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The total number of assessments received as at the end of April was 18,http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=89222/05/2013 00:00:00New research by Shell Springboard and the Carbon Trust has revealed that the number of small UK businesses that are targeting a growing international market for low carbon products has doubled in the last 24 months. The number has risen from 37% in 2011 tohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=89021/05/2013 00:00:00A recent study by Siemens has found that the heart of renewable expansion lies in the choice of location. 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The Energy Entrepreneurs Fund, Energy Storage competition and the Advanced Heat Storage Scheme http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=88716/05/2013 00:00:00Michael Fallon, Minister of State for Energy at the Department for Energy and Climate Change has recently spoken at the EUA/IGEM Gas Awards.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=88615/05/2013 00:00:00According to a new survey by Pike research, the majority of consumers do not understand the purpose and workings of smart meters. The consumer survey found that the crucial element for creating positive consumer impressions of smart meters lies in consumerhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=88514/05/2013 00:00:00A recent poll published by YouGov has outlined that 64% of people in Wales support the development of wind power as part of the mix of renewable and conventional energy sources. The report was commissioned by RenewableUK.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=88413/05/2013 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is expected to consult with the energy sector further on the design of the Electricity Reform Market. Six trade organisations came together to write to Energy Secretary Ed Davey and Energy Minister Michaehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=88310/05/2013 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has recently launched a new £6 million competition with the aim of getting renewable heating kits in the homes of social tenants across the UK. The fund will introduce heat pumps, solar thermal panels and biomashttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=88109/05/2013 00:00:00The Lords Committee has recently spoken out about its concerns of the uncertainty for achieving an affordable, secure and low carbon energy mix. 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It will enable more than 12,000 homes to introduce energy efficiency measures to reduce carbon emissions but also the homhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=87903/05/2013 00:00:00The latest report from the Committee on Climate Change, named “Reducing the UK’s carbon footprint and managing competitiveness risks” has been critiqued by the CBI. Rhina Kelly, CBI Director for Business Environment Policy said:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=87802/05/2013 00:00:00Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism in Scotland has recently announced a new fund to develop deep-water turbine foundations. The Scottish Innovative Foundation Technologies Fund will support developing prototype foundations for offshohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=87701/05/2013 00:00:00Sources in the co-generation industry have revealed that Germany, Britain and the Netherlands are including energy conservation measures already taken by them to meet their targets under the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=87630/04/2013 00:00:00New research published by Carbon Tracker together with the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment has called for regulators, governments and investors to look more closely at their business models in view of their carbon budgets.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=87529/04/2013 00:00:00A new Government funded programme has been launched named Resource Efficient Scotland. It aims to assist both businesses, the public and third sectors to make savings through using their resources more effectively. The programme will also offer advice and http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=87426/04/2013 00:00:00General Secretary at TUC, Frances O’Grady has warned that companies are being deterred from investing and creating jobs in the UK as a result of the Government “dithering” over its policy on energy and climate change.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=87325/04/2013 00:00:00A new community interest company, Communities for Renewables CIC has been created by Regen SW and Green Trust CIC. The new company has recently announced it has raised £82,000 of investment. 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He has pledged to “close the gap” between the energy efficiency standards thttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=84821/03/2013 00:00:00The Carbon Trust has released new research findings for the DECC on the business attitudes to potential energy efficiency policies in the UK. The research is to inform the decisions made through the early stages of the policy development process with the http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=84920/03/2013 00:00:00Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change recently spoke of the progress of the Energy Efficiency Strategy. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=84719/03/2013 00:00:00The Green Construction Board has called for urgent action in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. The GCB is a joint Government-industry group. The GCB has produced a Low Carbon Routemap for the Built Environment which sets out a plan for the sector to meethttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=84618/03/2013 00:00:00A representative of the Association for the Conservation of Energy has announced.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=85015/03/2013 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has announced that the Government’s long term renewable heat scheme for commercial, industrial and community organisations is to remain within the budget. The scheme, the Renewable Heat Incentive, aims to changehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=84514/03/2013 00:00:00The Government’s Energy Bill has not reached the high expectations of investors according to Ernst & Young’s latest quarterly global “Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices”. The CAI scores 40 countries on the attractiveness of their renewable enehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=84413/03/2013 00:00:00According to recent Bloomberg reports, Europe’s carbon price has fallen again this month as a result of Germany scrapping a second carbon auction of EU allowances. They cancelled because bids failed to reach the asking price.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=84312/03/2013 00:00:00According to a report from Renewable UK, the Energy Market Reform will either “make or break” the wave and tidal energy sector. The renewable trade association has said that the move from the Renewable Obligation to Contracts for Difference is a critical shttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=84211/03/2013 00:00:00Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has warned the Government that the uncertainty for investors created by electricity market reform if putting at risk thousands of offshore wind jobs. He described that mixed messages from the coalition on energy policy and genehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=84108/03/2013 00:00:00MPs have been called to support changes to the Energy Bill by an alliance of organisations so the UK has a near to carbon-free power sector by 2030.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=84007/03/2013 00:00:00The Government recently made a last minute decision to scrap £200 million of financial support to three major waste-to-energy projects designed to assist the UK in meeting its renewable energy and landfill targets. This was through a Waste Infrastructure Chttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=83906/03/2013 00:00:00The Federation of Master Builders has recently warned the Chancellor to include within the Budget measures to ensure British homes are more energy efficient. They advise in turn this would create work within the construction industry as well as assist houshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=83805/03/2013 00:00:00New research by the Department for Energy and Climate Change has found that the public awareness of smart meters has remained stable throughout the last year.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=83704/03/2013 00:00:00The Government has confirmed its support of the Retail Market Review and has expressed that it is keen for Ofgem to implement measures of reform as soon as possible.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=83601/03/2013 00:00:00Mike O’Connor, Chief Executive of Consumer Focus has responded to Ofgem’s warning of rising future energy bills by saying ...http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=83528/02/2013 00:00:00Ministers have recently announced the appointment of Robert Spedding to the Coal Authority, together with the selection of experts to be appointed to the first Electricity Market Reform Panel of Technical Experts. The panel will provide an independent sourhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=83427/02/2013 00:00:00Secretary of State Edward Davey has recently called for the Government to listen to the opinions of scientific experts on climate change. In his speech recently given in London, Davey saidhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=83326/02/2013 00:00:00Co-operatives UK are calling for a clear carbon reduction target for the electricity sector within the Energy Bill. The organisation represents 35 renewable energy co-operatives and businesses pushing forward with renewable energy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=82825/02/2013 00:00:00The European Commission has found that the Government’s support of £600 million through the Green Deal does correspond with the EU’s state aid rules. The Green Deal is a central policy for the UK towards improving energy efficiency.