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Published: 27 Apr 2021, 10:46 By: Image: Giorgio Trovato (Unsplash). Removing VAT on clean energy products like solar panels is supported by a majority of the public, new analysis by Green Alliance has found. In a BritainThinks survey for the thinktanks TransformTax project, a sample of 2,076 members of the UK public were asked about whether the tax system should be used to encourage more sustainable choices. According to Green Alliance, the results were "unequivocal”, with susta...

/PRNewswire/ -- Palmetto, a rapidly growing technology company accelerating the national adoption of clean energy, announced today that it has launched a new...

04.20.21 -- FDA Inspections: Are Changes On The Horizon?     To get the most out of data, you must ensure they are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable — F.A.I.R. for short. Organizations simply don’t have the infrastructure in place to be able to capture data with context and then store them so that they can be searched and accessed with ease. We’ll explore how you can change that using the F.A.I.R. principles, which have been recognized a...

A letter penned by energy supplier Bulb and signed by over 30 industry organisations is calling on the government to reduce VAT rates for green technologies, including solar and energy storage.

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BlackRock U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF (LCTU) and the BlackRock World ex U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF (LCTD) invest in large- and mid-cap companies, tilting toward those companies that BlackRock believes are better positioned to benefit from the transition to a low-carbon economy. The two funds raised more than $1.5 billion, highlighting the increased focus on global institutional investors’ climate-aware strategies. The day-one investments into LCTU make it the largest ETF ...

Unfortunately, load shedding will continue to be a common occurrence in the near future as power generation in South Africa is not expected to meet demand. According to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy ("DMRE"), South Africas total domestic electricity generation capacity is 58,095 MW from all sources, produced chiefly by state-owned power company Eskom and primarily generated from coal. However, according to Eskoms CEO, André de Ruyter, there is still an estimated 4,000M...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers Helping U.S. Military Optimize Mobile Manufacturing Labs; Could Enable Remote Units to Turn Waste Metal Into Replacement Parts Share Article The concept, being developed by researchers at WPI with support from the DoD, would increase unit readiness, making troops safer, more independent WPI researchers pour molten metal into a preheated investment casting mold. “This could revolutionize the way we manage wartime operations, reducing our vulnerabilit...

Press release content from Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Voltage Shifting Technology to Shift the Future of Renewable Energy April 6, 2021 GMT First prototype of 100-battery system with patent-pending para-series battery connection method GILROY, Calif. - April 6, 2021 - ( Newswire.com ) A new type of battery system, Switching Battery, offers a glimpse of hope for electric vehicle (EV) charging from renewable energy directly. “All commercially available batteri...

Caribbean News Global April 5, 2021 NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Acquisition–H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with over $43 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that an affiliate has completed the acquisition of SMTC Corporation (“SMTC” or the “Company”). Prior to the transaction, SMTC was publicly listed on NASDAQ. Founded in 1985, SMTC Corporation is a global Electronics Manufacturing Services (“...