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Will Nichols

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Will Nichols joined BusinessGreen in September 2010 and left in July 2015.

He produced a wide range of news and analysis for the site, with a particular focus on low carbon transport, environmental risk, and green management.

Will trained as a journalist at Brunel University and worked on a number of local papers and green energy website New Energy Focus before joining BusinessGreen.

He previously worked for BP spending two and half years in the company's graduate scheme.

 

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Articles by Will Nichols

Intelligent Energy hails 'transformational' £1.2bn India fuel cell deal

UK company to provide power to 27,400 mobile masts in India through Essential Energy subsidiary

  • Technology
  • 02 October 2015
The end of the beginning...

Will Nichols takes a look at the seismic changes that have occurred in clean tech during his time at BusinessGreen

  • Technology
  • 17 July 2015
Nissan e-NV200 Evalia: Hail your next zero-emissions taxi

Seven-seater dubbed world's first all-electric MPV is targeted squarely at shuttle services and chauffeurs

  • Automotive
  • 16 July 2015
Why we should rebuild a green Parliament in Birmingham

The £7bn cost to renovate Westminister is too steep - ship politicians to a purpose-built low carbon hub at the heart of the country

  • Buildings
  • 15 July 2015
Enphase: Solar systems just a part of total energy solution

Micro-inverter specialist plans to bring total energy solution, comprising solar, storage, and load management, to market in 2016

  • Solar
  • 15 July 2015
What does the future hold for businesses signed up to the UN Global Compact?

DNV GL execs who reviewed initiative for the UN outline how the popular programme needs to enlist smaller firms and reveal why business needs to get naked

  • Policy
  • 14 July 2015
Summer Budget 2015: As it happened

Will subsidies be rolled back and green taxes cut? BusinessGreen provides the latest news as Chancellor George Osborne delivers his first Budget of this government

  • Policy
  • 08 July 2015
Green bond surge spurs climate bond universe towards $600bn
Green bond surge spurs climate bond universe towards $600bn

Green bonds account for a third of $95bn rise in climate bond issuance, report finds

  • Investment
  • 08 July 2015
'Perfect storm' threatens $280bn of gas projects, study finds

Carbon Tracker says cheaper green technologies and falling demand will leave billions of planned LNG projects shelved

  • Risk
  • 07 July 2015
Scotland doubles wind power output over 'astonishing' June

Higher winds and increased capacity sees electricity produced increase 120 per cent from 2014

  • Wind
  • 06 July 2015
Budget cuts could 'undermine' energy and climate change policies

Academics write to Oliver Letwin to voice concerns over impact of proposed cuts, after Green Alliance study suggests DECC may have to delay key programmes and cut staff

  • Policy
  • 03 July 2015
Pacific islands urged to surf green energy wave

Vanuatu, Fiji, and the Marshall Islands could use huge renewable resources to cut expensive fuel imports, IRENA report finds

  • Energy
  • 03 July 2015
Conservatives must use majority to push green agenda, think tank says
Conservatives must use majority to push green agenda, think tank says

Policies such as shuttering coal plants early and investing in low carbon infratructure can win votes and boost economy, report suggests

  • Politics
  • 02 July 2015
Heathrow expansion 'worst' option for the environment, campaigners warn
Heathrow expansion 'worst' option for the environment, campaigners warn

Pollution restrictions would prove almost impossible to meet, while new runway would restrict economic growth elsewhere, green groups warn

  • Aviation
  • 01 July 2015
Solar industry warns latest subsidy cuts 'make no sense'

Downgrading feed-in tariff payments for small solar farms and large rooftop systems will slow growth in the sector, says Solar Trade Association

  • Solar
  • 01 July 2015
Formula E can rev up clean energy message in China and India
Formula E can rev up clean energy message in China and India

Climate Group's RE100 campaign says innovative technology and savvy social media skills can push message in emerging markets

  • Automotive
  • 01 July 2015
Teesside carbon capture cluster launched with mission to cut emissions and save jobs
Teesside carbon capture cluster launched with mission to cut emissions and save jobs

Teesside Collective says £1.5bn network of four 'anchor' companies could save quarter of region's emissions

  • Technology
  • 01 July 2015
China aims to peak emissions before 2030 - reports

Country pledges to cut carbon intensity by almost two thirds on 2005 levels over next 15 years, according to UN submission

  • Climate change
  • 30 June 2015
The CCC recipe for getting UK carbon cuts back on track

If government follows the Committee on Climate Change's recommendations, what could lie in store for UK businesses?

  • Policy
  • 30 June 2015
Extend green energy funding to get UK carbon cuts on track, Climate Change Committee says
Extend green energy funding to get UK carbon cuts on track, Climate Change Committee says

Watchdog warns support programmes must be pushed into the 2020s to enable investors to make informed decisions on low carbon projects

  • Energy
  • 30 June 2015
Nelson Piquet Jr takes first Formula E crown

Brazilian holds off challenge from Sebastien Buemi to win inaugural season of all-electric racing series for China's NEXTEV TCR team

  • Automotive
  • 29 June 2015
OECD: Energy taxes 'too cheap' to tackle environmental impact

Study finds governments are under-utilising taxes as a tool to curb pollution and emissions and calls for reform

  • Taxation
  • 29 June 2015
Could charging more for sustainable palm oil save tigers and orang-utans?
Could charging more for sustainable palm oil save tigers and orang-utans?

