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UK Sees Surge in Solar Panel Demand Amid Rising Energy Costs

9+ hour, 9+ min ago  (804+ words) Wednesday 15th April 2026 Solar panel sales have risen sharply since the start of the Middle East conflict, according to Octopus Energy - with households opting for larger arrays of roof panels. Sales were up 50% since after the war pushed oil and gas…...

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Why Britain shouldn't fear the rise of Chinese car imports

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1123+ words) In a Somerset field, with a distant view on one side of Hinckley Point nuclear power station (under construction) and on the other side the windswept grassy folds of Glastonbury Tor, lies the future of the British car industry. It…...

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Rocket stocks soar on report Musk's Space X to file for share sale

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (539+ words) A Space X Super Heavy booster Shares of space companies soared in US trade on Wednesday following a report that technology multi-billionaire Elon Musk's Space X could this week file to list shares on the stock market. The stock prices…...

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Highland Council's first fully electric bus enters service

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (417+ words) Highland Council said the new electric bus would cut carbon emissions Highland Council's first fully electric bus has taken to the roads in Inverness. The 46-seat vehicle will be used on a variety of routes in the city including for…...

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New electric buses to help cut emissions in Surrey

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (404+ words) The new Enviro200ev buses, the same model as shown here, will be used on two routes in Surrey New electric buses will soon begin operating in Surrey in a bid to cut carbon emissions in the county. The 13 electric buses are…...

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Exeter to introduce pay'as'you'go car club

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (509+ words) The council said the scheme was being introduced "initially in Exeter" A community car club is launching in Exeter this month, providing people with access to the use of a car without the cost of owning one. Devon County Council…...

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Council awarded funding for zero emission buses in Devon

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (564+ words) Devon County Council has been awarded "7. 53 million funding for new zero emission buses New zero emission buses are set to be delivered with "7. 53 million of funding awarded to a council. Devon County Council said the latest investment from the Department…...

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Rising fuel costs unsustainable for Shropshire taxi drivers

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (767+ words) Stewart Jones has been a black cab driver for nearly 25 years A taxi driver from Shrewsbury has said increased costs in fuel make his industry "a very tricky way to make a living." Over the past few weeks, petrol prices…...

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Councillors raise no objection to Reay battery storage scheme

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (420+ words) The scheme has been proposed for a site near a wind farm's substation Highland councillors have agreed to raise no objection to plans for a battery energy storage system (Bess) near a Caithness village. The scheme has been proposed for…...

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Coventry haulage boss says rising fuel costs very worrying

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (707+ words) Danny Gould from Slam Transport says rising fuel costs are 'very worrying' A Coventry haulage boss fears "very worrying times" for the transport industry amid rising fuel costs. Danny Gould from Slam Transport said profit margins were already too tight…...