"Little fire department that could" unveils solar-powered fire engine

clock • 2 min read

Kansas firefighters cut carbon emissions and fuel costs by fitting solar panels to the top of fire truck

A plucky fire station in Kansas has saved itself thousands of dollars in diesel costs by installing solar panels on the roof of one of its engines – all without any official funding. The Shawnee Fire...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

  • Enjoy exclusive news, insights and analysis from Europe’s leading source of information on the green economy and business.
  • Make smart, responsible business decisions with an eye on the latest regulatory and tech development
  • Tap into our extensive archive of exclusive articles, news, analysis and guide
  • Access to our new BusinessGreen intelligence service, providing you with
  • > Exclusive in-depth case studies
  • > Policy briefings, white papers and reports on market trends that are shaping the direction of the net zero transition
  • Our overnight briefing, expertly curated help you run a competitive and sustainable business
  • Online and interactive meetings with BusinessGreen’s editors to discuss the crucial stories and trends from the past month

Choose the membership package that's right for you and your organisation, via our 3 membership levels.

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Energy

 Global Briefing: Japan unveils NDC targeting 60 per cent emissions cut by 2035

Global Briefing: Japan unveils NDC targeting 60 per cent emissions cut by 2035

Plus Northvolt sells heavy industry battery business to Scania, China’s clean energy and fossil fuel funding gap narrows, and EU to loosen state aid rules to boost green projects, in our round up of the world's top green business news this week

Stuart Stone
clock 21 February 2025 • 9 min read
Contracts for Difference: Government proposes 'bold new reforms' to flagship clean power scheme

Contracts for Difference: Government proposes 'bold new reforms' to flagship clean power scheme

Government proposes longer CfD contract terms and less stringent offshore wind eligibility criteria in order to boost investor certainty and accelerate the planning process for new clean power projects

Stuart Stone
clock 21 February 2025 • 5 min read
Great British Energy appoints RenewableUK's Dan McGrail as interim CEO

Great British Energy appoints RenewableUK's Dan McGrail as interim CEO

UK’s publicly owned clean power investment company snaps up boss of clean energy trade association on a six month contract

Michael Holder
clock 20 February 2025 • 3 min read