Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has announced that it intends to focus its efforts in renewable energy on offshore wind. But that decision means that the company will gradually divest its onshore wind power projects, which comprise around 18 turbines in two locations in Norway. “We’ve become involved in major offshore wind power projects in recent […]
Water – its use and the impact of constraints – are now a boardroom issue, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which launches a new water disclosure report and programme today. CDP Water Disclosure asked over 300 of the world’s largest companies to provide information on their water use and water-related business issues. Water is already […]
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says in new guidelines out this week that energy efficiency is likely to be the most cost effective way for industrial facilities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The guidance has been issued to help state and local air permitting authorities with new rules covering large emitters, such as power plants, […]
US giant General Electric (GE) says it plans to purchase 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 in the largest single electric vehicle purchase to date. Nearly half of the vehicles (12,000) will be purchased from General Motors, starting with the Chevrolet Volt when it is launched in 2011, as well as from other manufacturers as vehicles become available. The […]
Financial, legislative and reputational risks associated with energy use are increasing for businesses, warns a new white paper commissioned by npower from the London School of Economics (LSE). According to the latest statistics from npower’s Business Energy Index, businesses now rank energy as posing a greater risk than credit and security or health and safety. “The risks faced by […]
Carmaker BMW has announced plans to invest €400 million over the next three years to produce zero-emission electric cars in Germany. The investment, which was launched by chair of the board of management Norbert Reithofer and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, will expand the company’s Leipzig plant to produce the Megacity Vehicle (MCV). “With this vehicle we are […]
