Elizabeth Line could be ‘carbon-negative’

Set to open next week, the line could be carbon-negative in just over a decade

Underground line to heat up homes in north London

Waste heat from the Northern Line will be harnessed to provide heating and hot water to around 1,000 homes in Islington

Can you provide low carbon power for London’s Underground?

Transport for London is seeking responses on purchasing low carbon energy directly from local generators with a supply greater than 1MW

London tube stations powered by recycled energy

London tube stations could keep their lights using recycled energy from train brakes. A new technology which collects waste energy from tube train brakes to power stations has been successfully tested for five weeks at Victoria Station. According to Transport for London (TfL), 1MWh of energy can be captured per day, enough to power 104 […]

Waste heat from the tube to be piped into London homes

The sticky heat is one of the most unpleasant parts of a morning commute on the London underground – but that hot air is about to be put to good use. Hundreds of London homes are to be kept warm using the waste heat from the tube. The project is a team effort between Islington […]