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Statera Energy powers up UK’s largest battery storage site, 300MW Thurrock Storage

Stuart Mitchell

Thurrock Storage, the UK’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) developed by Statera Energy is now energised and delivering electricity to the grid. This landmark 300MW battery storage site is capable of powering up to 680,000 homes with instantaneous power over two hours. Thurrock Storage can respond rapidly to changes on the grid, delivering its full output of up to 600MWh within seconds. Strategically located close to London, Thurrock Storage will play a significant role in maintaining the UK’s energy security. It facilitates the immediate and efficient deployment of energy…

Three sites on the African continent removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger

Stuart Mitchell

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Paris (France), decided to remove three properties located in Madagascar, Egypt and Libya from the List of World Heritage in Danger. These removals are the result of extensive efforts by States Parties, with UNESCO’s support, to significantly reduce threats to these sites. When sites are removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it is a great victory for all. For the countries and communities directly concerned, for UNESCO and, more broadly, for the shared heritage of humanity. We are pursuing a…

Zoopla and Vauxhall partner to electrify Britain. EV charger functionality is UK property website first

Stuart Mitchell

Zoopla, one of the UK’s leading property websites, has become the first UK property website to add EV specific search functionality to its website, enabling buyers and renters to find the nearest on-street chargers to a property, and filter properties with home-charging.  The functionality was developed in conjunction with Vauxhall as part of their Electric Streets of Britain campaign which supports drivers looking for practical and accessible on street parking near them.  It launches as new research from Vauxhall reveals 40% of UK drivers said proximity to EV charging will…

INEOS Invests £30 Million to Slash Emissions at Hull Site by 75%

Stuart Mitchell

INEOS has completed a major £30 million investment at its Hull manufacturing site, converting the facility to run on clean-burning hydrogen instead of natural gas. The result? A 75% cut in carbon emissions – the equivalent of taking around 160,000 petrol cars off the road and a huge step towards INEOS’ net zero commitment, well ahead of 2050. This is real progress. Not talk. Not targets. Action. The investment is part of INEOS’ wider strategy to decarbonise its operations across the UK and Europe. INEOS Acetyls is the only industrial…

Global data centres face rising climate risks, XDI report warns Landmark analysis of nearly 9000 sites reveals escalating threat to digital infrastructure

Stuart Mitchell

Datacentres—the critical infrastructure powering banking systems, cloud storage, emergency services, communications and logistics—are facing sharply rising risks from climate change-driven extreme weather, according to a major new report released recently by XDI (Cross Dependency Initiative), a global leader in physical climate risk analysis. Without urgent investment in emissions reduction and physical adaptation, operators could face soaring insurance premiums, growing disruption to operations, and billions in damages, they say. XDI’s 2025 Global Data Centre Physical Climate Risk and Adaptation Report offers the most comprehensive global picture yet of how extreme weather…