UK-France interconnector decision faces delay

The government has delayed a decision on the Aquind Interconnector, an electricity link between England and France, following an intervention by the Ministry of Defence

UK military’s decarbonisation targets deemed ‘insufficiently demanding’

MPs have cautioned that the Ministry of Defence is heavily dependent on the National Grid’s decarbonisation efforts to achieve its 2025 target of a 30% emissions reduction, lacking substantial internal initiatives

Have a bright idea to help address poor power management impact on MOD estates?

It seeks to understand the capacity of campus sites to take on distributed power resources such as solar and fast charging for EVs

UK invests £2m to protect military communications from offshore wind farms

More wind farms can be built by guaranteeing essential defence communications are not affected

MOD takes aim at 1.4MW subsidy-free solar power plant in Gloucester

It will consist of 5,200 solar panels and generate enough electricity to power around 350 homes

Solar panels defend against high energy costs at MOD site

The Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration at Worthy Down has been equipped with a total of 1,625 photovoltaic roof panels

Renewable energy, sir! RAF Marham goes green

The project is expected to save the MOD nearly £300,000 every year

MOD picks Capenhurst to store nuclear submarine waste

Radioactive waste from decommissioned Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarines will be stored in Cheshire. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced Capenhurst Nuclear Services will be responsible for storing the Reactor Pressure Vessels (RPVs), classified as Intermediate Level radioactive Waste (ILW). RPVs are thick steel containers that held nuclear fuel when the reactor was in operation. The […]

MOD saves £2m by battling energy use with LEDs

The UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has seen savings of more than £2 million so far by investing in energy efficient lighting. The DIO, an operating arm of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), installed LEDs across a number of UK sites as part of the MOD’s three-year ‘Energy Spend to Save’ programme launched in 2011. […]

Royal Navy jacks up air con energy savings

The Royal Navy is about to hoist up its energy savings with upgrades to the air conditioning and heating systems on its warships. HVAC firm E-CO UK was commissioned by engineering firm BAE Systems to improve the air treatment units on 14 British Royal Navy frigates. Air con is needed as many of the Type […]