11th October 2020 | Commercial Energy
Speaking at the Conservative Party conference earlier this week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a bold vision for the future of the UK’s energy system. During his speech, the PM outlined a new energy strategy that will be driven by offshore wind, and underpinned by hydrogen and carbon capture. The Prime Minister’s green…Read more
8th October 2020 | Commercial Energy
Nuclear energy could help the UK achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, not only through the generation of low-carbon electricity but also by fully utilising the generated heat, according to a policy briefing published yesterday by the Royal Society. This heat could be used to heat homes, produce hydrogen and decarbonise industry, it says. The…Read more
5th October 2020 | Recycling
Small changes in municipal waste composition could push energy from waste above landfill in generating climate change emissions, a Scottish Government funded report has found. The study also reasons that energy from waste can no longer be considered a “low carbon technology” in the UK, largely because electricity generation is becoming more decarbonised. The technical…Read more
2nd October 2020 | Commercial Energy
Humankind’s first attempt at air travel was not – as many believe – the creation of aeroplanes that hurtle across continents and nations. In 1783, passengers huddled in airships that floated across the Atlantic between Europe and America – carried gently for thousands of miles. This was made possible by the lightest and most abundant…Read more
30th September 2020 | Recycling
A Circular Economy describes an economic system which eliminates as much production waste as possible in order to continually reuse resources. In other words, it is a system which maximises the value of resources by recycling and repurposing them as much as possible. This is in contract to a conventional linear economy where products are…Read more