Nissan has completed a new solar farm at its manufacturing site in Sunderland which alongside ten existing wind turbines will supply 7% of the of the plant’s electricity requirements.
Limited sustainability investment activity is putting decarbonisation in the commercial sector out of step with global progress and, more importantly, national targets for emissions reduction according to a new report.
A year-long energy reduction scheme for Land Securities has exceeded expectations by cutting energy use by almost a tenth across a number of the company’s London properties.
Northumbrian Water has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with solar developer Lightsource for a 250kW solar array at its Bran Sands waste water treatment plant.
Retailer Marks & Spencer witnessed its energy use fall by more than a third in the 2015/16 financial year, which it said testified to the significant progress of its Plan A initiative.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expecting to make annual savings of around £750,000 following the completion of an LED retrofit programme currently underway at its manufacturing facility in Solihull.
Porsche has pledged to reduce the environmental impact and energy consumption of its production facilities after reporting increases in emissions and usage over 2015.
