Day: 21 September 2012

Thames Water secures retail market status

Thames Water has entered the water retail market with the right to supply commercial customers throughout England, Wales and Scotland.

GlaxoSmithKline targets carbon hungry Horlicks

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has identified its Horlicks brand as the second largest generator of carbon emissions from its entire product range.

ASDA crunches carbon by nearly a fifth despite store growth

ASDA has reduced its overall carbon footprint by 17.7% since 2007 despite taking on 150 additional new stores during that timeframe.

Dragons’ Den approach needed to push waste up the hierachy

A young generation of entrepreneurs is needed to drive forward the upcycling of waste into new materials that have better environmental value.

£20m earmarked for energy storage competitions

Government plans to make £20m available for two energy storage competitions could help to deliver payback of £10bn a year, if the findings of an Imperial College London report prove to be workable.

RHI consultations win friends – for the moment

DECC's launching of three consultations on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has drawn widespread welcome from the industry, plus a few words of early criticism.

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