16th October 2018 | Commercial Energy
Scottish Power has announced that it will generate all of its electricity from wind power instead of coal and gas in the future, becoming the first major UK energy company to make such a shift. The move, announced on Tuesday morning, came as a consequence of the firm selling the rest of its conventional energy…Read more
16th October 2018 | Commercial Energy
Exploratory shale gas drilling will begin today in the UK for the first time in seven years. However, already this morning protesters have tried to prevent shale gas firm Cuadrilla from recommencing “fracking” at a site in Lancashire, England. Operations at the site near Blackpool have been at the centre of a legal row for…Read more
12th October 2018 | Commercial Energy
New research amongst UK SMEs reveals that nine out of ten (90%) of businesses believe incorporating sustainable and environmentally friendly processes is important. But 52% don’t feel enough is being done to link national government support with local government implementation of green initiative across the UK. Collaborate UK 2018, CitySprint’s sixth annual survey of over…Read more
11th October 2018 | Commercial Energy
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has described the UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) industry as a huge economic opportunity for the UK ahead of November’s Autumn Statement. ABDA Chief Executive Charlotte Morton has this week written to Robert Jenrick MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, outlining the economic and environmental benefits of AD, a…Read more
11th October 2018 | Commercial Energy
Both EDF Energy and Nissan have been active in developing the market for electric vehicles and will bring substantial technical expertise to the wide-ranging agreement, which also covers future collaboration across smart charging, batteries, decentralised generation and grid integration. The first joint project will see the partners explore the business case for recycling retired batteries…Read more