Mon.Mar 18, 2019

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Technological Trials to Future-Proof Roads in Suffolk

Cleantech East

In January 2019 £22.9m of funding was announced by the Department for Transport for research into technology that could improve roads across the UK in the near future. This £22.9 million has been divided between several local authorities, along with their partners, who will make up The Live Lab Projects. Right here in the East of England Suffolk County Council have been allocated £4.41 million of the fund to adapt lighting columns to make them suitable for use as charging points for electric car

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Would the Last Generator to Leave the Wholesale Competitive Energy Market Please Turn Off the Lights?

Energy and Cleantech Council

On Friday, Connecticut announced that it had reached agreement with Dominion, Eversource, and United Illuminating to keep the Millstone nuclear plant operating for 10 more years. Not coincidentally, on the same day, the six New England Governors announced their “Commitment to Regional Cooperation on Energy Issues.” An important element of that commitment is to work with ISO New England: to evaluate market-based mechanisms that value the contribution that existing nuclear generation resou

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Onelife: Cleantech Hackathon

Cleantech East

TL;DR. Cleantech East took their Clean tech hackathon to University Technology College Norfolk where the winning team, OneLife, conceptualised an idea where a single app on your phone would bring together every electrical appliance in your house. The students at University Technology College Norfolk (UTCN) were set this challenge: What challenges does Norwich and the surrounding area face for the future, and how can we make communities more sustainable and resilient to environment