26th April 2018 | Recycling
A charge placed on disposable coffee cups in select Starbucks outlets has led to a 150 per cent increase in reusable cup use, according to a preliminary assessment by the company. As part of the coffee giant’s efforts to tackle disposable coffee sup waste, it has added a 5p charge to all paper cups sold…Read more
25th April 2018 | Commercial Energy
The UK yesterday hit a milestone of running without coal power for three days in a row – the longest coal-free period in the country since the 1880s. It started on Saturday morning and ended on Tuesday, according to National Grid, hitting a total of 72 hours and 10 minutes. Without coal on the grid,…Read more
24th April 2018 | Commercial Energy
In the United Kingdom, electricity produced from coal declined from 42% of total electricity generation in 2012 to 7% in 2017. According to UK National Grid data, on April 21, 2017, the country went 24 hours without any electricity generated from coal for the first time since the 1880s. In January 2018, the UK government…Read more
21st April 2018 | Residential Energy
The energy providers have taken the opportunity when we’re thinking about better weather to hike their prices for gas and electricity, so now would be a good time to switch. The weather’s warming up, and the last thing on anyone’s mind are energy bills. That means the energy firms have got you just where they…Read more
20th April 2018 | Commercial Energy
Britain’s Drax plans to cut the cost of the electricity it generates from biomass by a third over the next 10 years to reduce its reliance on subsidies, its CEO told Reuters. Drax, which generates about 6 percent of Britain’s electricity, has converted three of its previously coal-fired units to using biomass wood pellets, often…Read more
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