31st July 2020 | Recycling
Plans to reduce waste and establish an ambitious long-term path for waste management and recycling across the UK have been published. In the latest step in government efforts to tackle waste, the Circular Economy Package sets a target to recycle 65% of municipal waste by 2035 and to have no more than 10% municipal waste…Read more
31st July 2020 | Commercial Energy
A new project launched by Western Power Distribution (WPD) and Ricardo Energy will trial new technology to help get over 3 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2030. The new DC Share project will be trialled in Taunton, Somerset, with an aim to deliver over 217,000 EV charges in urban spaces by 2023….Read more
30th July 2020 | Commercial Energy
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published its latest annual energy statistics, revealing that a record 37.1% of the electricity generated in the UK in 2019 was renewable. Published today (30 July), the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) serves as the Government’s energy “bible”, documenting figures on energy production, consumption,…Read more
27th July 2020 | Commercial Energy
Installing offshore wind capacity of 40GW in the UK, as well as the deployment of bioenergy and carbon capture and storage, could lead to negative emissions in the power sector by 2033, according to new research by National Grid ESO. National Grid ESO’s 2020 “Future Energy Scenarios” (FES) report said net zero carbon emissions can…Read more
26th July 2020 | Residential Energy
More than half of UK homeowners are planning to apply for the government’s new Green Energy Grant, research suggests. The grant, which was announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in July’s budget and will be available from September, will cover at least two thirds of the cost of energy-saving improvements. The average UK household can apply…Read more