Helping councils reduce their C02 emissions
26/05/2023 The transport innovation company TRAILAR argues that their solar solutions will help local authority fleets reduce their carbon emissions. LAPV reports. |
Fleets and OEMs invited to join battery partner network
10/05/2023 A pioneering company that gives electric vehicle (EV) batteries a second life is inviting fleet operators and automotive OEMs to join its supplier network. |
Council continues HVO drive
06/04/2023 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is putting new purchasing arrangements in place as it buys increasing amounts of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). |
Nottingham launches vehicle-to-grid demonstrator project
21/03/2023 Nottingham City Council has launched a UK-first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) demonstrator project to show how technology can be used to improve energy demands during fleet electrification. |
Running on empty?
03/02/2023 Rob Bailey, APSE principal advisor for transport, looks at the challenges facing council fleet managers during the current energy crisis. |
Warrington council becomes first to produce all its own electricity
13/10/2022 Warrington Borough Council has become the first local authority in the UK to produce all of its own electricity with the completion of a new hybrid solar farm. |
Exeter’s solar farm ready to power electric fleet
15/08/2022 Exeter’s solar farm and battery storage facility will soon be powering the city’s electric fleet of vehicles, the local authority has announced. |
Solar system supports council's fleet electrification journey
08/04/2022 Bassetlaw District Council is one step closer to being able to transition its fleet to electric vehicles (EV) thanks to the installation of its new charging points. |
Waste food oil-powered bin lorries take to the streets in Leicestershire
15/03/2022 Waste food oil now powers bin collections and street cleaning in North West Leicestershire, the local council has confirmed. |
TotalEnergies and Veolia sign biomethane deal
02/02/2022 Energy provider TotalEnergies and Veolia, a leading waste management company, have signed an agreement to produce biomethane from the latter’s waste and water treatment facilities. |
Combined authority agrees £2.7m to fund eRCV solar farm
26/01/2022 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has agreed to put £2.7m of funding towards a new solar farm that will be used to power electric bin lorries. |
Boosting confidence in renewable fuels
05/08/2021 Zemo Partnership has launched a new scheme to boost uptake and confidence in renewable fuels. Gloria Esposito, Zemo’s head of sustainability, explains how it works. |
Portsmouth CC leases five new electric vans
26/07/2021 Portsmouth City Council has leased five new electric vehicles for its clean and green team. |
Doncaster’s solar carpark
22/07/2021 After declaring a climate emergency in 2019, Doncaster Council is building a 20 space ‘electric only’ carpark as part of its fleet decarbonisation journey. LAPV reports. |
£500m public sector procurement system opens to sustainable vehicle suppliers
08/02/2021 YPO, one of the UK’s largest public sector buying organisations, has announced that it will launch a new dynamic purchasing system (DPS) to enable the public sector to purchase alternative fuel vehicles on a larger scale than ever before. |
Smarter Grid Solutions zero carbon energy management platform goes live in Thames Valley
26/08/2020 The first phase of a project being delivered by Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS), the Glasgow-based energy software specialist, and involving technology giants O2 and Siemens, has gone live. |
Virtual power plant pioneers appointed APSE approved partner
21/07/2020 Pioneering energy storage and battery company AceOn has been appointed an approved partner by APSE Energy – part of the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE). |
Council secures permission for hydrogen refuelling compound
05/06/2020 Cheshire East Council has secured planning permission to build a £1m green hydrogen refuelling compound. |
Call for councils to provide information on projects that will affect ‘future energy pathways’
13/02/2020 Northern Powergrid have called on local authorities to provide feedback on their annual outline of ‘potential future energy pathways’. |