Day: 12 May 2014

‘Hidden fees’ add £100m to business energy bills

With energy regulator Ofgem set to provide a review of policy tomorrow (13 May), one of the UK's biggest energy buyers is calling for an end to businesses being 'kept in the dark' on up to £100m-worth of hidden fees.

Growth – the real elephant in the room?

EXCLUSIVE Is the pursuit of continuous growth the single biggest issue for our businesses and our economies? Will the circular economy provide the silver bullet, or do we need to go further? Michael Townsend investigates.

Energy

New biogas AD plant breaks ground in Cornwall

Construction work has today (12 May) begun on the Fraddon Biogas Plant - a new biomethane-to-grid anaerobic digestion (AD) site in Cornwall.

Ecover promotes closed-loop packaging with new Ocean plastic bottle

Ecological cleaning company Ecover has launched its first ever bottle made from waste plastic fished out of the ocean.

Renewable energy employs 6.5m worldwide, report finds

The increasingly important role that renewable energy plays in job creation and economic growth has been further highlighted by a new report which reveals that 6.5 million people were employed in the industry last year.

Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2014

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