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Able UK unveils plans for £400 million Marine Energy Park on Humberside
Able UK has unveiled plans to create a £400 million to transform the north east’s Humberside with a Marine Energy Park to support the UK’s burgeoning offshore wind industry.
UK high street retailers wasting energy during heatwave
A third of UK major high street retailers are wasting energy by running air conditioning below the recommended level of 24°C and leaving door open, according to price comparison service Make It Cheaper.
UK Government asks local councils to work together on climate change
The UK Government’s Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne yesterday called on local councils to work with central departments on meeting climate change targets.
UK Government to mull potential of anaerobic digestion
The UK Government wants to see a big increase in the amount of energy the country generates from anaerobic digestion of waste, it said earlier this week.
Scotland and China to work together on offshore wind
Scottish firm SeaEnergy Renewables has signed a co-operation agreement with a state-owned Chinese company to develop and market steel structures for the offshore wind energy.
New £18 million boost for low-carbon buses in England and Scotland
Bus operators and local councils in England and Scotland will be able to bid for an additional £18.4 million in funds to support the purchase of low-carbon buses, it has been announced this week.
Scottish WATERS hold £13 million in funding for marine energy
Five marine energy projects are to share £13 million from the Scottish Wave and Tidal Energy: Research, Development and Demonstration Support (WATERS) fund.
English local councils free to sell green electricity
UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne is calling for a lifting of a ban preventing local councils selling green electricity generated through microgeneration and anaerobic digestion.
IEA reports first signs of “energy technology revolution”
The International Energy Agency says the first green shoots of an energy revolution are starting to appear.
Europe’s renewable electricity generation nearly hits 20%
Last year, just shy of 20% of Europe’s total electricity consumption came from renewable sources, according to the latest figures from the European Commission.