TfL accelerates net-zero goals with start-up partnership January 10, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) is accelerating its net-zero goals for railway by partnering up with London-based start-up Spinview to provide digital monitoring of tracks and tunnels as well as data on CO2 and noise levels. Funded by the UK Government as part of the UK Government’s ‘smart grants’ scheme, the project will initially be trialled [...]
Used cars cost 50 per cent of Brits’ salary, data reveals January 10, 2022 Buying a used car costs almost 50 per cent of a Brit’s average salary, according to car leasing company Vanarama. Since 2017, the average price of a second-hand vehicle has gone up from representing 41.5 per cent of the average UK salary to amounting to 47.2 per cent, around £14,775. “Generally, the UK cost of [...]
Going green: Easyjet to develop net-zero aircraft system January 10, 2022 Low cost-carrier Easyjet has partnered with aerospace firm Cranfield Aerospace Solutions to develop a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for commercial aircraft. The technology is initially being tested on a nine-seater plane, due to fly by 2023. Easyjet is expected to support Cranfield and provide the firm with expertise when it comes to deploying the [...]
UK Government funds HGV skills bootcamps to tackle shortages January 10, 2022 The UK Government has invested £34.5m in ‘skills bootcamps’ to tackle the ongoing shortage of HGV drivers. The highest in the last eight years combined, the funding will help companies train around 11,000 new drivers, as the cost amounts to around £4,000 for each, the Financial Times reported. “This money is incredibly welcome,” Sally Gilson, [...]
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars sales soar as demand for luxury vehicles surges January 10, 2022 Despite Covid concerns and ongoing supply chain issues, luxury car maker Rolls-Royce has reported record highs in 2021, with sales going up 49 per cent compared with the previous year. Delivering the highest annual sale since its foundation in 1906, Rolls-Royce shipped 5,586 cars, registering record figures in most regions including China, the Americas and [...]
Virgin Media O2 refuses to bring back EU roaming charges post-Brexit unlike Vodafone and EE January 10, 2022 Virgin Media O2 has stated it will not to bring back EU roaming fees post Brexit, helping customers save hundreds of pounds in bills while using data abroad. “With Covid still scuppering plans and disrupting day-to-day routines for so many, we’re starting the year by giving our customers some certainty: we will not be reintroducing [...]
Technip Energies to join revolutionary tyre-recycling project in Sunderland January 10, 2022 A potentially revolutionary tyre-recycling plant in Sunderland has taken the next step towards reality with the appointment of Technip Energies as the project’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner. Owned by Norwegian waste recycling company Wastefront AS, the project will also see Dutch energy giant Vitol acquire a 5 per cent stake. The £100m plant, [...]
Morrisons loses ‘use-by’ date to fight food waste January 10, 2022 Morrisons has announced it will lose the ‘use-by’ date from 90 per cent of its milk bottles as a way to better fight food waste. Instead of abiding by the ‘use-by date’, from the end of January the supermarket chain will ask customers to sniff the milk and see if it’s still drinkable, urging shoppers [...]
UK businesses pay more than EU firms for emission trading post Brexit January 9, 2022 UK businesses are paying 10 per cent more than their EU counterparts to trade their emissions following Brexit. As a result of the government’s refusal to link the UK carbon market to the EU’s, British firms pay more than £75 per tonne of CO2, while EU businesses pay up to €85 (£71), the Guardian reported. [...]
HS2 rushes to purchase land for phase one opening January 9, 2022 HS2 is rushing to acquire several square kilometres of land needed to complete the project’s first phase. Out of the 70km2 needed to connect London to Birmingham, 13km2 are yet to be acquired, a freedom of information request put forward by the Telegraph has revealed. The land for the project can be forcibly bought by [...]
