by Nikki Brown | Mar 27, 2024 | Smart Energy
A two-megawatt solar farm has been connected to the national grid and is set to provide electricity to around 800 homes. The 3.8-hectare site, located off Kenyon Way in Little Hulton, has 3,774 ground mounted solar panels and is set to generate over 2,000 megawatt...
by Nikki Brown | Oct 19, 2023 | Retrofitting
A pair of ageing Salford tower blocks are going ‘green’ as part of a multi-million pound eco-transformation. Salix Homes has unveiled our ambitious investment plans for neighbouring blocks Greyfriar Court and Whitefriar Court in the Greengate area of Salford. The...
by Nikki Brown | Sep 29, 2023 | Sustainable Living
Young people across Greater Manchester are invited to come together at the North West Net Zero Youth Conference 2023 to help accelerate action towards net zero. The event is aiming to bring together 100 young people aged 13-19 from across the Northwest to share their...
by Nikki Brown | Aug 3, 2023 | Smart Energy
The University of Salford’s world-leading energy performance test facility Energy House 2.0 will be pausing its research and offering public tours from Monday 4 to Friday 8 September 2023. Energy House 2.0 is a £16 million project part-funded by the European Regional...
by Nikki Brown | Apr 18, 2023 | Transport
The latest round of Bee Network contracts has been awarded for school services in Wigan, Bolton and parts of Salford and Bury. It’s hoped that making more reliable, sustainable buses across the city-region will minimise the use of personal cars for short...
