Day: 19 March 2010

Tories announce plans for ‘biggest overhaul of energy market since the 1980s’

The Conservatives have today (March 19) published details of an energy policy paper creating what they claim is the biggest overhaul of the market since the 1980s.

Green Transport Day at ET

Motor vehicles are the biggest cause of emissions the average person will create so how do you move to a more sustainable form of transport?

Environmental footprints at SB

NQA joins a host of high-level speakers taking part in the Sustainable Business conference at Sustainabilitylive!.

Hydrogen power tops the bill at SB

Recent advances in hydrogen fuel cells have brought the technology back to the forefront of environmental thinking.

ABB aims to make a big splash at IWEX

Water experts from ABB will be delivering a series of lectures at the IWEX exhibition at Sustainabilitylive!

npower to cut carbon at NEMEX

Visitors to the NEMEX arena of Sustainabilitylive will have the chance to learn about the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) and cut their carbon footprint.

NEMEX leads to Australian business venture for Cornish firm

A firm who demonstrated how to cut energy wastage at last year's Sustainabilitylive! have been invited to Australia after showcasing their wares at the show.

Scots vote against coal power station

A heated debate last night (March 18) ended with the Scottish Parliament voting against plans for a coal fired power station using the untested Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology.

London aims to be Europe’s electric car leader

Transport for London has announced plans for a £70m 'procurement framework' to make the capital the leader in electric vehicles, it said this morning (March 19).

Vegetation management and exploitation – future opportunities

Jon Abbatt, principal consultant at environmental consultancy ADAS, who works with a number of utilities like Network Rail, Scottish Power and United Utilities believes vegetation is going to continue rising up the agenda until it is a board-level issue for all major land-owning entities. Here he explains the issues.

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