Energy union GMB has slammed an interview given by new National Grid executive director Nicola Shaw in which she lauded the potential of a smart energy revolution in the UK as “fanciful nonsense”.
Engineering solutions provider Costain is achieving significant savings on the electricity bill of one of its temporary site buildings thanks to the trial of a new energy management system.
There is “great appetite” within the commercial battery storage market, however far more investment certainty is needed over pricing and regulatory hurdles such as double-pricing for it to realise its potential.
The University of the West of England (UWE) has signed up to a 100% green electricity tariff to ensure that all of the energy consumed on its premises comes from clean sources.
Global alcohol company Diageo intends to derive all of its power from renewable sources by 2030 after seeing its consumption fall 10% throughout its latest reporting year.
Virgin Media reduced its carbon emissions year-on-year by more than 6% in 2015, and the company said it owes much of this reduction to various energy efficiency projects and a trial run of on-site generation.
Ford is expecting to halve the energy it uses to produce diesel engines at its manufacturing facility in Dagenham following the installation of a new production line.
Nationwide Building Society has become the first high street financial services provider to be triple recertified to the Carbon Trust Standards for its carbon, water and waste metrics.
