Tag: electricity

Stena installs onshore power supply connection to support electric fleet

Stuart Mitchell

Stena Line is the first ferry company to connect to the onshore power supply connection in the Port of Oslo. Stena Saga will now be connecting to the electricity grid during calls into port. This is an important step in Stena Line’s dedicated sustainability work, with one of the focus areas being to reduce emissions. Stena Line has been working with onshore power supply connections since 1989 and is a pioneer within this area. With Stena Saga, 14 of Stena Lines 38 vessels can now connect to green electricity when…

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UK Power Networks to trial the revolutionary Faraday Grid

Stuart Mitchell

Faraday Grid has announced an agreement with the UK’s leading distribution network operator, UK Power Networks, for it to trial the world’s first Faraday Grid, a ground-breaking technology that could redefine how the electricity grid works. The project aims to demonstrate how a Faraday Grid will create a smart, flexible electricity system that increases the capacity to deliver more renewable energy, such as wind and solar power at a lower cost to consumers. The Faraday Grid is an autonomous, self-balancing network installed within an existing electricity grid. Comprising a network…

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Ecotricity launches UK’s first vegan-certified electricity tariff

Stuart Mitchell

In over half of Britain’s homes, millions of ethical consumers – the growing legion of vegans, vegetarians and those concerned with animal rights are unknowingly powering their lives with electricity and gas made using the by-products of the meat and dairy industries, including animal body parts.  Renewable energy pioneers Ecotricity are highlighting this secret ingredient in the nation’s power supply and launching a vegan version – the world’s first Vegan electricity. Euphemistically described by one of the Big Six energy companies as “recycling” – the practice of using animal by-products…

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IKEA UK partners with the Big Clean Switch to create 100% renewable electricity tariff

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA UK has partnered with the Big Clean Switch to use a collective switch model to secure an exclusive tariff on 100% renewable electricity for its customers. The deal is expected to save a typical UK household over £300 a year. The announcement is timely following news from Ofgem last week that it is piloting collective switching as a mechanism for getting a better deal on energy for disengaged energy customers. This partnership demonstrates the retailer’s commitment to enabling customers and co-workers to live more sustainably by switching to a…

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