23rd November 2020 | Commercial Energy
Hundreds of businesses may be forced to pay millions of pounds for electricity they have not used since March due to being “blindsided” by energy usage agreements, the boss of the Co-op has warned. Steve Murrells, chief executive of the group, made the comments as new data from the Co-op power energy buying group revealed…Read more
23rd November 2020 | Commercial Energy
Despite its potential role in energy transition and economic recovery, hydrogen is several years from achieving its potential, S&P Global Rating’s Infrastructure and Utilities conference learned. The virtual conference heard that despite country-level commitments to ramp up production – market uncertainty, high production costs and the need for new infrastructure are holding back progress. Experts…Read more
19th November 2020 | Residential Energy
The new Government “green industrial revolution” will see gas boilers banned and all new homes in London fitted with ground and water heat pumps to help tackle climate change. This will total around 80,000 per year in London by 2028. “Boris is really going for it, first cars and now boilers – basically you are…Read more
18th November 2020 | Commercial Energy
In a move to burnish Britain’s green credentials, Boris Johnson is to announce a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. He is following other political leaders, including Joe Biden, in promising lavish carrots to energise the market for electric cars along with sticks to outlaw petrol cars. Unfortunately, electric…Read more
16th November 2020 | Recycling
Carbon emissions from waste disposal are increasing because of the expansion of energy-from-waste incineration plants, a coalition of campaigners has warned. By 2030 the government’s push to increase incineration of waste will increase CO2 emissions by 10m tonnes a year, mostly from the burning of plastics, the groups said. They argue that the growth in…Read more