Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 27, 2025
The UKs ambitious target to increase electric vehicle (EV) sales to 80% of all new car purchases by 2030 could result in them accounting for up to 5% of total power demand, according to energy analysts at Montel, though there are concerns whether capacity buildout will be adequate. The total increase in demand from EVs could add 17.12
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 28, 2025
The crisis-into-opportunity rhetoric has been a mainstay of successive governments, and this new pledge might have been expected to hit an uncomfortable note for those recalling similarly Manhattan-project-esque pronouncements of the past. These are urgent requirements which need clear and decisive action because of their immediacy.
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Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Schemes which would see passengers order on-demand bus services should be introduced in Scotland, a leading mobility charity has said. The ‘flexible bus’ initiative would allow operators to use ‘Demand Responsive Technology’ which would link local buses with the people who need them.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 15, 2025
Deliberately located between Inverness and Aberdeen to address grid congestion from Viking (443 MW), Moray East (950 MW) and Beatrice (588 MW) offshore wind farms, the project is said to significantly reduce the amount of wasted clean energy and is an important milestone to achieving the UK governments mission to have a net zero power grid by 2030.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 25, 2022
1) To target support at those households and firms most in need, the UK Government should: Urgently introduce targeted interventions for the most vulnerable households, through existing mechanisms like the Energy Bills Support Scheme. 2) To help keep costs down, the UK Government should: Announce a business rates freeze now for 2023/24.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 26, 2022
Electrotechnical and engineering services body ECA is urging the industry to fully engage with Government initiatives to decarbonise heat , including the new Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), launched this week. Luke Osborne, ECA Energy and Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, said, “The electrification of heat is finally gathering pace.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 9, 2022
Net zero energy goals for heating need to be owned and delivered by regional and local governments, according to a new report led by the University of Birmingham. In addition, the report emphasises the need to balance these on-the-ground local decisions with long-term policy decisions from Government.
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