Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

Latest tests show consumers with V2G technology could play an active role in a green energy system by helping to balance the grid for the first time. It found that EVs connected to V2G charge points could receive a direct signal from the grid operator to support grid balancing in real time.

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Business Green

JUNE 27, 2022

The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) has specifically called for no new oil and gas fields as essential to reaching net zero. As for nuclear power, it needs to be part of the UK's energy mix, but it won't come online or deliver cost benefits for consumers for several decades. Rita Singh is head of public affairs at Kingspan.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The consumer watchdog group says that should start with reforming the regulatory structure set in place by 2011’s Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act (EIMA). Exelon has warned for years that it could be forced to close the money-losing plants, and this summer moved ahead with plans to close two plants in 2021.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

The group has warned the reforms are currently at risk of being seen as a failure by farmers, environmentalists, taxpayers, and consumers.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Farming groups have warned that without action to tackle unfair competition from overseas it may prove harder to encourage farmers to sign up to the government's new Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs), which are designed to provide "public money for public goods".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Report from Green Finance Institute details how financial innovation could help meet rising consumer demand for energy efficiency improvements. The GFI said the data "points to heightened demand from consumers for product development to provide the funding homeowners need for upgrades".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

But during Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament earlier today, Boris Johnson was quizzed on the issue by Labour's Shadow Business and Consumer Affairs Minister Lucy Powell, who said just £71m of the Green Homes Grant Budget had been spent to date. pic.twitter.com/BJcdVXcJQ3.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

I have the sad claim to fame of being one of the journalists most associated with the bubble and bust of Silicon Valley's tortured love affair with cleantech. That's why cleantech became such a dirty word in the first place: because it lost LPs money and made future fundraising difficult. Subscribe here.

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Business Green

JULY 14, 2021

The consumer affairs brand compared the cost of flying to taking the train on the same dates on 10 popular routes across the UK. The biggest difference in carbon emissions the consumer rights organisation found was on the Bristol to Newcastle route. investigation has shown.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 25, 2023

Across two Navajo Presidential Executive Administrations and two different legislative bodies … we have heard the same call,” he says: Bring money and jobs to the reservation in the wake of two coal power plants shuttering. Map shown by Tallgrass Energy/GreenView during a meeting on the Navajo Nation.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Microsoft, on the other hand, put money into Earthshot Ventures, an investor in green hardware and software startups. British consumer goods multinational Reckitt Benckiser is one such example. Aviva chose UK government-backed Clean Growth Fund , a supporter of UK cleantech ventures.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 10, 2024

VisitAHeatPump service allows householders to look and ask questions about low-carbon system UK householders considering swapping their gas boiler for an electric heat pump could see how they work by visiting an early adopter in their area.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 7, 2024

Report finds users even in Victorian properties and older rural homes are noticing cheaper bills and warmer homes Gillian Woodward, 50, says her house has been “completely transformed for the better” by installing an air source heat pump.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Meanwhile, the manufacture of new electronics is also fuelling the climate crisis, pumping out carbon emissions while consuming large quantities of precious metals essential for the development of low-carbon technologies. For example, the Apple Trade-In service enables customers to get money off a new product if they hand in an old device.

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 8, 2024

Chris O’Shea, CEO of Centrica, says mandatory installation programme would cut cost of creating a smart grid The boss of British Gas has called for households to face mandatory smart meter installations weeks after government figures showed that almost 4m meters are not working.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 27, 2020

According to CAISO and the California Public Utilities Commission, consumer conservation and demand-side resources were critical in avoiding more rolling blackouts like those CAISO ordered the evenings of Friday, Aug. The call was answered. 14 and Saturday, Aug.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

As we are doing for consumers, our new scheme will keep their energy bills down from October, providing certainty and peace of mind," she said. "At Her comments were echoed by UKGBC's head of policy and public affairs, Louise Hutchins, who urged the government to swiftly build on the new support package.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Community energy projects could have the confidence to ‘go green' and be the master of their own power generation, reducing consumption from the grid and saving money on bills. Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP is chair of the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Greenpeace has confirmed the protestors were its head of public affairs Rebecca Newsom and policy officer Ami McCarthy, who were there to "denounce the Prime Minister 'shredding' her party's 2019 manifesto promises". During her speech, Truss was briefly disrupted by two Greenpeace activists brandishing banners reading 'Who voted for this?',

