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Tesco announces solar power project to enhance renewables capacity
…pumps to replace gas heating boilers, introducing customer EV charge points, and using electric dotcom home delivery vans. Earlier this year, Tesco revealed a set of net-zero targets, approved by…
The Gym Group’s net-zero target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative
…already implementing sustainable measures including air-source heat pumps, heat recovery systems, efficient air conditioning, voltage optimisation and solar panels. The Compleat Food Group unveils SBTi-validated net-zero targets In related news,…
IEA: Coal demand reached record high in 2023, but structural decline on the horizon
…of solutions to reduce demand and shift production. For boilers, heat pumps are identified as the primary (but not sole) solution. In power generation, renewables should be tripled this decade….
From Rishi Sunak’s green policy rollbacks to COP28 controversies: The top sustainability stories of 2023 (part two)
…and van sales from 2030 to 2035. An uplift in grant funding for home heat pumps was one silver lining in a plan that the CCC has warned could complicate…
FirstGroup builds on sustainability-linked loan package to finance electric buses
…and depots currently fitted with gas-fired heating will be transitioned to ground-source heat pumps. Energy efficiency is highlighted as another key focus, alongside changing energy sources. GTR’s plans include a…
Manchester’s new ‘green’ office and an F1 net-zero pledge: The sustainability success stories of the week
…one-third; heat systems served by air-source heat pumps; and the UK’s largest living wall on an office block, comprising more than 350,000 plants and irrigated using rainwater harvested from the…
Premier League football clubs now required to publish ‘robust’ sustainability policies
…and heat recovery solutions to maximise thermal efficiency. The facility will use heat pumps, which are anticipated to provide an estimated 80% reduction in CO2 emissions per year in comparison…
Why the UK’s net-zero and levelling up visions are linked – and key to winning the general election
…homes with high upfront costs for things like heat pumps or electric vehicles (EVs). But a new CBI Economics report has revealed that, in doing so, Sunak risks hampering the…
Budget 2024: What does the green economy want the Chancellor to announce?
…extending a VAT cut already applicable to home solar panels and heat pumps. This move, it has stated, would support drivers who feel an EV is out of reach following…
UK Government accused of ‘going backwards’ on energy security in past two years
So alleges the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), which has set out new analysis highlighting policy gaps and project delivery delays around issues such as home energy efficiency, heat…
45-Minute Masterclass: Unlocking the business benefits of onsite energy generation
From combined heat and power (CHP) and heat pumps through to solar PV systems, onsite energy technologies are a key enabler for businesses to slash emissions, cut costs and boost…
Registration open for edie’s onsite energy generation masterclass
…GENERATION MASTERCLASS—- From combined heat and power (CHP) and heat pumps through to solar PV systems, onsite energy technologies are a key enabler for businesses to slash emissions, cut costs…
Whitbread: Award-winning net-zero building project
…building to be heated using sunlight and heat generated as a byproduct of activity in the building. The heat from these outputs are then combined with an air source heat…
The Business Guide to Net-Zero Heating
…a primary fuel source, not just for heating, but also for electricity generation. According to National Grid, around 85% of households use gas for heating, making it one of the…
Climate crisis set to jeapordise major fashion production hubs, retailers warned
…major apparel-exporting nations. They looked at evidence to date of the impact of extreme weather events made more likely and intense by global heating, including flooding and heat waves, as…
Coca Cola’s ‘Recycle Me’ campaign and Ikea’s eco-awareness initiative: The sustainability success stories of the week
…inaugural project involves installing a large-scale water source heat pump at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to recover wasted heat from cooling processes. Bring Energy’s executive chairman Richard Burrell said:…
Global Investment Summit: UK touts £29.5bn of international deals with focus on low-carbon industries
…further £1bn. Through its portfolio company Gren, it is developing district heating networks served by heat from waste and biomass in Wick, Sheffield and Nottingham. Also on the topic of…
Chivas Brothers: Award-winning heat recovery technology for energy and carbon reductions in distillation
At a glance Who: Chivas Brothers What: Heat recovery technology Where: Glentauchers distillery When: Ongoing Why: To save on energy costs and reduce carbon The challenge Whisky making is an…
edie Explains: Net-Zero Heating
What is net-zero carbon heating? Why is net-zero carbon heating important? What are the different forms of net-zero carbon heating? What are the business benefits of net-zero carbon heating? This…
Solar panels that mimic leaves and next-gen EV batteries: The best green innovations of August 2023
…year has highlighted the deadly issue of water scarcity. Our final innovation is a system that uses industrial waste heat to pull water from the air. Cargill-backed boats with rigid…
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