South Africa industry welcomes new electricity tariffs.Ferro-chrome producers in South Africa have expressed relief at the decision to allow electricity supplier Eskom an 8% per year price increase for the next five years, half of what the power company requested.Markram...
Overnight, Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into America would come into effect "soon". Sam and Anne discuss what this could mean for the UK which imports 10% of its steel to the US and whether ...
Depending on specific user tariffs, consumers will typically pay between 3 and 4 times more per unit of energy for electricity compared to gas. In applications, such as heat pumps, which derive a significantly higher end-use efficiency, the additional costs are largely offset, and may even work...
The humble bar snack has been part of UK social culture for well over a century and still plays an important role for punters and publicans in 2025. Patrons get an ever-expanding choices of (very salty) snacks to graze on over a drink. Landlords use them to generate incremental, high mar...
This is the first occurence of this clade type in the country, different from mpox Clade II that has circulated in the UK at low levels since 2022. The authorities have reiterated the importance of vaccination, particularly for at-risk populations, as a preventive and reactive measure against...
The DRC is far from alone. As the world moves from an energy system built on fossil fuels to one powered by electricity and renewables, global demand for materials such as copper, cobalt, nickel and lithium is transforming the fortunes of the countries that produce them. ...
Pakistan is set to raise feed-in tariffs (FITs) requiring electric supply companies to purchase electricity that guarantee up to 18% return to private producers ofwind and solar power. This latest effort is to improve incentives over an earlier 2006 policy for individual consumers installing solar...
Finally, Select Car Leasing has named Good Energy its preferred supplier, to provide Select customers with smart, renewable electricity tariffs. Good Energy joins a flock of suppliers, from new giantsOctopusandOVOto energy market stalwartsBritish GasandSSE, vying for the energy contracts of EV drive...
and EV charging energy infrastructure will become the future trends. Energy efficiency and electricity bills are further optimized with time-of-use tariffs for peak shaving and distributing surplus solar energy. At the same time, as ESG issues are gaining momentum, corporate users are also considerin...
Choose the right times to schedule pumping to take advantage of lower electricity time-of-day and demand tariffs Optimise pump efficiency by operating pumps and pump combinations at more efficient points to use less energy (with a reduced carbon footprint) ...