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=83122/02/2013 00:00:00The National Landlords Association has recently launched the NLA Green Deal. It is a complete Green Deal scheme which allows landlords to make energy efficiency improvements to their properties with assistance from the fund. Improvements such as cavity walhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=82721/02/2013 00:00:00A report by the EU’s Wind Energy Technology Platform has warned that the European wind industry is faced with a skills shortage of approximately 5,500 qualified staff each year. This is equivalent to 5% of the whole industry. It is anticipated that this shhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=83220/02/2013 00:00:00As a result of the recent passing of the Scrap Metal Dealers Bill, Energy Networks Association Chief Executive David Smith has said:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=83019/02/2013 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has asked for a cash advance from the Contingencies Fund of £4,851,000 for the year 2012/2013 to carry out urgent preparatory works for National Grid plc. The organisation will use the funding to recruit a Panelhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=82918/02/2013 00:00:00Edward Davey, UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, together with the Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte, have together announced their joint commitment to ensuring security of economic benefits for both counhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=82613/02/2013 00:00:00The Government has said that the Green Deal together with its wider energy efficiency policy is set to create the right market conditions to promote foreign investment. This could make the UK a leader in energy efficiency innovation.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=82512/02/2013 00:00:00A recent report published by reinsurance company Swiss Re has said that despite global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions it is unlikely this will be sufficient to restrict global temperature increases to the targeted 2 degrees Celsius.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=82411/02/2013 00:00:00Following the US Energy Information Administration data which shows China accounts for 47% of the global consumption of coal, Chief Executive of the World Coal Organisation, Milton Catelin has said:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=82308/02/2013 00:00:00A recent letter from a collection of business groups to the Chancellor George Osborne has said that the construction industry is key to green growth. The letter states that the industry has a remarkable degree of unity on the matter of economic potential fhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=82207/02/2013 00:00:00A recent survey of over 25,500 EU member state citizens has found that the majority of Europeans believe investment in renewable energy should be prioritised over the next 30 years. This is in comparison to alternative energy sources including shale gas, nhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=82106/02/2013 00:00:00Prime Minister David Cameron has recently described his views on the European Union and Britain’s place within it. In his speech he set out the three major challenges he anticipates faces the EU.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=82005/02/2013 00:00:00A report published by Urban Land Institute and PwC named “Emerging Trends in Real Estate, Europe 2013” has described how the refurbishment of existing buildings to the new standards could make them effective green assets for the property sector over the nehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=81904/02/2013 00:00:00The Climate Change Committee has reported on the progress made by Wales towards reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change. In particular Wales’ flood defence budget has been well protected although with the growing risk of flooding as a result http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=81801/02/2013 00:00:00It has recently been announced that 132 projects in the UK are to receive a share of a £46 million Government fund in a bid to reduce fuel poverty and boost energy efficiency. It is hoped the fund will promote collective switching and purchasing. The fund http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=81731/01/2013 00:00:00The Government is under pressure from the Labour party to legislate against a loophole that allows landlords to avoid giving tenants information on how energy efficient their property is if a tenant rents out an individual room.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=81630/01/2013 00:00:00Recent statistics announced by Labour expect over 50,000 low-income households are to be left cold this winter as consumers avoid the increasing energy costs. Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary revealed that as a result http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=81529/01/2013 00:00:00The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) has called for the European Commission to recognise the full role of energy efficiency in creating jobs and economic growth. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=81428/01/2013 00:00:00Edward Davey, Energy and Climate Change Secretary has recently announced a new Green Deal Cashback Scheme designed to assist households to make energy efficiency home improvements alongside the Green Deal. Awards under the scheme can be as much as £1,000 whttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=81325/01/2013 00:00:00The Global Legislators Organisation has recently released the 3rd edition of its Climate Legislation Study. The study was published in partnership with Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=81224/01/2013 00:00:00In the OFT’s bid to raise compliance standards across the installation sector, the OFT has written over 50 leading suppliers and installers of double-glazing, solar panels and insulation asking them to continue providing a consistently good standard of serhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=81123/01/2013 00:00:00Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte has described his focus for Ireland’s Presidency of the EU saying:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=81022/01/2013 00:00:00Greg Barker, Energy and Climate Change Minister, has recently awarded seven British entrepreneurs a share of a £292,000 fund in a bid to support innovation in bioenergy. The investment is part of the DECC’s three phase wetlands biomass to bioenergy £2 millhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=80922/01/2013 00:00:00The Groceries Code Adjudicator will have a range of remedies available to them for companies found to have breached the industry guidelines. Remedies include making recommendations, naming and shaming defaulting companies, levying fines and being able to ahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=80821/01/2013 00:00:00A recent survey by internet forum, Netmums has found that nearly one-quarter of mothers are having to make a decision on whether to eat or heat their homes. This comes as a result of rapidly increasing energy costs. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=80718/01/2013 00:00:00Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has urged for the elderly and vulnerable to take advantage of UK schemes to assist in keeping them warm this winter. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=80617/01/2013 00:00:00The Council is in line to save up to one-third of its annual energy costs as a result of installing a range of energy efficiency measures in its corporate properties. Energy services company, Anesco Energy Services (South) Limited is providing the upgradeshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=80516/01/2013 00:00:00The UK has partnered with seven other EU countries in a scheme designed to develop innovative bioenergy projects. The UK has pledged £10 million towards the fund. Bioenergy is recognised by experts to be one of the most versatile forms of low carbon and rehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=80415/01/2013 00:00:00Jersey’s new draft energy plan describes their aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. The Department for the Environment has suggested a long-term plan which would involve the use of alternative energy resources to include wind and tidal enhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=80314/01/2013 00:00:00The appointment of Stephen Lovegrove as new Permanent Secretary of the Department for Energy and Climate Change has been approved by the Prime Minister together with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Lovegrove’s appointment will take efhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=80211/01/2013 00:00:00A recent survey by engineering firm GE has found that manufacturers have “high levels of concern” about the UK’s energy policies. The survey was carried out with participants from the UK high-tech manufacturing sector. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=80110/01/2013 00:00:00The Scottish National Party has welcomed a report by international law firm, Pinsent Masons which shows 84% of respondents felt Scotland is the most attractive part of the UK for the purposes of investment. The report named “Scotland’s place in the Renewabhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=80009/01/2013 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change is seeking innovative ideas to reduce the costs of offshore wind energy and has invited applicants to put their ideas into reality through the launch of two competitions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=79208/01/2013 00:00:00The Department of Energy and Climate Change has announced a new strategy of energy efficiency measures with a view to cutting the UK’s energy usage by 11% by 2020. The new strategy sets out four barriers to energy efficiency improvements namely:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=79107/01/2013 00:00:00Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action said "The EU has always been very clear: nobody wants an international framework tackling CO2-emissions from aviation more than we do. Our EU legislation is not standing in the way of this. On the contrahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=79004/01/2013 00:00:00Consumer Focus has published a new report that suggests that to invest money raised from carbon taxes into a major energy efficiency programme could be the most productive way of boosting the economy whilst at the same time create employment opportunities.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=78903/01/2013 00:00:00John Hayes, Energy Minister has given consent to Chevron North Sea Limited to drill the deepwater Cambo-5 well on the west side of the Shetland Isles. Chevron is to drill the well on behalf of the block licence operator Hess Limited.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=79302/01/2013 00:00:00According to a new report, the subsidising of large-scale power generation from wood will risk undermining the Government’s commitment to sustainable bio-energy. The report prepared by the RSPB together with Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and Dirtier thahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=79431/12/2012 00:00:00From 2013, the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) will be “simplified” to provide administrative savings for businesses. The announcement was made by the Treasury earlier this month. