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Co-op’s solar PPA and Aldi’s recycled plastics bottles: The sustainability success stories of the week
…the space more sustainable and energy efficient. The all-electric office now includes a new low-carbon heating, ventilation and cooling system. This includes replacing gas boilers with heat pumps as well…
Solar and battery manufacturing levels aligned with net-zero trajectories
The Advancing Clean Technology Manufacturing report from the International Energy Agency (EA) analysed spending and capacity deployment of five clean energy technologies – solar PV, wind, batteries, electrolysers and heat…
Report: Global electricity emissions set to decline this year due to solar and wind boom
…account for emerging electrified technologies such as electric vehicles, heat pumps and hydrogen production facilities. Growth in data centres to account for the digital revolution, plus the addition of more…
Driving the green agenda at a local level
…new homes, the development features air-source heat pumps, solar panels, and energy-efficient building materials which contribute to a 70% carbon reduction in comparison to minimum new build standards. Houses refurbished…
Diageo commits €100m to decarbonise Dublin brewery by 2030
…a renewable energy strategy utilising grid-supplied electrical power, heat pumps and biogas generated within a new water recovery facility. This facility is also anticipated to reduce water consumption for Guinness…
Cetamine™ Technology: Water & energy savings for steam generators
…generators, and closed systems. By this, systems that are treated with Cetamine™ can be operated not just safely but also economically because Cetamine™ increases the efficiency. Heat transfer surfaces are…
‘Sustainable by design’: Inside P&G’s Vault to shape sustainable behaviour change
…without having to settle for trade-offs in performance or value of the products. Last month, for example, P&G’s Fairy brand used LCA studies to uncover that heating processes tended to…
OBR: UK’s current gas reliance likely to be as costly as net-zero transition
…electrification of sectors like transport, heating and buildings as areas where more public finance is required. The OBR warns of the risk that the UK economy “remains relatively highly dependent…
Report: UK lacks investment plan for clean energy transition
…key takeaways from the analysis revealed that while there exists a network of teams equipped with in-house investment expertise and project-level tracking for renewable energy and heat initiatives, significant gaps…
UK urged to accelerate transition away from gas as Ofgem firms up new price cap
…Ministers are being asked to reconsider additional interventions to make buildings more energy-efficient and to accelerate the transition away from natural gas in heating and in electricity generation. Energy Saving…
Ikea’s green steel deal and Carlsberg’s coal phase-out: The sustainability success stories of the week
…than it was in 2015. Carlsberg attributes this decarbonisation partly to a total elimination of coal for heating. In some cases, coal has been replaced with biogas extracted from on-site…
Canary Wharf: Europe’s largest Passivhaus scheme comes to London
…and cooling, while also reducing the need for non-natural lighting. When heating and cooling systems are used, they should meet high standards for heat recovery. As well as Passivhaus certification,…
UK Government threatened with fresh legal action over net-zero backtracking
…manufacturing, low-carbon heating and building energy efficiency by the end of Thursday 28 September. In a speech earlier this week, Sunak confirmed that his Government will push back the ban…
Three top tips for exploring onsite solar for your organisation
…your customers are going to be looking through their value chain and demanding net-zero of their suppliers,” Kevin said. Many businesses are now opting for electric transport and heating options…
Report: Building emission reductions plateauing across G20 countries
…to the study, remains heavily reliant on fossil-fuel heating. The study reveals that despite existing retrofitting solutions, significant barriers such as insufficient private investment, workforce skills shortages and limited awareness…
Food industry giants unveil new global regenerative agriculture framework
…worldwide to demonstrate the viability of its concept, spanning rice in India, canola and wheat in Poland, wheat in the US and potatoes in the UK, engaging both industry leaders…
COP28: A significant moment for climate and health
…extreme heat, air pollution and infectious diseases. This political commitment was backed up by a new set of finance commitments on climate and health – which will be essential to…
Renewables produced enough clean energy to power every UK home in 2023
…same amount of power using gas from power stations, would’ve required 180TWH of gas – which is equivalent to heating more than 20 million UK homes. Generation from renewable sources…
Environmental risks: Private sector unlikely to act with urgency, WEF warns
…included ‘monster’ flooding Thesally, Greece, often described as the nation’s breadbasket; July heatwaves across North America, Europe and China; and April-May heatwaves across Asia that hit rice production significantly. The…
EU adding wind farms at record pace, enabling accelerated coal phase-out
…fossil fuel”. The campaign group is now urging Slovakia not to fall back on coal for heating. Similarly, Poland is set to propose a hard end-date for coal-fired power generation…
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