UK energy price cap will not start this winter – Ofgem

11th October 2017 | Residential Energy

A government plan to cap the most common form of gas and electricity tariffs for millions of British households would not come into effect in time for this winter, energy regulator Ofgem said in Wednesday. Prime Minister Theresa May stunned the industry last week when she announced a plan to impose price caps on standard…Read more

Four solutions to the disposable coffee cup problem

11th October 2017 | Recycling

Since last year, when we were all made aware of the UK’s unrecycled cup mountain, some of us have found it hard to buy a takeaway coffee without being wracked with guilt. In the UK, we throw away an estimated 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups every year. In theory, they are “recyclable”, but in practice,…Read more

Drax embarks on battery storage research project

10th October 2017 | Commercial Energy

Drax Group is working with the University of Sheffield on cutting edge research that could help revolutionise the UK’s energy future. The company, which owns and operates the country’s largest power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire, is sponsoring three PhD projects at the university. Having transformed half of its coal fired power station to…Read more

RECOUP publishes results of plastics recycling survey

10th October 2017 | Recycling

A survey carried out by RECycling of Used Plastics Ltd (RECoup), a not-for-profit working to promote plastics recycling, has found that over half a million tonnes of plastics were collected in the UK in 2016. Household Plastics Collection Survey, launched at the RECOUP plastics recycling conference, has highlighted the need to invest in kerbside recycling…Read more

Mega-battery plant to come online in Sheffield

9th October 2017 | Commercial Energy

Britain’s switch to greener energy will take another significant step forward this week with the opening of an industrial-scale battery site in Sheffield. Eon said the facility, which is next to an existing power plant and has the equivalent capacity of half a million phone batteries, marked a milestone in its efforts to develop storage…Read more

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