How 5G Can Affect The Aviation Industry
Mobile phone signals can interfere with aircraft navigational and landing guidance systems. In 2012, flight attendants asked passenger to completely switch off phones before departure; however, in 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowed passengers to keep their phones on as long as they remained on aeroplane mode . The…
Screening Mitigation for Solar Glint and Glare
Solar photovoltaic developments routinely require glint and glare assessments as part of the planning application. The driving force behind this is the potential for: Safety impacts on surrounding roads, railway lines and airports. Amenity impacts on surrounding dwellings or other observer locations of particular sensitivity. Glint and glare effects occur…
300,000 Sign Up To Veganuary 2022 (Thus Far)
Veganuary is a non-profit organisation that encourages people worldwide to follow a vegan lifestyle for the month of January. The number of participants for Veganuary in 2021 was 582,000 which was a 45% increase on those who signed up in 2020. Figure 1: 2021 Vegauary 2021 campaign report – Data…
UK Bumblebees Get Boost With More Solar Parks
Solar parks have not always been seen in a bright light. For example, Greg Barker, one of the greenest Conservative ministers has previously compared large solar farms to ‘monsters’ and described them as gold diggers due to the money that is being injected into this industry. However, recent research by…
Energy Giant Shell Acquires US-based Savion
Last year, Shell introduced the most ambitious strategy to be seen in the oil and gas sectors to date. The oil mammoth intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, as long as its customers showed the same ambition. This has now been followed up with a…
The Environmental Impact of Working from Home
Last week, Boris Johnson confirmed in a press conference that the government would be moving to its Coronavirus Plan B. This means that from Monday 13th December, everyone was advised to work from home where possible. Although this may have been seen as something of a luxury in a pre-COVID…
UK Cuts to Electric Car Subsidies
The government has cut grants for electric vehicles in the UK. Electric cars with a value below £32,000 (down from £35,000) will see subsidies reduced from £2,500 to £1,500. This will mark the second reduction within a year after the grant was reduced from £3,000 to £2,500. Likewise, the grant…
From Blast Furnaces to Renewable Energy Storage!
Sembcorp Industries, an energy company based in Singapore, recently announced plans to produce Europe’s largest battery storage system in Teesside, England. The proposed battery storage project will be located within the Wilton International Industrial Park in Redcar, the heart of Teesside’s industrial area. Sembcorp have set up a UK subsidiary…
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