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For years, SF6 has provided an efficient and non-toxic means of insulating medium and high-voltage switchgear. But its potency as a greenhouse gas means it’s on the way out.
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Severn Trent will make its energy usage data public, so experts and enthusiasts can look for ways the water company could make energy savings in the future.
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The Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has pledged to “eliminate all avoidable plastic waste” which includes single-use products like wet wipes over the next 25 years.
Northumbrian Water have partnered with Suez UK and Utilis on a project to combat leakage using satelite technology.
Following on from last week’s Channel 4 “Fatberg Autopsy: Secrets of the Sewers” alongside its partner Thames Water, Lanes for Drains has launched a campaign to create an army of “Fatberg fighters.”
Ecotricity and Next Kraftwerke have teamed up to create a greener smart grid in a bid to regulate the UK’s energy demand, storage and generation in “real-time.”
More than £227 million was invested in 400 independent renewable energy projects last year, reveals Smartest Energy’s 6th annual report.
Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) has announced the 13 big questions it will tackle ahead of its five-day long Innovation Festival 2018 to be held at Newcastle Racecourse between 9-13 July.
Alan Whitehead has branded the government-commissioned Helm review as an "unbelievably rushed job" that could "considerably" push up household bills if one of its key recommendations is implemented.
An analysis of power demand during the so called “Beast from the East”, when evening peak demand hit a three-year high, exposed the country’s reliance on its biggest electricity interconnector with Europe, according to the Electricity Insights at Imperial College London.
Yorkshire Water held its first solveIT hackathon event to discover “technology-led and data driven” opportunities which could help the company predict potential flooding and pollution incidents.
Temporary power provider Aggreko has acquired a 14 per cent share of software platform developer, Origami Energy, which uses smart technology to help customers realise the full revenue potential of their energy assets.
Northumbrian Water will power all 1,858 of its sites using renewable electricity for the next four years after signing a deal with Danish energy supplier Orsted.
Northumbrian Water has been granted planning permission to carry out a £2.6 million upgrade to its sewer network at New Brancepeth in County Durham.
Yorkshire Water has commissioned engineering, environment and design consultancy, Sweco UK to upgrade its monitoring system across its sewerage network.
Anglian Water has agreed to pay £50,000 to an environmental charity after a manhole overflowed with black sludge and grey liquid into a watercourse in Bedfordshire due to a blocked sewer.
National Grid has said it has “robust systems” in place after reports it has been put on high alert by security chiefs due to a growing threat of Russian cyber-attacks.
‘No credible scenario’ exists for hitting the UK’s 2050 decarbonisation targets without continued reliance on
Vital Energy has been awarded a contract of £1.3 million to expand an energy centre at Keele University and install a heating network connecting it to the new Central Science Laboratories (CSL) building.
National Grid has launched a consultation on its plans for the electricity system operator in
Recovering their poise, officials at BEIS were quick to crow that the result proves the
