by Nikki Brown | Jul 27, 2023 | Smart Energy
Manchester City Council is on course to reach an important milestone this year as part of its drive to become zero-carbon by 2038. By the end of 2023 the Council aims to have installed almost 10,000 new solar panels on its buildings across the city – 9,859 in total....
by Nikki Brown | Jul 26, 2023 | Transport
The city of Manchester has been chosen to pilot the UK’s first peer-to-peer electric vehicle sharing platform. Cheshire-based Zoom EV’s new platform acts as electric vehicles’ answer to Airbnb, enabling users to borrow EVs from registered car owners, who in turn can...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 25, 2023 | Smart Energy
Plans have been approved to build one of the world’s largest battery energy storage schemes (BESS) at the Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park. The £750m, 1GW project has been designed to strengthen the security and resilience of the energy system in the North West...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 20, 2023 | Transport
A new Bus Strategy – to be presented to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) at the end of the month – sets out an ambition for a 30% increase in bus patronage by 2030. The change will be driven by affordable fares, a more user-friendly network, and better...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 19, 2023 | Bee Net Zero, Smart Energy
Greater Manchester’s Bee Net Zero partnership is urging more businesses in the city-region to join a “rooftop revolution” and install PV solar panels on their premises. The organisation, whose partners include Electricity North West, the Greater Manchester Business...
