The UK government has announced plans to introduce a new import carbon pricing mechanism on imports of iron, steel, aluminium, ceramics and cement from overseas.
Smart thermal storage could be used to reduce peak electricity demand on the coldest day of the year by 1.6GW by 2030, Thermal Storage UK outlined in a new report.
International brewer Carlsberg has recorded a 6% fall in energy consumption while also boosting the amount of renewable energy certificates it purchases.
The government has suggested changing the banding for company car tax rates from 2020 to reflect the growing range of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) expected to come to market in the next decade.
Energy storage will be the most important “complementary technology” to work alongside renewables and energy efficiency, secretary of state for climate change and energy Ed Davey has told Next Energy News.
