Month: September 2022

Octopus Energy to rapidly repower up to 1,000 existing wind turbines in the UK through EWT partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy Generation, one of Europe’s largest investors in renewable energy, is partnering with turbine manufacturer EWT on ambitious plans to repower up to 1,000 existing onshore wind turbines in the UK to help boost energy security. The older wind turbines Octopus and EWT identified are located across England, Scotland and Wales, and have already been powering communities for years. In total the UK has approximately 9,000 onshore wind turbines*. By increasing the green generation capacity of around a tenth of these, there’s potential to power hundreds of thousands more…

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GMCA and Green Finance Institute announce partnership for energy-efficiency homes

Stuart Mitchell

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the Green Finance Institute (GFI) have announced a pioneering partnership to provide practical and innovative financial solutions to support energy-efficiency improvements for thousands of homes across the city region. With the UK experiencing its hottest-ever recorded temperature, 40.3 degrees Celsius last month, the case for climate action has never been more urgent. The UK’s buildings are its second largest source of carbon emissions and lowering their energy demand is therefore critical. This will require a collaborative approach to identify capital, deploy financial solutions and…

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Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub’s Tech Fund helps charities provide tablets and data to people in need 

Stuart Mitchell

Environmental charity Hubbub and Virgin Media O2 are announcing the five charities which have received a share of £400,000 to run a pioneering device lending scheme to provide tablets and data to people who need them.   Grants between £55,000 and £83,000 have been made to five organisations across the UK who provide crucial support to groups such as women seeking refuge from domestic violence, refugees, asylum seekers and people at risk of homelessness.   The five charities are Thames Reach; Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women’s Organisation; Willowacre Trust; Refuge; and Leeds Refugee Forum.  Between them they will provide…

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The first sustainable PLAYMOBIL product range WILTOPIA launches

Stuart Mitchell

We live in a breathtaking world filled with abundant species that are worth loving and protecting. Wiltopia raises and even expands the fascination for our big blue planet. The product range makes knowledge accessible in a child-friendly way and helps explain complex contexts from everyday life and our world. The products’ innovative material and the educational approach add a special value to children’s play. In an exciting way, they demonstrate how important animals and the environment are for the continued survival of Earth. From September, children will be able to…

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Global TV media costs increase 31.2% post pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

A new WARC analysis has found that media inflation is driving up the cost of advertising across channels, with TV most affected. These findings are published recently by WARC, the international marketing intelligence service, as part of its WARC Media product offer. Globally, TV CPMs (cost per thousand) have increased 31.2% since 2019 – the steepest incline in more than two decades – and are up 9.9% year-on-year in 2022, according to WARC Media. The trend is especially pronounced in the US, where TV CPMs are forecast to reach $73.14…

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