That was the message from Bristol City Council leader Barbara Janke after the city was awarded a £2.5 million grant from the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Category: Energy
UK’s first marine energy park launched in Bristol
Bristol’s reputation as the UK’s green capital is underpinned today when it becomes the launchpad for the UK’s first marine energy park
Lower gas bills for Bristol as EDF Energy announces price cut
EDF Energy increased its gas bills by 15.4% in November but said it would now cut them by 5% after a 9.2% decline in the one-year wholesale gas price
Bristol joins Euro project to save millions from energy budgets
SmartSpaces is a European-wide project, which will involve Bristol City Council’s energy management team working in partnership with 11 local authorities across Europe and a number of ICT partners including IBM and BT
Wessex plumbs into English Channel oil prospects
Wessex Exploration, the Bristol-based hydrocarbon prospecting company, has won licenses to investigate five exploration blocks in the English Channel off the coast of southern England
Bristol gets £2.2m for low-carbon projects
Bristol has been awarded £2.2million for a low-carbon project to help mange energy in homes, schools and workplaces
SMEs spending £235m more on fuel than last year
If the government implements its 3p price hike in January then the UK’s 4.5 million SMEs can expect to pay a further £10million per day on fuel