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UK Carbon Trust cuts free services

UK Carbon Trust cuts free services

The UK Carbon Trust, which advises organisations on energy use and efficiency, has announced that it is to cut its free services for large organisations.

DONG Energy's Gunfleet Sands wind farm off the Essex coast

UK gives go ahead for offshore wind demonstrations

UK gives go ahead for offshore wind demonstrations

The Crown Estate, which owns the waters around the UK, has awarded four companies the rights to establish offshore wind demonstration sites.

Public to hold UK Government to account on energy efficiency

Public to hold UK Government to account on energy efficiency

The public is being urged to track the UK Government’s energy use, which can now be viewed in real time, and hold it to account on reducing waste.

HomeSun offers free solar panels to UK homes

HomeSun offers free solar panels to UK homes

UK company HomeSun is offering free solar panels to homes with south-facing roofs in return for receiving the Government’s feed-in-tariff.

UK Government announces £1.3 million investment in carbon capture

UK Government announces £1.3 million investment in carbon capture

UK Business Secretary Vince Cable today announced a £4.6 million funding package for the north east, including £1.3 million to support the development of carbon capture and storage in the region.

UK’s Energy Technologies Institute looks to solve storage problem

UK’s Energy Technologies Institute looks to solve storage problem

The UK’s Energy Technologies Institute is calling on organisations to help solve the energy storage problem of how to keep the lights on with intermittent renewable energy sources.

UK wave energy test site gets hooked up to the grid

UK wave energy test site gets hooked up to the grid

Work started on Monday to connect a major new test site for wave energy technology off the UK’s Cornwall coast to the grid.

EDF Energy and Gentoo join forces on efficient homes

EDF Energy and Gentoo join forces on efficient homes

UK utility EDF Energy has joined forces with property company Gentoo to improve the energy efficiency of 781 homes in north east England.

OPT's PowerBuoy in operation in Hawaii

New wave of investment in UK marine energy sector

New wave of investment in UK marine energy sector

The UK marine energy sector has been buoyed up by three new investments from the Government and the EU.

E.ON's Robin Rigg windfarm

E.ON joins Carbon Trust’s offshore wind cost cutting effort

E.ON joins Carbon Trust’s offshore wind cost cutting effort

Energy giant E.ON has become the latest company to back the Carbon Trust’s effort to reduce the costs of offshore wind.