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New map identifies UK’s hydropower hotspots
A new map identifies nearly 26,000 potential sites for hydropower installations around England and Wales that could meet 3% of the country’s 2020 renewable energy target.
UK Government issues guidelines for regional renewables
Regional authorities in England got a helping hand on renewables and low-carbon technologies last week with the publication of new Government guidelines.
New York Governor promises $40 million to improve energy efficiency
New York Governor David A. Paterson yesterday announced a $40 million investment to improve the energy efficiency of the state’s schools, universities and colleges, hospitals and not-for-profit agencies.
Waste heat key to UK low-carbon future, says scientific report
The UK’s plans to decarbonise its energy system by pursuing ‘clean’ electricity could face critical challenges, says a report from leading scientists.
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UK Government plans to help communities generate energy
The UK Government wants to bring in measures to help local councils generate electricity and sell it back to the grid, according to reports.
Long-awaited ‘Bloom Box’ launches in California
A star-studded audience including California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former US secretary of state Colin Powell were at the launch of ex-NASA scientist KR Sridhar’s clean energy device the ‘Bloom Box’ at eBay’s Silicon Valley headquarters in California earlier this week.
New UK social housing energy cooperative on the horizon
Social housing organisations in the UK are forming an energy cooperative that could generate 250 MW of electricity and £20 million a year from small-scale renewable energy installations.
UK’s National Trust to ‘grow own energy’
The UK’s National Trust has announced that it plans to introduce ‘grow your own’ small-scale renewable energy schemes across its properties in a bid to reduce its energy use 45% by 2020.
US Senator introduces rooftop solar energy initiative
US Senator for Vermont Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation aimed at supporting the installation of over 10 million rooftop solar systems over the next decade.
Local communities in UK go green
Twelve local communities around the UK have been awarded up to £500,000 to install green technologies, while another nine local councils are working with the Government on carbon emission plans.