4th September 2020 | Residential Energy
British Gas owner Centrica has today announced that it will acquire council energy supplier Robin Hood’s customers for an undisclosed amount. As a result of the sale, which will complete on 16 September, 250 staff will lose their jobs, the Telegraph reported. Robin Hood’s 112,000 residential customers and its 2.600 business customers will be transferred…Read more
3rd September 2020 | Commercial Energy
The energy industry is well on its way towards a more sustainable future. Over the past decade, emissions from fossil fuels have dropped by nearly 30%. The UK’s energy system has run without coal for two months during lockdown, causing some to question whether the last remaining coal-fired power stations should now be mothballed for…Read more
2nd September 2020 | Recycling
The recycling way in which plastic recycling is handled in the UK carries the potential for the next big scandal. While the government’s statutory guidance is supposed to clarify who is responsible, our research suggests that what happens to plastics we believe to be recycled in the UK is in reality quite obscure. Each council…Read more
31st August 2020 | Recycling
The Government has today stepped up its fight against single-use plastics by confirming that the plastic carrier bag charge will be extended to all retailers from April 2021. Since the charge was first introduced in 2015, the Government has successfully prevented billions of plastic bags being sold and ending up in the ocean and environment….Read more
31st August 2020 | Commercial Energy
UK renewables generation was up 32% year-on-year as biomass, wind and solar set new generation records in the second quarter of 2020, the latest Drax report shows. At one point renewable electricity sources were providing almost 70% (69.5%) of Britain’s electricity, the Drax Electrical Insights report found. During this period, wind and solar power provided…Read more
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Since then we have worked with FTSE 100 companies, one-man bands, across all categories.
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