Distribution Network Operators (DNO) are “extortionate and highly ineffective monopolist gatekeepers” who are preventing the warehousing sector from investing in energy generation and connecting to the energy grid. The accusation comes in a report published this week by the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) which argues that the UK’s solar PV capacity could be doubled and […]
AUSTIN — One of the recommendations that a little-known group of fossil fuel and electricity industry insiders has for Texas lawmakers would likely increase the cost of generating wind and solar power in the state. Under Senate Bill #3 last year, the Legislature called for a new State Energy Plan Advisory Committee to make recommendations […]
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and leadership. Across the UK and the world, leading businesses, cities, states and regions are turning environmental ambitions into action. Here, we round up five positive sustainability stories from […]
MAGNOLIA, Texas – You’ve heard the phrase “selling like hotcakes.” Well right now in Texas, new companies and vendors are getting a lot of sales of solar panel power systems to homeowners. All of this creates the perfect environment for solar panel scam artists and shady business people. That’s something 92-year-old Tommy Ellis, a Navy […]
Dropping $30,000 on a solar power system and forking out for an electric vehicle while the cost of living continues to soar might seem counterintuitive. But those who have made the switch, including Christchurch technical consultant Mike Walker, say the investment is worth it in the long run. When petrol prices began to rise last […]
Amazon shut down solar power systems at all of its US facilities in 2021 after a series of fires and explosions, including one at its Fresno warehouse in 2020. On the afternoon of April 14, 2020, dozens of firefighters arrived at an Amazon warehouse in Fresno, California, as thick plumes of smoke billowed from the […]
