislation 0 A trawl through the recently published potential energy policies of the major parties certainly covers a wide spectrum of views. It ranges from the Hans Christian Andersen approach, likely 100% wishful thinking, which would bankrupt the country […]
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Costa brews ‘zero energy’ coffee in new eco-pod
Costa brews ‘zero energy’ coffee in new eco-pod Apr 22, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Costa Costa has opened what it claims is the first “zero energy” coffee shop building in the UK. Dubbed the ‘Eco Pod’, the store at Wrekin Retail Park in Telford boasts a number of energy efficient […]
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General Electric backs 42MW Japanese solar
General Electric backs 42MW Japanese solar Apr 22, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 General Electric (GE) has agreed to invest in a 42MW solar power project in Japan. The solar farm in Futtsu City, around 67 kilometres southeast of Tokyo, is also backed by Japanese renewable energy developer Green Power Investment (GPI) and four […]
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