Month: December 2024

Octopus launches world-first solar donation trial to alleviate fuel poverty

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy has launched a pioneering donation trial that allows solar customers to share the value of their excess energy with those facing fuel poverty. In a world-first scheme, Octopus Solar Sharing lets households with surplus solar energy donate the value of their excess energy to the fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) or to Octopus’ Octo Assist fund – a £30 million pot dedicated to helping its customers in need. Many homes with solar panels generate more electricity than they use. While energy suppliers typically allow customers to…

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Morrisons stands shoulder to shoulder with British farmers with series of commitments

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons has committed over £1.4 billion yearly into British Farming as it continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with UK farmers. As British farming’s single biggest direct customer, Morrisons is today announcing that it will bring forward support planned for December, by offering a five per cent discount for farmers to use in its stores and online. The gesture of appreciation extends to all Morrisons livestock suppliers who provide lamb, beef and pork; egg farmers and fruit and veg growers who supply Morrisons directly; and dairy farmers with a Morrisons…

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Carbon Clean announces fully columnless carbon capture, with launch of CycloneCC C1 series

Stuart Mitchell

Carbon Clean, a leader in revolutionising carbon capture solutions, today announced the launch of its breakthrough CycloneCC C1 series, marking the penultimate stage in the technology’s commercialisation. The CycloneCC C1 series is available in concentrations ranging from 3% to 20%, capturing up to 100,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The CycloneCC C1 unit is fully modular and columnless, achieving a height reduction of 70% compared to conventional solutions. Rotating Packed Bed (RPB) technology replaces every column used in a conventional plant, which reduces the steel required by 35% and lowers…

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UK Advertising reports £10bn spend in Q2 2024

Stuart Mitchell

UK advertising recorded £10bn spend during the second quarter of 2024, marking a 13.4% increase, according to the latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report. This was just over four percentage points (pp) ahead of forecast owing to stronger-than-expected digital growth and the relatively weak comparable results for 2023. The latest figures now provide a picture for the first half of the year, showing adspend increased 13.5% to £19.6bn in H1. AA/WARC has upgraded its forecasts for 2024, as a whole, by 2.9pp and now expects spend to cross the £40bn barrier…

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Mince pies make a difference: Help Sainsbury’s donate over five million meals to families experiencing food poverty

Stuart Mitchell

This Christmas, Sainsbury’s is donating over five million meals to families experiencing food poverty through its partnership with Comic Relief and wants customers to show their support simply by purchasing a pack of mince pies during their festive shop. Throughout December, every penny from each pack of the by Sainsbury’s and Free from classic mince pies sold will be donated to Comic Relief to help Sainsbury’s donate over 5 million meals 1. Sainsbury’s expects to see over one million of these mince pie packs flying off the shelves over the…

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