Infrastructure articles

Trilliant teams up with RWE npower for smart meter push

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Silicon Valley company's technology will be used in npower's smart meter rollout later this year

19 Jun 2013

Carbon storage database launched for CCS developers

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CO2 Stored website lists UK storage potential of 78 billion tonnes of CO2 in offshore geological sites

19 Jun 2013

Super-chargers rev up Ecotricity's Electric Highway

Ecotricity charge point at Welcome Break's Michaelwood services

Three new fast-chargers spark massive increase in use of network of motorway recharging points at Welcome Break stations

17 Jun 2013

Better Place files for liquidation

Company blames low public take-up and lack of backing from automakers for failure of electric car battery swap scheme

28 May 2013

Best Western checks-in to electric motoring

Company to install largest number of charge points of any hotel group in the world, with up to 135 at UK locations by September

28 May 2013

 Video Video: UK ports poised for offshore wind boom

BusinessGreen Plus visits Belfast Harbour to see construction of the West of Duddon Sands wind farm, as first turbine installed at Gywnt y Mor

24 May 2013

Keystone pipeline: House votes to bypass Obama for approval

Representatives approve bill declaring that controversial oil pipeline from Canada does not need president's permission

23 May 2013

Humber renewable energy hub faces delay

Transport Minister pushes back planning decision on Able Marine Energy Park to July

22 May 2013

Green energy from Scottish islands can fuel UK if costs are cut

Report finds islands have huge green power potential, but cost of transmission links makes wind, wave, and tidal developments more expensive than on the mainland

15 May 2013

Energy storage market makes case for 5GW target by 2020

Government announces winners of energy storage innovation fund, but industry calls for greater action to boost the market

09 May 2013

In the Green Room with Smartreach's David Green

The business development manager for the smart metering consortium talks apprenticeships, anaerobic digestors, and academia

29 Apr 2013

Bill Gates helps power up green battery maker

Aquion Energy raises $35m to commercialise novel energy storage system

03 Apr 2013

Budget 2013: The reaction

BusinessGreen Plus runs down the reaction to George Osborne's Budget announcements on fuel duty, shale gas, CCS and more

20 Mar 2013

Budget 2013: Defra facing £37m budget cut by 2015

Energy, business, and trasnport also in line for budget squeeze as part of Chancellor's plan to raise funds for capital investments

20 Mar 2013

Government raises hopes of greener budget with backing for Heseltine plan

Tory grandee had proposed regional infrastructure investments, including public transport, offshore wind and Severn Barrage projects, as routes to growth

18 Mar 2013

Davey backs Scottish energy bill subsidy scheme

Minister says renewal of programme to counterbalance distribution costs shows benefits of Scotland remaining in the UK

01 Mar 2013

Reports: Smart heat technology can help balance a greener grid

SSE and Dimplex claim their new storage system could create 54GW of extra capacity in the EU, as Ecofys claims humble water heaters could balance the grid

27 Feb 2013

ETI seeks hydrogen storage sites for low-carbon power system

Finding suitable sites to store the gas could help hydrogen play a key role in the UK's future energy mix

22 Feb 2013

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