Half of British households recycle less than 50% of their waste

22nd September 2017 | Recycling

Nearly one in two households in Britain recycle less than 50 per cent of the waste they produce, according to new figures. And many blame supermarkets for using too much packaging on products. The research also found that one in three people believe the amount of waste their household produces has increased over the past…Read more

Lib Dems: six ways to make the UK “zero carbon” by 2050

19th September 2017 | Commercial Energy

Liberal Democrat report details how a net zero carbon emissions economy will require carbon capture and storage, greater energy efficiency major forest planting efforts, and much more. For what now seems the briefest of moments the UK government was keen to prioritise raising the country’s official climate targets to deliver a net zero carbon emissions…Read more

Lifting the lid on the waste revolution

14th September 2017 | Recycling

From fly-tipped fridges to landfilled leftovers, WRAP CEO Marcus Gover is in charge of convincing UK businesses and consumers of the value of waste. Not many people want to talk about the contents of their bins. Fewer still will volunteer for a hands-on investigation of what goes in them and how it got there. The…Read more

Breakthrough decision on battery storage

14th September 2017 | Commercial Energy

The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) announced on Wednesday that Anesco, a UK-based renewable energy company, will be the first commercial solar farm to retain their Renewables Obligation (RO) subsidy status even when the electricity generated is used to charge storage batteries. Anesco operates three solar farms in the UK where battery storage…Read more

Scotland “Saudi of Wind”

13th September 2017 | Commercial Energy

Experts have claimed that the UK is now the “Saudi Arabia of wind” after a government auction of renewable-energy contracts saw the cost of offshore generation fall below that of new nuclear power and gas for the first time. University College London (UCL) described the unexpected slashing of prices of electricity from new windfarms, including…Read more

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