http://www.energyefficiencynews.com <p>The UK&rsquo;s Carbon Trust is bringing together a consortium of businesses to develop commercially viable &lsquo;carbon efficient&rsquo; biofuel from municipal and wood waste.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/2901/ 2010-03-16T00:00:00-00:00 Transport, road, biofuel, fuels, waste, biomass, The Carbon Trust, Axion Energy, Catal International, CARE, Aquafuel Research, <p>The UK Government yesterday outlined its strategy for the development of marine energy, which it says could generate enough power for 15 million homes and save 70 million tonnes of CO₂ by 2050.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/2897/ 2010-03-16T00:00:00-00:00 UK policy, renewables, marine energy, tidal, wave, Marine Energy Action Plan, SeaGen, <p>The Crown Estate, which owns the seabed around the UK, is set to announce today which companies have been granted the go ahead to develop marine energy in the waters around Pentland Firth and Orkney.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/2899/ 2010-03-16T00:00:00-00:00 UK policy, The Crown Estate, renewables, marine power, Aquamarine Power, SSE Renewables, Oyster, <p>E.ON&rsquo;s Kingsnorth plans and ScottishPower&rsquo;s Longannet power station have made it through to the last two of the UK Government&rsquo;s &pound;1 billion carbon capture and storage competition.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/2892/ 2010-03-15T00:00:00-00:00 Carbon capture and storage, fossil fuels, UK policy, E.ON, Kingsnorth, ScottishPower, Longannet, <p>The UK Government has issued amended building regulations, which will come into force in October this year, to improve the energy efficiency of new and refurbished homes.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/2893/ 2010-03-15T00:00:00-00:00 Building, design, construction, refurbishment, regulation and control, UK policy, Building regulations, heating and ventilation, <p>Businesses and research organisations in Germany are joining forces to trial 150 electric vehicles in the Rhine-Ruhr commuter belt.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/2895/ 2010-03-15T00:00:00-00:00 Transport, road, electric vehicles, EU policy, Germany, Renault, RWE, Rhine Ruhr, E-Mobility in commuter traffic, <p>The UK low-carbon market bucked trends last year to grow 4.3% to &pound;112 billion, according to the UK Trade &amp; Investment.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/2888/ 2010-03-12T00:00:00-00:00 UK policy, low-carbon market, UK Trade & Investment, UKTI, renewables, wind, solar, <p>GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, the alliance formed between GE and Hitachi in 2007, has announced plans to pursue developments of new nuclear power in Poland and Italy.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/2889/ 2010-03-12T00:00:00-00:00 Nuclear power, EU policy, Italy, Poland, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, <p>Average CO₂ emissions from new cars in the UK fell by the largest margin ever last year driven by the Government scrappage scheme and the recession, according to new figures.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/2891/ 2010-03-12T00:00:00-00:00 UK policy, vehicle scrappage, carbon emissions, transport, road, New Car CO2 Report, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, SMMT, <p>US division of MEMC Electronic Materials, SunEdison, today announced that is has got the go ahead to build Europe&rsquo;s largest photovoltaic solar power plant in northeastern Italy, near Rovigo.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/2884/ 2010-03-11T00:00:00-00:00 Renewables, EU policy, Italy, SunEdison, MEMC Electronic Materials, solar photovoltaic power, Banco Santander,