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=79528/12/2012 00:00:00The Government has proposed a single regulatory instrument for Phase III of the EU Emissions Trading System which will be considered by Parliament this month. The Regulations together with the response to the consultation and details of the “opt-out” schemhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=79627/12/2012 00:00:00The Green Deal was introduced as the Government’s flagship scheme to assist householders and businesses to increase their energy efficiency through the introduction of energy saving measures. The scheme aims to reduce energy consumption whilst reducing thehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=79724/12/2012 00:00:00Angela Knight CBE, Chief Executive of Energy UK has commented on the recent Gas Generation Strategy statement saying:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=79821/12/2012 00:00:00Earlier this month the German Federal Ministry for the Environment together with the Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Department for Energy and Climate Change have announced a new NAMA facility to support partner countries to introduce actionhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=79920/12/2012 00:00:00Ahead of the introduction of the Energy Bill, the British Chambers of Commerce has published the results of a business energy survey. Approximately 3,500 companies were surveyed and the results show that the energy market must deliver the following:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=78614/12/2012 00:00:00In response to guidance from the Office of Fair Trading, the Green Deal Finance Company, who will provide 80% of the scheme’s funding, will carry out credit checks on applications. This may exclude tenants with a poor-credit history from being able to benehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=78513/12/2012 00:00:00Greenpeace International together with the Global Wind Energy Council have published their bi-annual report describing the future of wind energy. The recent edition is the fourth of its kind and shows that wind power could supply up to 12% of global electrhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=78412/12/2012 00:00:00The Scottish Government has recently announced a further £6 million fund to install energy efficient measures such as loft and cavity wall insulation into Scottish homes. It is anticipated that this will enable a further 10,000 homes to install such measurhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=78311/12/2012 00:00:00Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has recently approved the Beinneum wind farm in the Highlands which will bring £30 million to the Highland economy. The 85 megawatt farm will have 25 turbines and will create sufficient energy to fund 40,000 homes. It is anticihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=78210/12/2012 00:00:00Lord Heseltine has called for the Government to introduce a “clear and consistent” energy policy if it is going to ensure security in offshore wind investment and subsequently improve economic growth in the Humber-region.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=78107/12/2012 00:00:00The UK Government is scheduled to publish the Energy Bill next month which will have a consequential effect on how we meet the energy needs of our future generations. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=78006/12/2012 00:00:00A share of a £3.2 million fund has recently been awarded to each of 44 social housing projects with a view to getting renewable heating into social housing homes across the UK.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=77905/12/2012 00:00:00The Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Edward Davey has affirmed the Government’s commitment to onshore wind. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=77804/12/2012 00:00:00The Scottish Government has launched a £50million fund to invest in green energy projects and alternative energy sources across Scotland. The pilot scheme was announced by Housing Minister Margaret Burgess and will take place in Glasgow and the Highlands.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=77703/12/2012 00:00:00With new mandatory carbon reporting regulations due to come into effect in 2013, a new report has outlined that over two-thirds of the FTSE 350 firms have said that they are ready to comply and three-quarters of mid-sized firms are committed to delivering http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=77630/11/2012 00:00:00The National Energy Action charity for fuel poverty is calling for George Osborne to address the matter of cold homes in his autumn statement. With colder temperatures expected this winter alongside the rise in energy bills, the charity is calling for urgehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=77529/11/2012 00:00:00The Government has recently affirmed its commitment to carbon capture and storage (CCS) and insists it will comply with the EU funding process and put forward projects to the European Commission. The reassurance results from recent rumours that developers http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=77428/11/2012 00:00:00In his speech at the recent conference hosted by the CBI, Energy and Climate Change Minister, Edward Davey said:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=77327/11/2012 00:00:00The Energy Networks Association has published a report suggesting that gas could continue to be an essential source to heat consumer’s homes into the future. The report analyses how the various heating sources the UK currently has available could be effecthttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=77226/11/2012 00:00:00In a recent event held by the CBI, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Davey has outlined his commitment to providing certainty to investors through the impending Energy Bill. He has detailed that this will release extensive funding for infrastructure http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=77123/11/2012 00:00:00Chair of the Parliamentary renewable and sustainability group, Alan Whitehead has urged policy makers to firm up a definitive plan for progress towards reaching UK’s 2020 renewable target. He suggested that the UK would be able to reach its target of 15% chttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=77022/11/2012 00:00:00Davey to launch £20mn CCS funding in Scotland Edward Davey, Energy and Climate Change Minister has toured Scotland to outline his support for the energy sector and described how it can be utilised to create jobs and business. The Minister visited Shetlahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=76921/11/2012 00:00:00A recent report published by the Green Alliance has said that policies to encourage energy efficiency could result in a 40% reduction in electricity demand by 2030.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=76820/11/2012 00:00:00The Residential Landlords Association has recently announced a Green Deal Service which is to be managed by Enact Energy and will offer free and grant funded insulation and heating works under the Energy Company Obligation.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=76719/11/2012 00:00:00Edward Davey, Energy and Climate Change Secretary has reassured that every application for new onshore wind farms will be considered on their merits. He advised that developers were required to carry out “rigorous analysis” of the impact of their projects http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=76616/11/2012 00:00:00First Minister Alex Salmond has recently opened a renewable energy investment fund (REIF) designed to stimulate private investment in sustainable energy and renewable heating projects in Scotland. The REIF is initially concerned with wave and tidal energy,http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=76515/11/2012 00:00:00Angela Knight, Chief Executive of Energy UK has commented on the Labour Party’s Press Release named “Labour published Policy Review document on Energy Market Reform ahead of Commons debate” saying:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=76414/11/2012 00:00:00Local Government is ready to commence its largest collective energy switch project with approximately 26 Councils being in talks to join the initiative. Greater Manchester Combined Authority is part of the discussions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=76313/11/2012 00:00:00According to the Federation of Master Builders, delays to the commencement of the Green Deal will hinder growth within the construction industry.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=76212/11/2012 00:00:00A new network of over forty organisations, called Nortec, will join to seek a long-term vision for the deployment of offshore wind in the northern seas.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=76109/11/2012 00:00:00Fergus Ewing, Energy Minister has recently announced a £2.49 million fund for loans towards district heating schemes. The fund is intended to assist in cutting fuel bills and carbon emissions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=76008/11/2012 00:00:00Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker, has confirmed that businesses will be able to seek support under the Renewable Obligation for small scale renewable technologies. The Government had suggested looking to exclude new small scale solar, anaerobhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=75907/11/2012 00:00:00Mainstream Renewable Power, the global renewable energy company has published a report detailing the importance of wind in developing low cost energy policy within the UK. The report seeks to apply the modern investment portfolio theory to energy policy inhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=75806/11/2012 00:00:00With the Government’s flagship Green Deal scheduled to commence from April 2013, the Government is being urged by a group of 20 consumer advice bodies, charities and trade associations to tackle the risk of rogue traders benefitting under the scheme.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=75705/11/2012 00:00:00Two recent reports have outlined the opportunities in Brazil and South Korea for low carbon business development. One report was carried out by the Carbon Trust and identified £125 billion of alternative energy source opportunities in Brazil whilst a furthhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=75602/11/2012 00:00:00Leading scientists in the UK and China are partnering to develop green technologies which will advance the way electricity is distributed by the national power grids. It is hoped that it will assist the countries to reduce their carbon footprint and improvhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=75501/11/2012 00:00:00The Renewable Heat Incentive scheme was announced in November last year for the commercial and business sector with an equivalent scheme intended to be launched for individuals in the summer of next year.