Could waste heat be used to power facilities such as the London Underground?

Find out at Energy Live Expo on 5th November at the QEII Centre in London, which centres around the theme of ‘Climate Change – Doing our Bit’.

Alex Gilbert, Senior Strategy Manager for Commercial Energy at TfL, will not be able to attend but a representative from Transport for London (TfL) will be there to tell you everything there is to know about innovative energy solutions.

For more details about Energy Live Expo, click here. Tickets are free for energy end-users so don’t forget to register.

That's the suggestion from Richard Molloy, Manager of UK Energy Storage at Eaton, who spoke to ELN last week at the firm's London offices.

The gas is said to have the highest global warming potential of any known substance – scientists say it is 23,500 times more potent than carbon dioxide and can last in the atmosphere for up to 1,000 years.

It is commonly used as an insulating material to prevent short circuits, fires and electrical accidents across the sector – however, SF6 leaks can significantly contribute to the global climate crisis.

Mr Molloy talked to ELN about the benefits, the drawbacks and the future of the controversial substance.

Rooftop solar panels could be the key to your business cutting costs and slashing emissions... but how to go about getting set up?

Find out at Energy Live Expo on 5th November at the QEII Centre in London, which centres around the theme of ‘Climate Change – Doing our Bit’.

With less than eight weeks to go, ELN spoke to one of the speakers at Expo, GAIA's Haydn Young, about Project Horizon, which he said was working to bring together end-users, landlords and funders to help install solar infrastructure on commercial assets – you can listen to the podcast to find out more.

Fusion technology will save the world… and soon!

That’s according to Nicholas Hawker, CEO of First Light Fusion, who told ELN Reporter Jonny Bairstow about how the clean and unlimited power source will change the world within the next decade.

Talking at the company’s headquarters just outside Oxford, Mr Hawker said the emerging technology will prove vital for decarbonisation and stressed batteries, solar and other renewables won’t be able to scale up enough to reach net zero alone.

He suggested it would provide a new, clean baseload power source and said it would tackle the issue of intermittency brought on by adding more renewables to the grid.

Pavan is a Sustainability Manager at Multiplex Europe and she has been instrumental in enabling the business to start their journey towards net zero carbon. She has done this through her work in setting a science-based target for Multiplex Europe, and supporting other large businesses to follow suit. Pavan has experience in onsite construction environmental management and has integrated the UN Sustainable Development Goals across the company.

Sarah Jolliffe, Energy Manager at BAM Nuttall (part of the Royal BAM Group) with 4 years experience in energy and sustainability focused roles but has 15 years experience in practical aspects of construction and civil engineering having previously worked as a trade operative in residential house building and site engineering. Currently focussed on achieving carbon and waste reductions in the built environment across the whole of the Royal BAM group with a particular focus on wider impacts of scope 3 carbon emissions.

ELN News Editor Priyanka Shrestha talks to Harriet Lamb, CEO of Ashden about how the charitable organisation is helping the transition towards a low carbon future and her views on what the government needs to do to accelerate the transition.

ELN News Editor Jonny Bairstow talks to Krzysztof Pikon from InnoEnergy about increasing the knoweldge and skills in the energy industry.

ELN News Editor Priyanka Shrestha talks to Christian Coles and Richard Nicholls from Brook Green Energy about challenges facing the energy market, energy brokers, Brexit and the energy future they would like to see.

Short Fuse returns with a new look and new features. This week the team looks at the first air pollution death, war in Africa due to climate change and the committee on climate change.