Greater Manchester considers first dry anaerobic digestion plants in England

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Waste and Recycling Committee has endorsed the construction of two dry anaerobic digestion plants in the North West

Green light for ‘UK’s largest’ hydrogen hub

Cheshire West & Chester Council has approved plans by EET Hydrogen for the low carbon hydrogen production hub

Centrica invites community groups to apply for £100k social impact grants

The owner of British Gas is offering grants to groups in the North West, encouraging sustainable and accessible energy solutions for local communities

Electricity North West offers £10m in ‘biggest ever’ flexibility tender

The company, which operates the power network in North West England, is seeking more than 1GW of flexibility from 2023-28 across 30 locations in its region

United Utilities announces £280m support for struggling households

The announcement follows United Utilities’ pledge to keep the average household water bill ‘flat’ for this year

Eni signs up for carbon capture deal

The project aims to create the ‘world’s first’ low carbon industrial cluster

Monster fatberg found in Liverpool sewer

United Utilities says it is the biggest ever fatberg discovered in the North West

Essar to buy Stanlow for £801m

India’s Essar Energy is to pay £801m to buy Shell’s Stanlow oil refinery in the northwest. Stanlow has been up for sale since 2009 and Essar has always been one of the front runners in the bidding race. Shell said it had put the refinery up for sale so it could “concentrate its global manufacturing […]

Asphalt firm on road to £25,000 energy savings

A Lancashire asphalt maker is saving more than £2,000 a month on its electricity bill since fitting energy-saving drives. Express Asphalt produces 40,000 tonnes of asphalt a year. An exhaust fan used in the production process was wasting energy through a lack of efficiency. Express Asphalt works manager Rick Harbour explained: “The motor was running […]

Balfour Beatty workers unearth skeletons

Workers repairing gas mains in Chester have dug up human remains thought to have come from a nearby graveyard and dating from the 1600s. The discovery was made by workers from Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions, which is replacing the Victorian metallic mains. And the company has also unearthed so many other artefacts that it has […]