The IKEA Group has effectively halved the carbon emissions from its global operations since 2010 due to increased use of renewables, energy efficiency initiatives and reductions in waste.
A new off grid solution has been launched combining solar PV, energy storage and rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging to offer remote access to EV charging without the need to improve local energy infrastructures.
Energy company Drax has confirmed it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Opus Energy – one of the UK’s largest business energy suppliers – for a conditional sum of £340 million.
Technology giant Google has said it will be powering all of its operations with renewable energy by next year, and has committed to taking its pledges even further by supporting new technologies in the coming years.
Centrica is to launch a £19 million pilot project which will assess the development of a virtual energy marketplace with renewables and storage at its heart.
German automobile giant BMW is to launch a new ‘Digital Charging Service’ for its portfolio of electric vehicles early next year, promising to integrate EVs with national grids and on-site renewable generators.
