Renewable Energy

A 'dash for gas' could make the UK's carbon targets unachievable, warns cross-party Environmental Audit Committee

Submitted by editor on Wed, 21/11/2012 - 14:03

A Treasury-led 'dash for gas' could make the UK's carbon targets under the Climate Change Act unachievable, the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee has warned in the report of its inquiry into the Autumn Statement 2012: Environmental Issues. Read more »

New research argues that electricity derived from burning trees is ‘dirtier than coal’

Submitted by editor on Mon, 12/11/2012 - 18:02

Burning whole trees in power stations can be dirtier than coal, concludes a new report by the RSPB, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace.

The report uses Government’s own data to show that burning whole trees to generate electricity is worse for the climate than coal: generating power from typical conifer trees results in 49 per cent more emissions than burning coal. Read more »

Aiming to save the output of 22 power stations, UK Government leads push for greater energy efficiency

Submitted by editor on Mon, 12/11/2012 - 10:19

A transformation in the way energy is used across the UK economy could help boost growth and jobs, and investing in energy efficiency could save up to 22 power stations-worth of energy by 2020, according to the Government’s Energy Efficiency Strategy published on 12th November 2012. Read more »

Ashden seeks entries for its 2013 Awards in Education, Sustainable Travel, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Submitted by editor on Mon, 24/09/2012 - 08:28

Delivering insulation to Plas Newydd stately home as part of the National Trust’s energy efficiency retrofit (© Ashden)

Leading green energy awards scheme the Ashden Awards is seeking entries for its 2013 Awards. Read more »

Sustainable Restaurant Association member, Carluccio’s, converts waste cooking oil into biofuel

Submitted by editor on Thu, 21/07/2011 - 17:56

Carluccio’s aim is to save 92.7 tonnes of carbon through recycling its waste oil in the first twelve months

Convert2Green has concluded an agreement to work with Carluccio's, a chain of Italian restaurants, to collect and convert waste cooking oil into bio-diesel as part of the company’s wider sustainabi Read more »

New ship equipped to transport & erect offshore wind power plants

Submitted by editor on Thu, 21/07/2011 - 17:06

The new transport and installation ship for erecting of offshore wind farms of the Van Oord Group will be equipped with Siemens technology. (J.J. Sietas)

J. J. Sietas, a German shipyard, is to build and equip a new vessel for the erection of offshore wind farms. Read more »

£15m in new grants to subsidise green heating at home

Submitted by editor on Thu, 21/07/2011 - 09:53

Householders across the country could get up to £1,250 of government funding to help towards the cost of installing renewable heating systems such as biomass boilers, air and ground source heat pum Read more »

Which? research encourages energy companies to take the smart meter pledge

Submitted by editor on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:25

By 2019 53 million smart meters need to be fitted into homes and businesses throughout the UK. New research from the consumer's champion Which? Read more »

Clean-tech university start-up wins top prize at Ethical Business Awards

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/07/2011 - 09:07

The Pavegen system generates electricity from footsteps

An innovative flooring system that generates electricity from footsteps and which was dreamed-up in Loughborough University’s Design School, has won its twenty five-year old inventor a top award at Read more »

Partnership to create unique energy offsetting programme in South of England

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/07/2011 - 08:39

Green partnership peddling to success: James Grugeon, CEO of Environmental Protection UK, and Mark Smith, Chief Executive of The Southern Co-operative

A leading retail co-operative and environmental charity have gone into partnership to create a unique energy off-setting programme which aims to counteract the carbon footprint of stores locally. Read more »

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