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Smart Buildings Ltd develops technologies and services that allows businesses to control their portfolio of commercial buildings

A new city-wide campaign aims to improve the quantity and quality of rubbish collected

Each 500ml bottle equates to a 20p discount on the cost of parking

The trial will last for six months and will include the installation of new facilities and engaging communication activities

The project is expected to deliver savings of between 10% to 25% per year on energy bills as well as reduce carbon emissions

Leeds City Council is to trial a smart technology in vehicles that triggers engines to switch to zero emission in heavily polluted areas. Cenex said a consortium of automotive innovators, co-ordinated by intelligent mobility experts, Transport Systems Catapult, will collaborate to capture real-time air quality readings to make the switch. The project aims to offer […]

The North of England’s gas distributor has launched a new facility to support converting the gas grid to hydrogen. Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has officially launched its H21 Project Office in Leeds, which it hopes will help establish the city and wider region as the UK’s centre of excellence for hydrogen energy. The office will […]

A recycling and energy recovery facility has officially been opened in Leeds. It will process all of the household black bin waste from across the city, separating out recyclable materials and then recovering what is left to generate energy. It is expected to generate 11MW of energy – enough electricity to power 22,000 homes – […]

Leeds City Council has created a new energy company to offer households across the Yorkshire region “fairer and more transparent energy tariffs”. It has teamed up with Robin Hood Energy, a not-for-profit energy supplier run by Nottingham City Council, to create White Rose Energy. The new firm claims its tariffs are open to all and they […]

Leeds City Council has given the green light for the construction of a £72 million sludge treatment and anaerobic digestion (AD) facility. The council has approved Yorkshire Water’s proposals for the bioenergy site, which is expected to help the utility reduce 15% of carbon emissions. The new facility will replace the existing sludge and bio-solid […]