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=75431/10/2012 00:00:00An extensive set of smart meters are currently being deployed throughout Europe which is anticipated to revolutionise the electricity industry. The deployment is expected to trigger the advancement of technical innovation in electricity metering which woulhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=75330/10/2012 00:00:00The Liberal Democrats have recently adopted motions to decarbonise the energy sector by 2030 together with approval of the Green Investment Bank being allowed to borrow money before the national debt has started to fall.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=75229/10/2012 00:00:00Edward Davey, Energy and Climate Change Secretary has announced a set of new powers which will be given to Ofgem to ensure the fair treatment of energy consumers. The Government is also seeking to ensure that better deals for gas and electricity are more rhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=75126/10/2012 00:00:00Seven cities in England are set to receive a share of the £12 million fund set aside to implement the Green Deal within the regions. The receivers have been chosen on the basis of their ambitious proposals to lower carbon emissions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=75025/10/2012 00:00:00According to new research carried out by Barclays, 82% of farmers are looking for opportunities to invest in sustainable energy with 33% looking to make an investment within the next two years. Almost one-third of farmers anticipate that the transition to http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=74924/10/2012 00:00:00Vince Cable, Business Secretary has recently announced the first project for Government-appointed fund managers in the small scale waste sector.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=74823/10/2012 00:00:00Natalie Bennett has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales. She has formerly been a Guardian journalist and stood for a series of parliamentary and council elections in North London. Will Duckworth, Green Party Councillor fohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=74622/10/2012 00:00:00The trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industry has spoken out in support of the appointment of John Hayes as the new Energy Minister. Hayes replaces Charles Hendry who has continued in the role since May 2010 when the coalition govhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=74519/10/2012 00:00:00A new research report published by Eon suggests that smaller businesses are not making the more easily obtained energy savings as workers are “passing the buck”. The report looked at practices in the workplace and found that just 10% of employees in small http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=74418/10/2012 00:00:00On the first day in his new role as Energy Minister, John Hayes has outlined his aim to achieve a low-carbon system to meet energy challenges.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=74317/10/2012 00:00:00UK wind farms have recently set a milestone as they reached a record level of wind power production. The wind farms have recently peaked at a 4GW production level earlier this month.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=74216/10/2012 00:00:00According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Vestas, green businesses are seeking for their energy usage to be sourced completely from renewable alternatives rather than individual purchases. The 2012 Corporate Renewable Energy Index has recently set out http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=74115/10/2012 00:00:00Innovative UK companies have been invited to bid for Government funding of up to £11.2 billion to carry out feasibility studies together with development and demonstration projects. The Government hopes that this will stimulate innovation and progression ihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=74012/10/2012 00:00:00The Environment Agency has recently launched an initiative to recognise the assistance given by British businesses in pushing the country to go green despite the current economic climate. The UK’s green economy has grown by £5.4 billion since 2011 and numehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=73911/10/2012 00:00:00It has recently been announced that the European Parliament will be adopting the Karins report to set up an information exchange mechanism for intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries on sustainable energy sources.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=73810/10/2012 00:00:00Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has set aside the common speculations surrounding the new Energy Bill. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=73709/10/2012 00:00:00Jose Manueal Barroso, EU Commission President has called for further efforts from the EU towards an effective global solution to climate change. Borroso called for the EU to lead by example on international issues. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=73608/10/2012 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has recently announced Lord Deben PC to be the new Chair of the Committee on Climate Change. Deben is the founder and director of Sancroft, a Corporate Social Responsibility consultancy company which consults wihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=73405/10/2012 00:00:00The Chancellor of the Exchequer has recently announced a new tax measure in a bid to support extensive investment in older oil and gas fields in the North Sea. It is anticipated that this will increase tax revenues within the industry.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=73504/10/2012 00:00:00The VAT on energy efficiency products had previously been reduced to 5% in a bid to address fuel poverty and reduce carbon emissions. However the EU has recently ruled that the UK must raise the VAT on such products to 20% and the Government is now challenhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=73303/10/2012 00:00:00The Government has recently announced a new UK Energy Storage Research and Development Centre to advance electric and hybrid vehicle batteries in a bid to offer assistance to the automotive industry. The Centre, which has been co-funded by the Government ahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=73202/10/2012 00:00:00A new EU energy efficiency directive has recently been approved which will see the introduction of mandatory energy-saving measures together with energy saving schemes for utilities, large firm energy audits and renovation of public buildings. The Directivhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=73101/10/2012 00:00:00The Business Secretary has recently spoken out on his vision for the progression of the British energy industry. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=73028/09/2012 00:00:00A recent panel consultation has been carried out by the National Landlords Association which has shown that the majority of landlords are keen to take the opportunity to carry out energy efficiency measures that will be available from October. A significanhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=72927/09/2012 00:00:00New Government proposals will see biomass power stations having to meet strict sustainability criteria if they are to receive government subsidies. The Government published a bio-energy strategy statement early this year which outlined that burning wood, whttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=72826/09/2012 00:00:00Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has reaffirmed his commitment to carbon budgets.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=72725/09/2012 00:00:00A report by the Energy and Climate Change Committee has said that by assisting China on its low-carbon development, it would in turn help the UK to tackle climate change whilst securing high-value business opportunities.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=72624/09/2012 00:00:00The Highland Council has prepared a guidance document on planning for Small Scale Wind Turbine Proposals. The document will be available on the Council’s website until 4th October 2012 so that the public can consider and give their feedback.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=72521/09/2012 00:00:00The Energy Saving Trust has launched a new support system for SMEs to highlight the opportunities brought by the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation. Together with the European Regional Development Fund, the Energy Savings Trust has made available twehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=72420/09/2012 00:00:00The IEA Executive Director has described how the worldwide goal of a 2 degree Celsius temperature increase limitation is still possible. However she continued to warn that the current international policies have the potential to cause an increase of one-thhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=72319/09/2012 00:00:00It has recently been announced that Australia and Europe will be linking their emissions trading systems. The Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Hon Greg Combet and the European Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard hhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=72218/09/2012 00:00:00New guidance documents are now available through the Council to assist with applicants for planning under the renewable energy scheme in Cornwall. The guidance documents give both design and preparation advice on the application together with information thttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=72117/09/2012 00:00:00Fergus Ewing, Energy Minister has set out guidance on planning applications for wind energy developments aimed to assist developers, planning authorities and communities in their applications.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=72014/09/2012 00:00:00WWF Cymru, a leading conservation organisation has called for caution to be taken for the plans for a Severn barrage.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=71913/09/2012 00:00:00The Carbon Trust has recently launched two guides with a view to helping businesses to make energy savings. It has previously been shown that even small or no cost actions by businesses can make a saving of 10% of energy costs. In a lot of cases this is eqhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=71812/09/2012 00:00:00Wiltshire Local Authority will shortly be consulting with the public on their local wind farm proposals. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=71711/09/2012 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has recently opened its low carbon heating scheme for communities to applications.