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 16, 2024

Scheme to convert biomass units could become one of world’s most expensive energy projects, experts say Drax has received permission from the government to fit carbon capture technology to its wood-burning power plant, in a project that could cost bill-payers more than £40bn.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

A leaked memo seen by the Times earlier this month suggested the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was yet to deliver a plan for how it planned to decarbonise the UK's agriculture emissions. That's not only fair but also in all of our interests.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

‘Vast Sums of Money ‘ The fossil fuel industry’s practice of buying friendly content dates back to 1970, when Herb Schmertz, Mobil Oil’s vice president of public affairs, worked with The New York Times to create the advertorial. And fossil fuel companies have been happy to pay.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 26, 2024

Fears of overcharging on bill grows after jump from 2.7m machines is blamed on reporting errors from energy providers Nearly 4m energy smart meters in homes and businesses are faulty, government figures have shown, in a further blow to the “troubled” rollout of the technology.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Similarly, carmakers around the world are now racing to develop fully-electric models in response to escalating consumer and regulatory pressure. He argues oil and gas company advertising is usually not directed at getting consumers to buy their products and services, but is more akin to political lobbying. It is a big business.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2023

We've already faced extra levies on our energy bills and new rules on waste and recycling will hit consumers and businesses with extra costs. In the run up to next year's General Election, voters must tell politicians that they need to stop pursuing a green agenda that costs us more money and will fail to deliver.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The debacle with the solar panel industry is still fresh in Europe’s mind: China provided panel factories with cheap government money and pushed European manufacturers out of the market with low prices. But raising money turned out to be no problem for Carlsson. End of European industry. Photo: Nils Petter Nilsson for the FD.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 19, 2020

Buildings are a major aspect of energy conservation because they consume nearly three-quarters of the electricity in the U.S. Construction codes from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) have set new standards for what constitutes net-zero in buildings. There’s a strong focus on buildings.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This makes New York an important center for international affairs and the cultural capital of the world. ISO projects require the right expertise and knowledge demanding more money and time. The New York market boasts 8.6 million potential customers which speak over 800 different languages. B Corp Certification.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2020

For one, Nick Charter, professor of behavioural science at Warwick Business School, suggests the government introduced a 'carbon pound' tagged to all goods and services that would alert consumers to the environmental impact of their purchases and activities. We all know how to budget with money," Charter explained.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Households could save £400 a year on energy bills via means-tested insulation scheme Households could save up to £400 a year on energy bills under a new means-tested scheme to insulate more than 300,000 of Great Britain’s draughtiest homes.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Global energy watchdog says Russia cutting supplies has prompted efficiency upgrades and move to heat pumps The Ukraine crisis has marked a turning point for Europe’s gas consumption, which is expected to fall again this year as homes and firms embrace efficiency upgrades and heat pumps, according to the global energy watchdog.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 25, 2024

From a self-build nestled in the Devon countryside to an eye-catching terrace in London Continue reading.

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Energy Energy Ethics 70

The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 3, 2024

We’ve been struggling for 21 months after paying £3,000 deposit I’ve been struggling for 21 months to get functioning solar panels and a battery installed by E.ON. I paid the £3,000 deposit in March 2022. After the initial survey in April, it disappeared without giving me an installation date.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Some electricity tariffs reward households willing to move consumption to off-peak hours If you are struggling to afford your energy bills – or you just want to make your home a bit greener – have you thought of switching to an electricity tariff that rewards those willing to shift their consumption to outside peak hours?

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The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 24, 2023

The charity says 2023 has been its busiest year, with the number of people struggling with debts and the amount of money they owe “at record levels and rising”. It has suggested the government considers offering more support this winter. Continue reading.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

Extending the Energy Price Guarantee for a further three months offers consumers a vital but brief reprieve from sky-high energy bills. Investment in this sector is simply throwing good money after bad. We need much bolder action to scale up far more rapidly, to boost Britain's energy security and provide cheap power to consumers.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Similarly, carmakers around the world are racing to develop fully electric models in response to escalating consumer and regulatory pressure. ” He argued oil and gas company advertising is usually not directed at getting consumers to buy their products and services but is more akin to political lobbying. It is a big business.

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