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Posted on 13th November 2017
With the rate of extreme weather increasing the likeliness of wildfires this year, we have also seen an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes, not only in the USA but also in Ireland. This year alone we have seen three major hurricanes, one in category 5 and two in category 3, all taking place within just three short months.
Posted on 6th November 2017
Earlier this year we interviewed Dr Phillipa Coan, an expert in workplace environmental behavioural change. Dr Coan has a PhD that broadly looked into different strategies for changing employee behaviour to become more environmentally sustainable, while winning a number of national and university awards along the way.
Posted on 31st October 2017
The negative effects of climate change become more obvious and drastic by the year. Climate change does not only increase global temperatures, but it also plays a huge role in weather extremes and natural disasters such as wildfires.
Posted on 26th October 2017
A Purchase Power Agreement (PPA), or electricity power agreement, is a contract between two parties; a seller generating renewable electricity and the buyer looking to purchase it. A PPA contract is the principal agreement that defines the revenue and credit quality of a generating project. This makes it a key instrument of project finance.
Posted on 19th October 2017
Drax power station is based in North Yorkshire, England and is responsible for generating 7% of the UK’s electricity. After implementing a new Biomass Subsidy last year, Drax power station is now also producing electricity through wood pellets rather than solely through burning coal. In fact, half of the coal-fired power station is now used for sustainable biomass and Drax is aiming to become the UK’s largest single-site renewable generator.[1]