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=71610/09/2012 00:00:00Guidance published by the Home Energy Conservation Act has requested local authorities prepare a report on their plans to achieve energy efficiency. The guidance sets out how local authorities can improve the efficiency of their residential housing and reqhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=71507/09/2012 00:00:00In response to the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee’s report on Consumption-Based Emissions Report, the Government has recently published its response.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=71406/09/2012 00:00:00It is anticipated that by adopting a new energy management standard from the British Standards Institution, approximately 115 universities within the UK could make a saving of up to £13.8 million each year.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=71305/09/2012 00:00:00The Energy and Climate Change Committee has recently published a report on the future of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Department suggests that Europe should set a target to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% on 1990 levels by 2020 in order thttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=71204/09/2012 00:00:00MPs have said that a review of the banding for the Renewables Obligation could incentivise £20-25 billion of new investment in the economy between 2013-2017 which in turn would support further jobs and a reduction in costs to the consumer.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=71103/09/2012 00:00:00The UK’s manufacturers are calling for the government to review its climate and environment policies ahead of the upcoming Spending Review. They say that the current “complex, costly and incoherent” policies are failing to provide the right incentives to ihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=71031/08/2012 00:00:00The National Grid has recently announced a firm grid connection of 3000MW has been awarded to Element Power, a global renewable energy developer. This is the first dedicated connection offered to an Irish renewable energy exporter and it will allow Elementhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=70930/08/2012 00:00:00A new UK Guarantee scheme has been launched by the Government in an attempt to increase infrastructure investment and give support to UK exporters. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=70829/08/2012 00:00:00The Wind Energy Update has described how in 2011, developments progressed at a slower rate than in 2010 with only 788.1MW of additional offshore wind capacity being created on the previous year’s 1139.9MW.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=70728/08/2012 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has recently reviewed the level of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK during the first quarter of the year.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=70627/08/2012 00:00:00Environment and Climate Change Minister, Stewart Stevenson has advised how the prolonged periods of cold weather conditions in 2010 has had a major impact on Scotland’s emissions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=70524/08/2012 00:00:00A total of 523.2 megawatts of energy has been created through the connection of 132 new offshore wind turbines being connected to the grid in Europe during the last six months.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=70423/08/2012 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has recognised that it needs to be aware that energy intensive industries need to remain competitive and it is therefore establishing a new policy whereby certain industries can obtain a discount of up to 65% onhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=70322/08/2012 00:00:00WWF-UK and BioRegional have recently launched a new report named “Towards a One Planet Olympics Revisited” which recognises that London’s Olympic Games have been the most sustainable Games to date although it goes on to recognise considerable failings.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=70221/08/2012 00:00:00A new report by independent experts, Regen SW named the “Renewable Energy Progress Report” has set out how renewable energy has more than doubled in the last year in the south west of England alone. The report reveals the following main findings:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=70120/08/2012 00:00:00At a recent speech to the Micropower Council, Greg Barker summarised the importance of micro-generation. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=70017/08/2012 00:00:00A report from the International Energy Agency has set out that it anticipates renewable power generation will continue to grow over the next five years. The report sets out the expectation for power generation from solar, hydropower, wind and other renewabhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=69916/08/2012 00:00:00The next step for the EU in achieving smart and sustainable environments is consideration of how best to adapt their cities to meet the challenges offered. Approximately 75% of Europeans live in cities which accounts for 70% of the EU’s energy consumption.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=69815/08/2012 00:00:00In an attempt to encourage effective policy making the Government has recently announced its definition of environmental taxes. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=69714/08/2012 00:00:00Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has described how the European Union needs to use extra efforts if it is to reach its 2020 green targets. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=69613/08/2012 00:00:00The Chief Executive of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Dr Brian Motherway has advised that if Ireland is to meet its binding 2020 target together with reducing CO2 emissions by 8 million tonnes and create 13,000 jobs, then they need to more than dhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=69510/08/2012 00:00:00Photovoltaic (PV) solar cells/panels are renewable electricity-generating systems, which are installed at an optimal angle on a supporting roof or wall. Each solar cell is made from one or two layers of semi-conducting material, such as silicon. When solarhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=69409/08/2012 00:00:00A roadmap launched by the International Energy Agency has set out how solar energy could account for one-sixth of the world’s total low-temperature heating and cooling needs by 2050. This would replace approximately 800 megatonnes of carbon dioxide emissiohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=69308/08/2012 00:00:00In its latest annual progress report, the Committee on Climate Change has reported that despite greenhouse gas emissions falling by 7% in 2011, it is only 0.8% of this that can be accounted for through implementing carbon lowering measures.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=69207/08/2012 00:00:00The Chief Executive of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Dr Brian Motherway has advised that if Ireland is to meet its binding 2020 target together with reducing CO2 emissions by 8 million tonnes and create 13,000 jobs, then they need to more than dhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=69006/08/2012 00:00:00The International Energy Agency has reported that Ireland has maintained its ambitious energy targets despite the economic downturn. However the Agency has advised that to meet its targets, Ireland must continue to invest even more in renewable technologiehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=68903/08/2012 00:00:00The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has assumed ownership of an amount of German plutonium as part of a commercial deal expecting to financially benefit the UK and secure international nuclear security. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=68802/08/2012 00:00:00The new EU Energy Efficiency Directive agreed by MEPs and the Council recently has now achieved the endorsement of the Energy Committee. The Directive introduces mandatory measures such as renovating public buildings and schemes promoting energy efficiencyhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=68701/08/2012 00:00:00In the first “International Energy Efficiency Scorecard” published by American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy, the UK has achieved first place, followed closely by Germany, Italy and Japan.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=68531/07/2012 00:00:00Edward Davey, Energy and Climate Change Minister has reassured that the Government would seek to ensure its Electricity Marker Reform was consistent with European State Aid Rules.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=68330/07/2012 00:00:00Early adopters of the Government’s Green Deal scheme are expected to be able to access generous cashback offers under current plans by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Chancellor George Osborne announced a £200 million fund available to assist http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=68427/07/2012 00:00:00In response to the recent Progress Report published by the Committee on Climate Change, Peter Young, Chairman of the Aldersgate Group has spoken out in the support of further action.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=68626/07/2012 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has recently published two key papers that look to the future of the UK’s electricity network. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=69123/07/2012 00:00:00In his speech at the LGA Annual Conference, Ed Davey spoke in support of local councils and recognised their importance. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=68220/07/2012 00:00:00As a result of the increasing electricity prices, Bulgaria’s energy regulator has taken steps to cut the guaranteed rates for electricity generated by wind and solar power parks. The regulator has cut the preferential feed-in tariff by 50% for the obligatohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=68119/07/2012 00:00:00Senior Officials of the United Nations have highlighted the achievements of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development has a global movement in the change in governments, the private sector and civil society towards protection of the environmhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=68018/07/2012 00:00:00Lord Smith of Kelvin, as the new chairman of the Green Investment Bank has detailed his key focus areas over the next three year. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=67917/07/2012 00:00:00At present more than 25% of Scottish homes suffer from fuel poverty however with the Scottish Government’s latest programme to provide £2 billion worth of investment to homes over the next ten years it is anticipated that the nation will become more energyhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=67816/07/2012 00:00:00A provisional agreement has recently been reached between MEPs and Council negotiators on the Energy Efficiency Directive. Under the Directive, Member States would be required to set national targets and to make specific energy efficiency measures such as http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=67713/07/2012 00:00:00UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry has attended the talks whereby the Energy Council agreed Presidency Conclusions that have gained the support of 26 Member States on the 2050 Energy Roadmap.