6th December 2019 | Commercial Energy
Further gas and oil extraction in Scotland would nearly quadruple the UK’s fossil fuel-related climate emissions and is “incompatible” with tackling climate change, it has been warned. A report by a coalition of environmental charities says the UK is among the top 10 countries in terms of planning to increase oil and gas production over…Read more
5th December 2019 | Commercial Energy
A new generation of nuclear power plants are needed to help the UK meet its climate obligation targets, the Nuclear Industry Association [NIA] has said during its annual conference. The NIA, which represents UK companies in the sector, says the UK needs a “proven, dependable source” of low-carbon electricity generation alongside growth in “weather-dependent” solar…Read more
4th December 2019 | Commercial Energy
The global market for battery energy storage – from car-sized units to utility-scale arrays – has grown rapidly in 2019 amid falling costs, new research from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF) has found. Published on Tuesday (3 December), the firm’s latest analysis of the global battery sector concludes that battery prices have fallen 87% in real terms…Read more
29th November 2019 | Recycling
Nearly half of all household waste in England was sent to the incinerator last year despite a government target to recycle more. Of the 22 million tonnes of waste produced in 2018, 11.2 million tonnes was burnt, according to the latest figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The amount recycled…Read more
28th November 2019 | Recycling
England’s household waste recycling rate has risen marginally by 0.3% to 45.1% in the 2018/19 financial year, compared to 44.8% in the previous period. Official figures released this morning (28 November) also show that East Riding of Yorkshire was again the council with the highest recycling rate at 65%, while Newham had the lowest at…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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