4th July 2021 | Recycling
The plastic in our oceans may have changed our planet forever, according to new research. Scientists say it has now reached a tipping point, triggering effects we will not be able to reverse. Recycling schemes are failing to stem the tide and capping production and banning waste exports is the last chance, say the authors…Read more
1st July 2021 | Commercial Energy
A green energy power plant in Cornwall says it is the first place in the UK to produce steam using geothermal technology. Geothermal Engineering Ltd says its concept plant at United Downs is now producing the UK’s first geothermal steam using 175C water extracted a record-breaking 5.1 kilometres underground – that is more than three…Read more
30th June 2021 | Commercial Energy
The UK Government first announced plans to move the date from 2025 to 2024 in February 2020 and said, at the time, that the official change to legislation would be made ahead of COP26. At that time, the UN climate summit was still set to take place in autumn 2020. It was subsequently delayed for…Read more
30th June 2021 | Commercial Energy
Drax is seeking planning permission for a new pumped hydro storage plant at the Cruachan site in Scotland, providing critical balancing services to the electricity grid. Ben Cruachan, Argyll’s highest mountain, is already the site of a 440MW pumped storage station, operational since 1965. The station acts as a water battery, using cheap, off-peak electricity…Read more
29th June 2021 | Commercial Energy
The majority of people in the UK (88%) feel a personal responsibility to help the environment, according to a recent survey by Beko. The home appliance brand ran a survey across the UK, and some of its other major European markets, such as like Italy, France and Germany, to see what the general public felt…Read more
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