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=67612/07/2012 00:00:00Renewable UK on behalf of the energy industry has welcomed the endorsement of the key role played by the industry in delivering a secure supply of clean electricity throughout the UK.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=67511/07/2012 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has outlined that it considers consumer engagement to the essential factor in the success of the smart meter roll out.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=67410/07/2012 00:00:00At the Rio+20 Conference world and business leaders, together with participants of governments, private industry and other organisations will discuss the progression of reducing poverty and the advancement of social equity and environmental protection.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=67309/07/2012 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has recently announced two appointments for the management of the Green Deal programme. The appointments are:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=67206/07/2012 00:00:00Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced further financing to help home owners to install green heating systems in their homes. The fund, valued at £5 million will be available from August where home owners can apply for loans of up to £10,000 to fund rehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=67105/07/2012 00:00:00Greg Barker, Climate Change Minister has labelled the new plans for a solar photovoltics manufacturing plant in the West Midlands as “fantastic news”.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=67004/07/2012 00:00:00A provisional agreement has been reached between the Council and Energy Committee recently with a view to strengthening the EU countries that are negotiating bilateral energy agreements. The agreement is set to progress a common EU energy policy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=66903/07/2012 00:00:00At the annual Global Offshore Wind Energy conference, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Edward Davey has spoken in support of the expansion of the UK’s renewable industry. Davey confirmed that he was “determined that the UK will remain in the best placehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=66802/07/2012 00:00:00Tony Blair together with a group of international business leaders has said that a “clean revolution” is required to bring the country out of the recession. This would involve a step change in investment in renewable energy, clean technologies and infrastrhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=66729/06/2012 00:00:00Prime Minister David Cameron has recently visited Norway to discuss a landmark agreement with Prime Minister Stoltenberg. Cameron intends for the agreement to secure an affordable and reliable energy supply to the UK for the future.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=66628/06/2012 00:00:00Stewart Stevenson has set out Scotland’s role in leading the world in the development of renewable energy and is championing the need for climate justice for the world’s more disadvantaged areas.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=66527/06/2012 00:00:00A new report published by the Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force has detailed that the UK is on target to reduce the cost of electricity over the next seven years through the use of offshore wind. The report sets out 28 specific recommendations on achhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=66426/06/2012 00:00:00A global survey has been carried out to look at business policies and actions taken to advance sustainability. The survey, “UN Global Compact 2011 Implementation Survey”, carried out anonymously by 1,300 businesses outlined the following key findings:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=66325/06/2012 00:00:00At this year’s Hay Festival, Edward Davey, Secretary of State has set out that a move to a low carbon economy would be compatible with growth. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=66222/06/2012 00:00:00As a result of the success of last year’s social housing landlord competition under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment, the Department for Energy and Climate Change has recently launched a similar scheme. The latest scheme worth £10 million, is aimed at inhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=66121/06/2012 00:00:00Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister for Communications Energy and Natural Resources has described the scope for Ireland to export renewable energy on a significant scale. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=66020/06/2012 00:00:00The UK and Iceland have recently signed an agreement towards geothermal power whereby Iceland’s volcanoes will provide electricity to the UK. The agreement was initiated by the visit of Charles Hendry, UK Energy Minister to Hellisheidi geothermal field on http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=65919/06/2012 00:00:00A new report has been published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills that outlines the UK’s success last year in advancing the growth of the green economy. The UK’s goods and services market is shown to have increased to over £122 billion http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=65818/06/2012 00:00:00A recent report published by the International Energy Agency has set out how the UK is leading by example in tackling the low-carbon investment challenge. The report, “Energy Policies of IEA Countries – United Kingdom 2012 review” recognises the UK’s long-http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=65715/06/2012 00:00:00The ‘Green Deal Hard to Reach Households Panel” has been established by the Government to review how those who are most disadvantaged and vulnerable within the UK are still able to access the benefits created by the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligationhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=65614/06/2012 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change together with the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Buildings are holding a number of briefing conferences to advise businesses and consumers on the opportunities available to them as a result of the Green Deal.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=65513/06/2012 00:00:00A new report published by the Department for Energy and Climate Change has been welcomed by the REA as a “first-step” towards reaching a better understanding of benefits.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=65411/06/2012 00:00:00Charles Hendry has recently spoken at the All Energy Conference in Aberdeen to explain the governments approach to energy security.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=65308/06/2012 00:00:00European leaders are scheduled to meet to discuss achieving economic growth despite the current financial challenges. They are being called to focus on wind energy which it is argued by experts will create jobs as well as economic benefits.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=65207/06/2012 00:00:00The Government’s flagship Green Deal is due to be launched in October in a bid to encourage consumers to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes with the cost of improvements being repaid through energy bill savings. However, Which? has challenghttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=65106/06/2012 00:00:00Renewable UK published its Wind Energy Charter in April of this year which commits signatories to investment in the UK wind market, to create jobs and to assist in the reduction of wind power costs. To date approximately 100 businesses have joined in the phttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=65005/06/2012 00:00:00The Environmental Audit Committee has recently warned that the Government needs to ensure its plans to “rationalise” the UK’s environmental regulations do not result in a screen for softer rules on health, countryside and wildlife protection. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=64904/06/2012 00:00:00Energy Secretary, Ed Davey has published a practical advice guidance sheet to advise energy consumers on getting a better deal on their gas and electricity through “collective switching”. He has published an equivalent guidance for businesses and suppliershttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=64801/06/2012 00:00:00The UK’s Secretary for Energy and Climate Change has called for Europe to focus on cutting carbon emissions rather than continuing to repeat its existing range of EU policy targets. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=64731/05/2012 00:00:00International diplomats are meeting in Bonn in an attempt to restart climate-change negotiations following the Durban Summit last year. The Durban Platform for Enhanced Action was a global effort to tackle climate change agreed at the Summit and is an insthttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=64630/05/2012 00:00:00Business Minister Mark Prisk has recently announced a £1 million funding has been secured by the Green Construction Board.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=64529/05/2012 00:00:00Industry experts are calling on the Government to relax its prohibition on spending on advertising and has launched a new national communications campaign calling for the adoption of upcoming green initiatives such as the Green Deal and the smart-meter rolhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=64428/05/2012 00:00:00The Chair of the Government’s Office of Renewable Energy Deployment, Bernie Balkin has advised that the UK’s 2020 target of 15% renewable energy can be achieved.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=64325/05/2012 00:00:00Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has welcomed the research finding by the Department for Energy and Climate Change that household bills will be £94 lower with green carbon policies and renewable energy that if we continue without them.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=64224/05/2012 00:00:00A recent report commissioned by BiGGAR Economics has outlined the UK’s onshore wind sector as being worth £548 million. The report shows how onshore wind has created jobs and growth at both local and national levels.