UK plan to cut energy bills for industrial firms threatens to leave small businesses out in the cold
The government wants to motivate manufacturers to electrify their energy use.
June 24, 2025 • ~7 min
The government wants to motivate manufacturers to electrify their energy use.
When presidential administrations turn over, funding levels and project priorities change. A look at one specific government office demonstrates how these shifts in direction waste time and money.
Chemical manufacturing is an energy-intensive industry. A team of chemists is designing a technique that could power the necessary reactions with sunlight or LEDs.
Labour will not cut the £13.2 billion warm homes plan, as some expected. But issues remain.
Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers created a superconducting circuit that could one day replace semiconductor components in quantum and high-performance computing systems.
The small blue Energy Star label has become one of the most recognizable environmental certifications in the US.
Rather than feeling guilty about cooling down in extreme heat, homeowners could boost power reliability and lay a welcome mat for more renewables.
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