New research shows consumers are willing to pay more for palm oil from sustainable sources as long as it helps fund conservation efforts

  • Biodiversity
  • 29 June 2015
Mitsubishi Outlander takes electric car sales crown for first time

Overall electric vehicle sales up 37 per cent from end of December to end of March as SUV plug-in hybrid tops the charts for the first time

  • Automotive
  • 29 June 2015
Richard Branson: Formula E will soon overtake 'antiquated' F1

All-electric Formula E is making clean energy "sexy" and will help usher in a low carbon future, says Virgin supremo

  • Automotive
  • 27 June 2015
Insurance giants call for climate change heath risks to be tackled
Insurance giants call for climate change heath risks to be tackled

AXA, Allianz, and Aviva warn cost of heath threat from indirect climate impacts such as food insecurity and new disease patterns are being overlooked

  • Risk
  • 26 June 2015
Government energy efficiency plans 'off-track', official review warns
Government energy efficiency plans 'off-track', official review warns

Report into 10 major DECC projects finds only two are ahead of schedule

  • Policy
  • 26 June 2015
Scottish wind farms power almost a million homes in record first quarter
Scottish wind farms power almost a million homes in record first quarter

First three months of 2015 saw wind farms produce enough electricity to power 960,000 Scottish households for a year, but subsidy cuts threaten potential, minister warns

  • Wind
  • 25 June 2015
Carbon capture will cut decarbonisation costs by £32bn, industry says
Carbon capture will cut decarbonisation costs by £32bn, industry says

CCS could deliver a "significant prize" for the UK economy if government can bring projects forward, CCS Association predicts

  • Energy
  • 25 June 2015
Electric vehicle grant shake-up confirmed
Electric vehicle grant shake-up confirmed

Government reveals support scheme offering £5,000 off the cost of a new car will be replaced by a tiered system based on emissions

  • Automotive
  • 24 June 2015
Miscalculating climate risks could see credit crunch repeated, study warns
Miscalculating climate risks could see credit crunch repeated, study warns

Researchers say credit agencies' approach to climate change is repeating mistakes that led to global financial crisis

  • Risk
  • 24 June 2015
Circular economy could boost UK GDP by £29bn

Research by Imperial College London finds closed loop systems would drive financial benefits and create thousands of jobs

  • Waste
  • 24 June 2015
Solar market surge not enough to ward off climate crisis, BNEF warns
Solar market surge not enough to ward off climate crisis, BNEF warns

Analysts predict solar PV capacity to hit 3.7TW by 2040, but emissions set to remain well above current levels

  • Solar
  • 23 June 2015
Volta plugs in advertising to spark up charge point market

California start-up says sponsored charge points can boost electric vehicle adoption while raking in advertising revenues

  • Technology
  • 23 June 2015
Drones are getting conservationists buzzing

Manufacturers say use of unmanned aerial vehicles to collect environmental data is soaring

  • Aviation
  • 22 June 2015
New onshore wind planning hurdles concern developers

Industry says local councils having say over wind farm developments but not other energy sources creates uneven playing field

  • Wind
  • 19 June 2015
Heathrow expansion would spell disaster for regional airports, report finds
Heathrow expansion would spell disaster for regional airports, report finds

Research suggests a new runway would mean severely curtailed growth outside the South East if UK is to meet binding emissions targets

  • Aviation
  • 19 June 2015
Government told to publish redacted fracking house price report in full

Information Commissioner says Defra "incorrectly withheld the information" from last year's paper on the impact of fracking

  • Energy
  • 18 June 2015
Pope Francis: Earth's resources being plundered by short-sighted economic policies

Catholic leader calls for new ways of doing business to benefit people and the environment in 192-page encyclical dedicated to climate change

  • Climate change
  • 18 June 2015
Onshore wind ban: 'Grace period' needed to protect investors, Ewing says

Scottish energy minister restates opposition to Conservative subsidy cuts, but calls for projects in planning to be protected if they go ahead

  • Wind
  • 18 June 2015
Inside Ben Ainslie's sustainable America's Cup challenge

Olympic sailor says sports teams must step up to the plate on green messages as he plots the return of the Auld Mug from his low-carbon HQ

  • Buildings
  • 18 June 2015
REN21 global green energy report - at a glance

A rundown of the key figures from the comprehensive report on the global industry

  • Energy
  • 18 June 2015
Global green energy surge 'decoupling' economic growth from emissions

REN21 report finds record year of renewable energy installation and worldwide rise in GDP coincides with stalled carbon output

  • Energy
  • 18 June 2015
Europe needs 'urgent' carbon capture investment to meet clean energy goals
Europe needs 'urgent' carbon capture investment to meet clean energy goals

Grantham Institute says EU energy strategy demands up to €35bn of investment by 2030, with others suggesting oil recovery could fund UK CCS industry

  • Energy
  • 16 June 2015
EU carmakers accelerating towards 2021 emissions goal

Nissan cuts emissions 12 per cent over 2014 to put it in pole position to meet EU goal

  • Automotive
  • 16 June 2015
Interserve: We'll do the 'heavy lifting' needed to meet ambitious carbon goals

Despite carbon footprint uptick, company says it is starting to decouple growth from emissions and is en route to halving CO2 by 2020

  • Management
  • 15 June 2015
London gears up for all-electric Formula E racing series

Battersea Park will host final two races of inaugural season, with organisers hinting solar power will be used for the first time

  • Automotive
  • 12 June 2015
Caroline Lucas: 'Insulating every home in Britain is just about the best policy you can come up with'
Caroline Lucas: 'Insulating every home in Britain is just about the best policy you can come up with'

Green Party's lone MP talks about her priorities for the coming Parliament and why the government should do more to support low carbon businesses

  • Politics
  • 12 June 2015
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