Passivhaus & the Climate Emergency
No planning obstacles for local authorities to require Passivhaus standard Local authorities in England can now set energy standards beyond Building Regulations. In July 2018 the UK Government clarified its position* on local authorities setting higher energy...
Hydrogen in a Low Carbon Economy
This report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) assesses the potential role of hydrogen in the UK’s low-carbon economy. It finds that hydrogen: is a credible option to help decarbonise the UK energy system but its role depends on early Government commitment...
Norwich set to launch white label energy company via Engie
City Hall aims to reduce fuel poverty via 100% renewable gas and power. Norwich City Council plans to launch an energy company in spring 2019. The council looks set to approve a recommendation to work with Engie at a cabinet meeting tomorrow (14 November). The...
Councils launch not-for-profit Fosse Energy supply company
Councils in Leicester and Leicestershire have set up a not-for-profit company to sell green energy at prices it claims will offer some of the cheapest gas and electricity on the market. Set up by the city and county councils, Fosse Energy aims to tackle fuel...
Veolia to trial electric Refuse Collection Vehicles
Global resource management company, Veolia, is to trial innovative electric Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV) charged by power derived from the waste they have collected. The project in Sheffield will see two 26 tonne RCV converted from diesel to electric power in a...
Nottingham first to adopt revolutionary energiesprong housing approach
Councillor Sally Longford of Nottingham City Council talks about the innovative collaboration between Nottingham City Homes, Melius Homes and Energiesprong that created a UK housing first. Nottingham has one of the largest social housing stocks in the UK, our arm’s...
Repowering with electricity brings bin lorry back from the dead
In a striking example of recycling, a refuse lorry working the streets of the Royal Borough of Greenwich has been retrofitted with an electric motor, replacing the diesel engine which had propelled the vehicle for 14 years during its operating lifetime. The lorry,...
Energy Efficient Council Homes planned in Swansea
Swansea City Council is planning to build a selection of new one and two-bedroom homes at Parc Yr Helyg in Birchgrove. As part of the new scheme, the Council is aiming to maximise the use of local labour and supply chains to build the homes as part of the...
City of London Trials UK’s First All-Electric Refuse Collection Vehicle
As part of an initiative to drive down air pollution in London’s Square Mile a trial of the UK’s first fully-electric waste collection truck has begun. As part of an initiative to drive down air pollution in London’s Square Mile a trial of the UK’s first...