Bath sports centre goes green with solar panel boost

Bath and North East Somerset Council has secures funding to install solar panels on Bath Sports & Leisure Centre, aiming to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and energy costs

High energy costs prompt one-third to stop using baths

A third of bath owners have stopped using baths due to high energy prices, with some opting for cold showers instead, according to research

Magic mushrooms for homes? UK researchers tap fungus to slash energy bills

Scientists from multiple universities plan to test bio-based materials, including fungal mycelium insulation, to enhance home energy efficiency and reduce bills

Bus with 70 Hinkley Point C workers overturned in ‘major incident’

The bus was transporting nuclear power station workers when it flipped over in icy conditions early yesterday

Food waste-hungry trucks clean up streets in South West

Collected food waste is converted into biomethane fuel for recycling trucks

Bath starts charging diesel and petrol cars to drive to the city centre

Drivers of polluting vehicles will be charged up to £100 a day to enter the centre

American showers send 1.7 trillion gallons of water down the drain every year

The Alliance for Water Efficiency says that’s enough to fill 2.6 million Olympic swimming pools

Green community projects seek £603k investment

Two community energy projects in the UK are seeking investment. Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) is raising funds worth £603,000 for a hydropower and solar project. They are expected to generate around 330MWh of electricity per year in total – equivalent to powering 80 households annually. People can invest between £500 and £100,000 and become shareholders, with a target […]

It’s Poo Power! UK bus runs on human waste

The first bus in the UK powered entirely by human and food waste has been unveiled. The 40-seat “Bio Bus” runs on biomethane gas generated through the treatment of sewage and good waste. It can travel up to 300 kilometres on a full tank of gas, which takes the yearly waste of around five people […]