Energy networks set to power up the green recovery
Ofgem has confirmed arrangements that will allow local electricity network companies to come forward with fresh new opportunities for green investment writes Ofgem CEO Jonathan...
edenseven – a new energy and environmental management consultancy launches
Pete Nisbet, former Managing Director of Mitie Energy, set to lead edenseven - a new energy and environmental management consultancy.
9th February 2021 – Cambridge...
Science-based targets for Sainsbury’s net zero journey
Sainsbury’s has committed to set an absolute target* to reduce its Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas emissions by 30% by 2030, together with a net...
COP26 President’s challenge to reach critical net zero tipping points
The UN High-Level Climate Champions, COP26 President Alok Sharma, COP25 President Carolina Schmidt, together with the UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, today launch the...
Webinar: Taking net zero action in 2021 – The business opportunity
npower Business Solutions webinar: TAKING NET ZERO ACTION IN 2021 - THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY | 10am on Wednesday 10 February 2021
2021 is being hailed...
Ofgem recommends an independent body to help lead Britain’s green transformation
Ofgem has recommended electricity system operation and ownership of the transmission network, with National Grid currently in both roles, should be independent to help...
Tesco launches first sustainability-linked bond of €750m
Tesco has launched a bond that is linked to the company’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The €750m bond with a 0.375% coupon offers...
Big step made in decarbonising industry as first hydrogen fired
The first hydrogen has been fired in a trial aiming to demonstrate alternative sustainable sources of fuel for industry. The ‘HyNet Industrial Fuel Switching’...
Heat pumps and EVs could become central to everyday life within a decade
Research published by UK Power Networks suggests that by 2030 there could be over 700,000 electric heat pumps across London, the East and South...
UK water companies unite on Race to Zero
UK water companies have joined forces as part of the international Race to Zero campaign, pledging to deliver a net zero water supply for...
UK’s first low carbon hydrogen production hub
Essar and Progressive Energy have joined forces to set up a venture to produce low carbon 'blue' hydrogen at Essar’s Stanlow Refinery in Ellesmere...
Utility Team are proud to announce that we will be net zero by 2025
Utility Team has announced that pledged to be carbon neutral by 2025 and will remove its historic carbon footprint by 2028. As an energy...
Covid-19 and electrification bring hydrocarbon demand peak forward to 2027
Aggregate fossil fuel demand is set to peak in 2027 – with oil peaking in 2029 and gas in 2037 – partially due to...
The Prince of Wales’s Sustainable Markets Initiative announces ‘Terra Carta’
The Prince of Wales's Sustainable Markets Initiative today announced the ‘Terra Carta’ – a charter that puts sustainability at the heart of the private...
IEA aims to produce comprehensive roadmap to net-zero emissions by 2050
The International Energy Agency today announced that it will produce the world’s first comprehensive roadmap for the energy sector to reach net-zero emissions by...
First PPA to be signed in the UK for geothermal electricity
Ecotricity has signed an agreement that enables the production and sale of geothermal electricity for the first time in the UK. The geothermal site on...
Green gas gains great growth in 2020
A record number of homes in the North of England receive renewable gas. During 2020 the equivalent of almost 50,000 homes were fuelled by...
Green boost for regions to cut industry carbon emissions
Six projects across the UK will today receive a share of £8 million in government funding as part of a drive to create the...
New site will increase recycling and support renewable energy
With a key focus on increasing sustainability and backing the drive to net zero carbon in the UK, Veolia has expanded wood recycling and processing...
New project to test the next steps to renewable Supergrids
MaREI and SuperNode collaborate on subsea superconductor research to transform large scale power generation from offshore renewables.
SuperNode and MaREI have launched a collaborative project...