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Northumbrian ramps up solar installations

Northumbrian Water has added an 1.9MW solar array capable of generating 1.9GWh of electricity annually to a treatment works near Durham as it seeks to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2027. It is the first of six installations planned for this year that will bring the company's solar capacity to 18MW by the end of 2022.

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Firms must be strategic about building EV infrastructure

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Digital Innovation in Energy, Commodities & Utilities: How to Scale for Success

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UKPN uses AI software to digitise hand-drawn asset maps

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Weekend press round-up: Johnson and Sunak have competing visions over windfall tax

The prospect of a windfall tax on gas and oil companies dominated this weekend’s headlines, with reports the prime minister and chancellor are at odds with each other over the tax. Elsewhere Eon boss Michael Lewis warns up to 40% of his company’s customers will be in fuel poverty by October. There are also reports Italian oil major Eni plans to invest €2.5bn in the UK over the next four years.

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Internet Explorer 11 retirement – what does it mean for you?

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SES Water boss: Affordability can’t dominate all that we do

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Time to look beyond the price cap

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Wastewater companies told to improve sewer flooding responses

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National Grid profits surge to £4bn

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Octopus’ Kraken platform expands into water

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April sees record low number of energy switches started

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Government accepts EAC recommendations on sewers

The government has declared its support for further investment in sewerage systems in England and Wales in its response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s damning report on water quality in rivers. However, the committee's recommendations to address pollution from agriculture and homebuilding, which both play a significant role in preventing rivers from achieving good ecological status, were not accepted.

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EDF makes first investment in UK heat pump market

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Property developer buys stake in Ripple Energy wind project

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Octopus backs project to import solar power from Morocco

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Yu Group to launch smart metering division

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‘Reactive’ Ofgem was ‘slow’ to address retail risks

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Ofwat chief says companies still failing to ‘get the basics right’

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Gender equality initiatives failing to deliver in energy

Well-intended initiatives by energy companies to improve gender equality in the industry are failing to consistently deliver, in part due to unsupportive company cultures, a new report has revealed. The Powerful Women group highlighted multiple issues including the inconsistent quality and accessibility of mentoring and coaching programmes and the reluctance of women to take advantage of flexible working policies for fear of being overlooked for career opportunities.

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