decarbonisation

The new light rail system will replace bus service and strengthen green transportation in Copenhagen

It will work with the Scottish Government and Ofgem to support green initiatives that can help boost local economic growth

The trustee of the $209.1 billion (£151bn) Retirement Fund will be advised on how best to mitigate investment risks stemming from climate change

Renault is teaming up with a Spanish energy company to launch a smart electricity system on the island of Porto Santo. The vehicle and technology manufacturer and Empresa de Electricitade da Madeira (EEM) plan to use electric vehicles (EVs), second-life batteries, smart charging and vehicle-to-grid technology to boost energy independence and decarbonise. The 18-month project […]

The EU could double the volume of renewable energy in its energy mix, reaching a share of 34% by 2030. That’s according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), which says this is possible with existing technologies and would require an estimated investment of around €62 billion (£54.7bn) per year. It adds raising the share […]

Consumers could be ready to move to low carbon heat technologies if the industry changes how it presents its products and services. That’s according to a new report from the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), which suggests the emergence of smart meters and ‘connected home’ data could allow suppliers to sell energy on the basis of […]

A new project aims to test how batteries from electric vehicles (EVs) can be used to improve domestic energy systems. The partnership between Good Energy, Honda, Upside Energy and Salford University will use the university’s climate controlled ‘Energy House’, which it claims is the only full-scale building in an environmental chamber on the continent. The […]

More than half of North West England are champions of energy efficiency. That’s according to Electricity North West, the region’s network operator, which conducted a survey of 1,506 people regarding their implementation of energy saving measures at home and general attitudes towards decarbonisation. More than half were labelled as ‘Energy Busting Beths’ – people the […]

The global capacity of distributed energy resources (DER) will reach nearly 530GW in 2026. That’s according to a new report from Navigant Research, which suggests the predicted growth from 132.4GW this year to 528.4GW in 2026 will be led by electric vehicle charging and demand side response technologies over the next decade. It says the […]

Three new finance initiatives to accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement in cities and across the world have been launched. The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy has said it will work with the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, ICLEI and other regional partners to help local governments drive green investments and […]