Ofwat seeks chief for new regulators’ infrastructure alliance

The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) will bring together staff from Ofwat, the Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate

Business and renewable energy
Google, Facebook, General Motors and Walmart launch clean energy initiative

The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance hopes to bring more than 60GW of new renewable capacity online in the US by 2025

UK anaerobic digestion trade body has a gas with low carbon vehicles

It has signed up to become a member of the Natural Gas Vehicle Network (NGVN)

UK-Canada launch alliance to end unabated coal use

The UK and Canada have launched a global alliance to bring an end to the use of unabated coal power. A total of 25 countries and states have so far joined the ‘Powering Past Coal Alliance’ to phase out coal from power generation before 2030 at the UN COP23 climate conference in Bonn. They include […]

NATO opens energy security centre in Lithuania

Never mind weapons treaties or political manoeuvring – NATO has energy in its sights. The international alliance which includes 28 countries including the UK, USA, Germany and France has opened an energy security centre in Lithuania to research and advise members about ways to power military action. NATO says supply lines and critical infrastructure are […]