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...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 19, 2023 | Green Innovation
HEINEKEN UK has announced it will invest £25 million into its iconic Manchester brewery to install heat pumps to reduce its carbon emissions. The investment is in support of HEINEKEN’s global ambitions to reach net zero emissions across scopes 1 and 2 by 2030,...