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=64123/05/2012 00:00:00Consumer Focus has published a new report named “Get it, together” detailing that collective switching is the way forward to achieve a better deal for consumers and to refresh the currently unresponsive markets such as energy, telecoms and financial servichttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=64022/05/2012 00:00:00A new not-for-profit organisation named the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Buildings has recently been launched to be the largest network of potential Green Deal providers, financers and suppliers. The Partnership has received the backing of its foundinhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=63921/05/2012 00:00:00Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker has spoken out in support of the announcement that the South Korean National Assembly has passed a landmark legislation on emissions trading.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=63818/05/2012 00:00:00In a bid to further the trade relationship between the UK and the US, Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will visit the States of Houston, San Antonio and Atlanta in a bid to reinforce the economic and business need for a transition to a low-cahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=63717/05/2012 00:00:00The Rio+20 Summit is due to be held next month in Rio de Janerio, Brazil which will be attended by world leaders. The Corporate Sustainability Forum includes 6,000 companies who have pledged their commitment to becoming more sustainable. The Forum is callihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=63616/05/2012 00:00:00As a result of the Government’s cuts to the Feed-in Tariff, Caroline Flint, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary has warned that the UK is likely to miss its target for solar power by over 160 years.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=63515/05/2012 00:00:00First Minister Alex Salmond has made a recent announcement to invest in offshore wind, wave and tidal power as highlighted in a published map. The Scottish Government has shown their commitment to produce thousands of further jobs across the country and tohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=63414/05/2012 00:00:00New research carried out by REA and Innovas named “Renewable Energy: Made in Britain” has revealed the following.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=63311/05/2012 00:00:00With the Government aiming to install smart meters in every UK home by 2020, John Healey MP has called for the Government to “get a grip on the smart meter roll-out” Healey reiterated Which?’s request for a review and warned that there is a lack of controlhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=63210/05/2012 00:00:00The Government has recently published the first annual report of the Infrastructure Cost Review programme which was launched in March 2011 and led by Infrastructure UK. The programme plans to reduce the costs of delivering infrastructure in the UK by £2 tohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=63109/05/2012 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has given TOTAL its unlimited consent to the drilling of a relief well to assist the Elgin G4 gas leak.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=63008/05/2012 00:00:00Government Ministers had planned to introduce the Green Deal into both houses and businesses in October however the Department for Energy and Climate Change has recently discussed their new intention for a phased introduction.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=62804/05/2012 00:00:00Douglas Stewart discusses the latest breakthroughs in renewable energy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=62903/05/2012 00:00:00First Minister Alex Salmond has told US businessman Donald Trump that he is committed to ensuring Scotland sees the full benefits of offshore wind opportunities. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=62703/05/2012 00:00:00A recent report of the Energy and Climate Change Committee has warned that the Government needs to be clearer of the effect the UK’s energy consumption is having on the rest of the world. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=62602/05/2012 00:00:00Oliver Griffiths, Executive Director of the Green Investment Bank has announced that he anticipates the organisation to be “fully operational” by the end of the year. The main matter outstanding now is State Aid approval.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=62501/05/2012 00:00:00Consumer Focus has been working closely with the energy industry to gain an insight understanding of the impact of using credit reference data. The aim is to develop a sharing of best practice and promote learning between companies.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=62330/04/2012 00:00:00Doug Stewart discusses the results of a recent poll.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=62427/04/2012 00:00:00The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has recently announced a New Trading Standards Board and proposed to make the Citizens Advice Service at the forefront of consumer information.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=62227/04/2012 00:00:00Energy and Climate Change Committee Chair, Tim Yeo has outlined his concern that recent government proposals may force home owners to make energy efficiency improvements to their property when they are extending their home.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=62126/04/2012 00:00:00A £60 million investment into the Met Office Hadley Centre’s Climate Programme has recently been announced by the Government. The fund aims to maintain the UK’s place as a global leader in climate research and modelling.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=62025/04/2012 00:00:00Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has called for a more ambitious EU carbon reduction target to be introduced.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=61924/04/2012 00:00:00In response to the DECC’s announcements on smart meters, Audrey Gallacher Director of Energy at Consumer Focus has outlined:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=61823/04/2012 00:00:00A new trade association, Energy UK has been established which will bring together around 70 gas and electricity based companies. The association will act as a representative for the industry in securing a sustainable energy future for its members and the Uhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=61720/04/2012 00:00:00The Energy Savings Trust has recently launched a new telephone line to provide public access to energy saving advice. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=61619/04/2012 00:00:00The Government has recently announced its intention to install smart meters in 30 million homes and small business across the UK by 2019. The scheme is intended to enable all consumers to access accurate information about their usage and dispense with the http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=61518/04/2012 00:00:00The Government has recently launched a £20 million Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme. The MEAD scheme is intended to support 2 pre-commercial projects demonstrating the operation of wave and/or tidal devices.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=61417/04/2012 00:00:00Business Secretary Vince Cable is scheduled to visit Hereford and Worcester to discuss manufacture methods and the green economy. He will advise businesses on the Government’s action plan to attain a green and growing economy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=61316/04/2012 00:00:00The National Physical Laboratory has launched the Centre for Carbon Measurement in an attempt to secure the UK’s lead in climate change modelling and global carbon markets.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=61213/04/2012 00:00:00The website European Climate Adaption Platform has recently been launched by the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen. The web-based platform is available to the public and is designed to provide support to EU, national, regional and local climate-chahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=61112/04/2012 00:00:00In the coming days a second phase of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme is to be launched with an anticipated value of £10 million more than phase one. The scheme gives money off renewable technologies to include biomass boilers and solar thermal pahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=61011/04/2012 00:00:00Five grid initiatives covering a range of the global energy industry have called for decision-makers to hasten the move towards a pan European electricity infrastructure. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=60910/04/2012 00:00:00Mayors and Presidents of EU Member States have recently adopted the Copenhagen Declaration. The Declaration strives to make cities greener and more economically competitive. Signatories have declared they will make sustainable urban development a key focushttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=60805/04/2012 00:00:00Businesses are requesting for the government to implement clear guidelines on mandatory emissions reporting as they anticipate the announcement of plans to simplify the carbon tax regime through the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=60704/04/2012 00:00:00Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister and Ed Davey, Climate Secretary have led a fight-back campaign against Conservative MPs calling for the government subsidies for wind power to be cut.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=60603/04/2012 00:00:00Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister and Ed Davey, Climate Secretary have led a fight-back campaign against Conservative MPs calling for the government subsidies for wind power to be cut.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=60403/04/2012 00:00:00Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister and Ed Davey, Climate Secretary have led a fight-back campaign against Conservative MPs calling for the government subsidies for wind power to be cut.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=60503/04/2012 00:00:00Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister and Ed Davey, Climate Secretary have led a fight-back campaign against Conservative MPs calling for the government subsidies for wind power to be cut.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=60303/04/2012 00:00:00Ed Davey, Energy Secretary has launched a competition with a value of £20 million to fund the development of Carbon Capture and Storage technology. He has welcomed bids to develop more efficient and cost-effective CCS components and systems for a pilot demhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=60202/04/2012 00:00:00In response to industry criticism, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has joined with Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Davey to send clear support for green growth and green jobs to remain at the centre of the Coalitions move towards economic recoveryhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=60130/03/2012 00:00:00UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Davey has reaffirmed the UK’s push for a 30% emissions target after an EU Environment Council meeting in Brussels.