SPHERE
#41
2016
08
NEWS
FEELING FRISKY FOR GAS
Australia’s newest gas expert is a frisky
star named Zanda and has a growing
social media following. Zanda is a
Canberran but also a cat, an ‘absolute
star’ ruling the hearts and televisions
of South Australians. The feline, stage
name ‘Frisky’, represents a demanding
consumer in a new series of ads showing
how Australian Gas Networks has its
clients’ interests at heart.
LONDON’S ELECTRIC BUSES
GET THE GREEN LIGHT
Deputy Mayor of London (Transport),
Val Shawcross unveiled the first nine
of a fleet of 51 single-decker buses that
run on electricity. With the help of UK
Power Networks and their contribution
to this high-tech, low-carbon joint
project, Londoners will enjoy a boost
in air quality by not breathing in 700
tons of harmful carbon emissions that
traditional buses would have emitted.
This innovative project also allows UK
Power Networks to further explore
electric vehicles’ impact on electricity
networks, and their role in contributing
to the UK’s aim of reducing carbon
emission.
Gassing up Lamma Island
Hong Kong’s government gave the green light to HK Electric to build a new
gas-fired generating unit, scheduled for commissioning in 2022. This will reduce
the use of coal and mean cleaner air for Hong Kong and the surrounding region.
PARK’N FLY’N FEED
Park’N Fly has opened its doors for
business inWinnipeg, taking extra special
care of its customers in the harsh Canadian
winter with its Valet Indoor Parking
service. Manitobans drop their cars off in
the Park’N Fly climate-controlled facility
and then get a lift to the airport, saving
them from a chilly walk in the snow.
SEEN IN THE STREETS!
Wales &West Gas Networks is looking
their best with a new livery for their fleet
of vans seen daily in their territory
covering Wales and south-west England.
LEEDS LEADS
BRITAIN’S HYDROGEN FUTURE
Northern Gas Networks has produced
a visionary plan to convert Britain’s
main source of heating from natural
gas (methane) to hydrogen gas. The H21
Leeds
City Gate
report recommends
converting households and industry
across the UK to hydrogen starting in
Leeds as early as 2026. This low-carbon
option would reduce CO
2
emissions
from heat by a minimum of 73 per cent
overall with the potential to support
the UK’s decarbonisation objectives for
transportation and electrical generation.
Others
USE A TREE, PLANT A TREE
TOM Group loves books and shared
that love with the children of SKH
St Christopher’s Home’s Heart Link
Centre. St Christopher’s Home provides
a small group home service for children
who cannot receive adequate family care.
TOMGroup organised book donations
and readings in addition to organising
a tree-planting workshop to help the
children connect to nature. At the end
of the workshop, each child received
a book on environmental stewardship
to deepen their understanding of living
an environmentally friendly life.
NEW LABS, NEW LIBRARY,
NEWOPPORTUNITIES
Shanghai Hutchison Pharmaceuticals
(SHPL) opened its new research and
production base in the Fengpu District
of Shanghai, marking another milestone
in its development. The SHPL team
then headed north to Huanren County
in Benxi, Liaoning, to establish another
library, this time at YaHe Primary School,
bringing knowledge, hope and dreams
to the children there.
Infrastructure
