Government claims UK's transition from fossil fuel vehicles is 'accelerating at speed', despite slight dip in EV sales in April in wake of cut to payments from popular grant programme
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Dutch farm gets floating solar farm
Recently 1,030 solar panels were installed at Kwekerij De Noordhoek in the Netherlands. These each has a 415 Wp capacity. What s more, they were placed on a MULTI-F total cover on the farm s water reservoir. This floating solar farm has a total capacity of 427 KWp. Albers Alligator and Centrica Business Solutions built it for this organic farm.
Annually, this MULTI-F Solar system can generate the power needed by, on average, 100 households. In recent years, Albers Alligator, a Dutch company, was regularly asked if it could place solar panels on its MULTI-F. This is a floating total pool cover. Along with Centrica Business Solutions, Albers Alligator considered the possibilities. They developed this into an innovative, working solution - the MULTI-F Solar system.
Net-Zero Business podcast: Inside the UK s low-carbon heat transition
In response to the accelerated pace at which corporates are examining and setting net-zero targets to help alleviate the climate crisis, edie s monthly Net-Zero Business podcast was created. Up next, we talk low-carbon heat with Centrica Business Solutions and the Heat Pump Federation.
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Following on from the UK Government’s world-leading net-zero carbon commitment, edie’s new spinoff podcast series, Net-Zero Business, will hear from the trendsetters and trailblazers of responsible businesses.
Since the UK Government set it’s 2050 net-zero target into law, more and more businesses are attempting to get ahead of the political curve by strengthening carbon and energy strategies and pledging to become net-zero businesses well before the 2050 deadline.