30th November 2016 | Commercial Energy
Four of the world’s top auto marketer have agreed to invest in thousands of fast-charging sites across Europe to boost mainstream acceptance of electric cars. They have been spurred by the success of US rival, Tesla, which has received huge pre-orders for its Model 3 car. German rivals, VW, Daimler’s Mercedes, BMW and Ford’s European…Read more
29th November 2016 | Commercial Energy
A scheme which aims to be the world’s largest tidal power project has started to generate electricity. The first turbine of the MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth, off the north coast of Scotland, was successfully installed last week and has begun producing its first power. The expectation is that a further three 1.5 megawatt…Read more
29th November 2016 | Commercial Energy
For the first time, more than half of the UK’s electricity was generated from low-carbon sources in the third quarter of 2016: this is in contrast to five years ago, when the figure stood at little over 25%. During Q3 2016, coal accounted for just 3% of the UK’s electricity. The findings, produced by researchers…Read more
29th November 2016 | Recycling
Only a third of plastic packaging used in consumer products is recycled each year, with almost two-thirds sent to landfill or incinerated, according to new research. 1.5m tonnes of recyclable plastic used in Britain in 2015 and only 500,000 tonnes were recycled: these figures are from the Recoup UK Household Plastics Collection survey. The national…Read more
29th November 2016 | Water
English small businesses are unprepared for Water Deregulation, which will take place in April 2017. A new research study Utilitywise, an independent utility management consultancy, says that most businesses are unaware and unprepared for the Water Deregulation. The survey highlights a lack of knowledge about Water Deregulation with only one in four businesses feeling “informed”…Read more
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