Environmental, Waste and Renewables Update

Here is a summary of today's Environmental, Waste and Renewables news:

insider: E.ON expands EV charging hubs across Scottish cities

E.ON has announced plans for new ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs at six sites across Scotland.

The 42 chargers will be installed in locations near cities such as Dundee, Edinburgh, Stirling and Dunfermline. These will join E.ON’s first such hub in Scotland, already operational in Aberdeen.

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reNews: Sarens to run major North Sea floaters study

Sarens PSG’s new Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence in Aberdeen will be the base for a major study aimed at enabling the rapid and cost-effective deployment of floating wind turbines in the North Sea on an industrial scale.

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The Guardian: Water industry promises £22bn of environmental investment, funded by rising bills

Water companies must clean up the environment and reduce pollution in what the Environment Agency (EA) says is the biggest investment in protecting rivers and seas since privatisation, which will be paid for by customers.

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letsrecycle: Keep Britain Tidy: ‘90% of UK is affected by litter’

The report looked at a decade of field research and found that more than 90% of the 1,140 miles surveyed contained litter.

Additionally – in a companion survey – 77% of people were found to believe the country’s litter problem has got worse in recent years.

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