by Nikki Brown | Sep 21, 2022 | Retrofitting, Smart Energy
Salford City Council has successfully installed 2,562 solar panels on public buildings across the city as part of a £7.45 million scheme. The scheme, which received funding through Salix Finance via the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, added solar...
by Nikki Brown | Sep 15, 2022 | Transport
Six bin lorries in Stockport will now be powered by solar panels following Stockport Council’s link-up with a leading local technology company. The plans for solar-powered waste collection vehicles are hoped to help Stockport Council reach its target to be net...
by Nikki Brown | Aug 25, 2022 | Retrofitting
People Powered Retrofit, a not-for-profit service for householders in Greater Manchester, has launched retrofit training courses for all construction workers to fill an urgent skills gap in the region. There is a growing and urgent need for retrofit if the UK is to...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 25, 2022 | Transport
Greater Manchester has been given the go-ahead to franchise the city region’s buses to create a simplified, affordable and sustainable public transport network which hopes to reduce carbon emissions. In March 2022, the High Court made a judgment that the Mayor...
by Nikki Brown | Jun 30, 2022 | Green Innovation
Siemens will host a two-day conference and exhibition in Manchester to help organisations become more productive and sustainable as they solve today’s biggest issues including decarbonisation and the race to net zero. Transform 2022 will be held at the city’s iconic...
