Tag: Jersey Electricity
Met Office plans for offshore wind project
The Met Department wants to find out more about the wind around Jersey’s territorial waters to inform future planning for renewable energy. It is applying for permission to put a mast and weather monitoring equipment on outlying rocks three kilometres from the main island of the Écréhous and six kilometres from the main island of [...]
Electric Cars: The Future for Jersey?
The Jersey Climate Action Network is pleased to announce that Kevin Sharpe of Zero Carbon World will be making a visit to Jersey later this month to give a public talk on ‘Electric Cars: The Future for Jersey?’. During his stay Mr. Sharpe will also be meeting interested organisations to discuss climate change, transport policy, [...]
JE boosts Durrell’s fleet of environmentally friendly electric vehicles
Jersey Electricity (JE) is generously sponsoring two new electric vehicles for use within Durrell’s Wildlife Park in Trinity. The ‘John Deere’ vehicles will be used by the rangers, keepers and landscape and maintenance team for heavy duty work. They will effectively double Durrell’s existing fleet of electric vehicles which already comprises two “Dodo-mobiles”, which are [...]
Construction industry turn out in force for health and safety day
Nearly 100 members of the construction sector turned out on Friday morning [27th April] to mark World Day for Health and Safety at Work. They were attending a special seminar organised by the Jersey Construction Council to learn about the latest thinking in Island health and safety issues for the industry. Aimed at anyone who [...]
Health and safety seminar for construction sector – 27th April
Members of the construction sector are being invited to learn about the latest thinking in health and safety at a free seminar on 27th April. The Jersey Construction Council is organising the breakfast event in conjunction with the Jersey Health and Safety at Work Inspectorate to coincide with World Health and Safety Day. Organised by [...]
Guernsey and Jersey Electricity combine to compete in London triathlon for Headway
A team representing the Channel Islands Electricity Grid will be competing in the Virgin Active London Triathlon this summer to raise money for the charity Headway. Neil Mahy from Guernsey Electricity and John Duquemin and Andy Kemp from Jersey Electricity will form a relay team when they undertake the triathlon which consists of a 750m [...]
NATIONAL TRUST FOR JERSEY SECOND PLEDGE IS LAUNCHED – BEING BRIGHTER WITH ECO LIGHT BULBS
In partnership with Jersey Electricity, the National Trust for Jersey is delighted to announce the launch of its second pledge as part of the Green House Project. For the month of February the Trust has promised to install, wherever practical, energy saving light bulbs and eco-managers in all of its tenanted properties within the next [...]
JEC helps construction industry get to grips with new building energy laws
New properties in Jersey will be at least 20 per cent more energy efficient from next year when new Building Bye-Laws come into force. Architects and builders discovered just what the new bye-laws will mean in practice at a seminar hosted by Jersey Electricity this week. (Tues 1 Dec) Around 170 representatives from the construction [...]
