10th June 2020 | Commercial Energy
Germany’s cabinet passed a national hydrogen strategy on Wednesday as part of a wider push to decarbonise Europe’s largest economy, government sources said. Sectors such as steelmaking, heating, transportation and chemicals are beginning to develop large-scale hydrogen applications to gradually replace fossil fuels. Germany ultimately aims to use renewable energy such as wind or solar…Read more
9th June 2020 | Commercial Energy
As of midnight tonight, the UK will not have used coal-powered electricity for two months, the longest period of power generation without coal since the Industrial Revolution. On 8 April, the last of the UK’s four remaining coal power plants was switched off, with all electricity subsequently provided by a combination of gas and low-carbon…Read more
8th June 2020 | Commercial Energy
The energy we use relies on a massive network of generators, distributors and suppliers. From that first cuppa in the morning to our favourite late-night TV shows, we’re dependent on the UK’s energy network to power our lives. Here we explain how it is structured, how it operates, what your rights are as an energy…Read more
3rd June 2020 | Recycling
To understand what lockdown life has meant for the UK economy, consider looking inside a rubbish bin. Stockpiling at the beginning of the lockdown led to a 70 per cent surge in cans and tins in mid-April, according to data collected by Suze, the waste management company. The measures have also resulted in an increase…Read more
3rd June 2020 | Commercial Energy
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has unveiled a consulting proposal for a Green Gas Support Scheme, providing support for injecting biomethane into the grid, and a Clean Heat Grant Scheme, offering grants of up to £4,000 to encourage uptake of heat pumps, and in some cases biomass heating. Entitled “Future support…Read more
