Day: 8 April 2023

UK’s first autonomous zero-emission bus service begins in Oxfordshire

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s first zero-emission autonomous bus service goes live to the public for the first time in Oxfordshire. Operated by First Bus and fully accessible for wheelchair and pushchair users, the 15-seater fully electric bus will carry passengers around Milton Park – a business, science and technology park near Didcot and Abingdon – which is home to more than 250 companies and 9,000 employees. Services will run every 15 minutes between 7am and 6.30pm Monday to Saturday. A qualified safety driver is on board the bus at all times to…

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Lidl GB Becomes First Discount Supermarket To Commit To Work With WWF To Halve Environmental Impact Of Average UK Shopping Basket

Stuart Mitchell

WWF has announced that Lidl GB has become the first discounter to sign WWF’s Retailers’ Commitment for Nature – an agreement to work with WWF to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket by 2030.  Lidl, the UK’s sixth largest supermarket, joins Co-op, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose, meaning 60% of the UK retail grocery market is now committed to working with WWF towards this target.  With the global food sector driving 60% of deforestation and 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, WWF is working with supermarkets across…

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Honda’s Zero Emission Stationary Fuel Cell Provides Back Up Power to a Data Center

Stuart Mitchell

Honda began operation of a stationary fuel cell power station on its corporate campus in Torrance, Calif., marking the company’s first step toward future commercialization of zero-emission backup power generation. The initiative leverages Honda’s hydrogen fuel cell technology expertise and contributes to the company’s global goal to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities by 2050. Watch a video of Honda’s stationary FC power station at https://honda.us/StationaryFuelCell. Now fully operational as a demonstration program, Honda’s fuel cell power station supplies clean and quiet emergency backup power to the…

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Iberdrola and bp sign a strategic alliance to accelerate the deployment of electric mobility

Stuart Mitchell

Iberdrola and bp have signed a strategic collaboration agreement aiming to help accelerate the decarbonisation of transport.  The companies announced their intention to form a Joint Venture (JV) in July 2021, intending to invest up to €1 billion to roll-out a network of up to 11,000 rapid and ultra-fast EV public charge points across Spain and Portugal. The signing of the strategic collaboration agreement brings the companies one step closer to the formation of the JV which is subject to the necessary regulatory and competition approvals and expected to close…

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TotalEnergies Invests in Renewable Energies with Biogas and Solar Projects

Stuart Mitchell

TotalEnergies is developing its renewable activities in Poland by acquiring the country’s main biogas producer, Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB), and a 200-megawatt (MW) development pipeline of solar projects.  Poland, Europe’s Fourth-Largest Biogas Potential With 130 employees in nine Polish regions, PGB is mainly involved in generating renewable heat and power from biogas sourced from organic waste. It owns and operates 17 facilities in production and one under construction, for a total power generation capacity of 166 GWh per year1. PGB’s portfolio also includes a development pipeline of 23 projects. The…

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