How Hotels Can Cut Utility Bills Without Impacting Guest Experience
How Hotels Can Cut Utility Bills Without Impacting Guest Experience In today’s competitive hospitality market, hotels face increasing pressure to reduce utility costs while maintaining a seamless guest experience. Utility bills—energy, water, and gas, are among the largest controllable expense for hotels. The good news? It’s entirely possible to cut utility costs without compromising the […]
UK Energy Market Update: Mid May
UK Energy Market Update: Mid May UK energy markets have continued to shift in response to international policy, supply dynamics, and seasonal demand trends. Electricity Market Movements Economic optimism and global political developments have pressured UK power prices upward Stronger renewables have increased overall electricity generation and suppressed demand Improved nuclear output briefly eased short-term […]
Plastic pollution and circular economy – time to act
MPs want your help to work out why plastics are still not being recycled fully MPs want your input on how to tackle plastic pollution and shift the UK to a circular economy. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched a new inquiry and is calling for evidence on key issues ahead of crunch talks […]
Unions warn Labour – cut energy costs or thousands face redundancy
TUC sets out plann for level playing field when it comes to energy prices faced by British firms The TUC has warned that tens of thousands of jobs could be lost unless the government acts urgently to slash the UK’s soaring industrial electricity prices. Factories from Sunderland to Stoke are being priced out of global […]
Wind and solar power a quarter of China’s electricity for the first time
Huge growth in renewables over the past five years shows China is cleaning up its grid China has hit a major renewables milestone, with wind and solar generating 26% of the country’s electricity in April. That’s the first month on record where the two technologies have together supplied more than a quarter of demand. The […]
EVs trump petrol for bank holiday trips, saving us 88%!
OVO research reveals top scenic routes cost under £3 in an EV and save up to £54 As the late May bank holiday approaches, new research from OVO reveals the Lake District loop is Britain’s favourite road trip route. But petrol comes at a price: drivers could save up to 88% by switching to electric […]
Natural hydrogen discovery offers unlimited energy
Scientists discover natural hydrogen could meet global needs for 170,000 years A new study from Oxford, Durham and Toronto universities could unlock a vast, low-emission energy source capable of powering humanity for 170,000 years. Published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, the research outlines a detailed strategy—an “exploration recipe”—for identifying and extracting natural hydrogen stored deep […]
Capital’s rivers return to life
Rivers in and around London are coming back to life after restoration of wetlands and clean up London’s rivers are flowing back to life, with more than 60km of waterway restored since 2000 – and the city is just getting started. Ahead of this year’s London Rivers Week (30 May–8 June), organisers say projects like reedbed creation, […]
New handbook key to cutting grid queues
NESO opens new phase of queue reform with evidence guide for power projects Thousands of energy projects vying for grid connection face a shake-up as NESO launches a new handbook to guide developers through the next phase of the Connections Reform process. Working with the Energy Networks Association (ENA) and network operators, the National Energy […]
Carbon prices jump 8% after emissions deal
EU deal on emissions means UK firms likely to pay more in the short term for carbon UK carbon prices surged more than 8% on Monday after the government confirmed it will link its emissions trading system (UK ETS) with the EU’s, sparking fears of rising costs for industry. The deal – the first major reset of […]
