13th October 2016 | Commercial Energy
Plans to equip every new or refurbished home in Europe with its own electric vehicle charging point have been announced in a draft European Union (EU) directive. As Europe makes progress with green transport solutions, the UK is falling behind because commitments to the number of ultra-low-emission vehicles on its roads are well below target….Read more
11th October 2016 | Recycling
Funding would be required if a direct recycling target was introduced for English local authorities, councils have said. The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (Larac) said Welsh and Scottish councils are more focussed on increasing their recycling rates because they had direct targets to reach. This follows moves by many English councils to introduce charges…Read more
9th October 2016 | Commercial Energy
Backers of an ambitious proposal to transform the UK’s power supply will learn in the next few weeks if they are to be given the go-ahead to build tidal lagoons to generate electricity. The green light could see a series of major lagoon projects costing more than £15bn being constructed around the coast of Britain….Read more
6th October 2016 | Commercial Energy
The Conservative Government have given “all-out” backing to fracking, with ministers steamrolling over local opposition. It is climate-polluting and unproven in the UK. On the other hand, onshore windfarms which have proved to be low-cost and low-carbon are undermined by the Government, with local opposition given power to block applications. Some observers have spotted hypocrisy…Read more
5th October 2016 | Commercial Energy
A report released by the renewable energy industry contains new data has revealed the extent of energy storage deployment and the industry’s potential future growth in the UK. As of August 2016, there are 35 standalone grid-connected projects, spanning technologies from lithium-ion batteries (the same technology used in mobile phones and electric vehicles) to pumped…Read more
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