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=60029/03/2012 00:00:00As at 12 March 2012, the countdown to Rio+20 has commenced. The “once in a life time opportunity” as described by UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon, is now only 100 days away.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=59828/03/2012 00:00:00As at 12 March 2012, the countdown to Rio+20 has commenced. The “once in a life time opportunity” as described by UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon, is now only 100 days away.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=59928/03/2012 00:00:00As at 12 March 2012, the countdown to Rio+20 has commenced. The “once in a life time opportunity” as described by UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon, is now only 100 days away.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=59728/03/2012 00:00:00Guidance published by the Carbon Trust has advised of the potential for UK organisations to save £400 million each year by taking simple actions towards improving the efficiency of their hot water boilers.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=59627/03/2012 00:00:00New research has been released which outlines that more than 400 employers and training providers are finding the task of building an environment workforce ahead of the launch of the Green Deal is “immense”. The study namely “Research to support the develohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=59526/03/2012 00:00:00From this month the motorists of remote island communities are to benefit from a discount of 5 pence per litre on fuel. Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury has announced that EU clearance has been obtained for a rural fuel rebate pilot scheme.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=59423/03/2012 00:00:00Edward Davey, Energy and Climate Change Secretary has set out his vision for Brussels to adopt a similar ambitious energy efficiency plan that would enable the UK to export our financing model to other Member States.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=59322/03/2012 00:00:00The Government is due to launch its flagship energy efficiency scheme in October and the Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker has warned that it will consist of a “soft launch”. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=59221/03/2012 00:00:00The Energy Saving Trust has been awarded the Government’s contract to provide an advice service on energy savings. It will be a free telephone advice line that will be open for public use from April.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=59120/03/2012 00:00:00DNV and KEMA have received regulatory clearance to allow them to unite in creating a world-leading consulting, testing and certification company within the world-wide energy industry.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=59019/03/2012 00:00:00Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey has recently visited Scotland to participate in a round-the-table discussion of Scottish renewable energy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=58916/03/2012 00:00:00Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has written to The Telegraph outlining his thoughts on diversity being the key element to a future of energy security.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=58815/03/2012 00:00:00Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister has advised the Liberal Democrats to enter the Scottish Council Elections with their “heads held high”. This is further to the election of the Scottish Parliament last May which led to the number of Lib Dem MSP’s being redhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=58714/03/2012 00:00:00Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has told The Guardian:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=58613/03/2012 00:00:00Vince Cable, Business Secretary has spoken about his strive for long-term green growth. Speaking at a London Conference recently he commented:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=58512/03/2012 00:00:00In a final attempt to secure the Green Investment Bank is situate in Edinburgh, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has recently met with the bank members. Edinburgh submitted its bid in January and a decision is expected to be announced this month. There is alrehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=58407/03/2012 00:00:00Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Ministerhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=58306/03/2012 00:00:00The Prime Minister has announced the launch of the Open Business Forum working group which will investigate how businesses can be more transparent and help consumers and investors to differentiate between them. Early suggestions have included a comparison http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=58205/03/2012 00:00:00The Government and representative business leaders are due to visit Boston and California in an attempt to discuss the UK’s Green Deal and its economic and environmental benefits.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=58102/03/2012 00:00:00Energy Minister Charles Hendry has provided his approval to Wales and West Utilities to construct a 22 kilometre gas pipeline from Llanwrin, Powys to Dolgellau, Gwynedd.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=58029/02/2012 00:00:00The UK and France has reaffirmed that a green economy and energy security are at the heart of their relationship. Companies from both countries have recently announced a number of energy deals to include:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=57928/02/2012 00:00:00The NHBC Foundation has carried out new research that suggests that whilst purchasers of the new energy efficient homes show high satisfaction, energy efficiency is still not completely satisfying consumers. The report found that 95% of occupiers of the hihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=57827/02/2012 00:00:00A report has been published by Marine Scotland alongside environmental regulators, renewable developers and The Crown Estate which sets out a blue print for the planning and consenting of offshore renewable developments.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=57723/02/2012 00:00:00Environment Minister, Lord Taylor has announced that scrap metal dealers that are associated with metal theft will have their licences “torn up”. He reassured that anyone found guilty of the offence will be restricted from legitimately working in the scraphttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=57622/02/2012 00:00:00Sir Graham Watson, the Liberal Democrat MEP and ELDR President has said that the move to a green economy is now just as much an energy security issue as an environmental requirement.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=57521/02/2012 00:00:00In the first report of the Scottish Government’s progress towards meeting climate change targets, the Committee on Climate Change has reported that Scotland’s 2009 emissions fell three per cent below its 2010 target.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=57420/02/2012 00:00:00Energy Minister Charles Hendry has identified East Anglia as the region best placed to take advantage of the increasing demand for new and off-shore energy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=57317/02/2012 00:00:00As the depth of the winter conditions reaches the UK, the most vulnerable of our population are being urged to take advantage of the Government’s Warm Front Scheme.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=57216/02/2012 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has given a public assurance that the uptake of smart meters will continue to remain voluntary. They reassured that it will not be compulsory for households to have the smart energy meter fitted.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=57115/02/2012 00:00:00Vince Cable, Business Secretary has been in receipt of 32 bids within the UK to host the Green Investment Bank. The location process was initiated by requesting interested parties to assess themselves against a set of given criteria. The interested partieshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=57014/02/2012 00:00:00The new Scottish Energy and Resource Efficiency Service web portal is now available. Its purpose is to assist in supporting and advising businesses and the public sector to save money, cut waste and reduce carbon.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=56913/02/2012 00:00:00Business Minister Mark Prisk has announced a new UKH2Mobility programme to ensure the UK is ready for the roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. The programme will investigate the potential for hydrogen as fuel for Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles and http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=56810/02/2012 00:00:00During the recent Big Energy Week Consumer Focus and Energy UK have called on consumers to contact their energy suppliers to query the savings they could make on their energy bills by enquiring on different usage tariffs and insulating their homes.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=56709/02/2012 00:00:00The Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Huhne has outlined that policies such as the Green Deal and Carbon Floor Price are key in reaching a deal at the UN conference on climate change. In response to George Osborne’s statement that “we're not going thttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=56608/02/2012 00:00:00In the autumn of 2014 it is planned that the Scottish Government will hold an independence referendum. Alex Salmond, First Minister announced the plans early in January 2012 after a meeting of the Cabinet.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=56507/02/2012 00:00:00Justine Greening, Transport Secretary has announced the first stage of a new high-speed rail network from London to Birmingham. She indicated that high-speed trains will begin to use the line from 2026. She is expected to outline that the first stage is sihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=56406/02/2012 00:00:00The European Commission has requested that a framework is put in place to measure its energy and environmental performance and to advise on the methods to use to maintain this performance. The request was directed to the information and communication technhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=56303/02/2012 00:00:00The Secretary of State, Chris Huhne has visited the Olympic Park earlier this month.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=56202/02/2012 00:00:00It is anticipated that First Minister Alex Salmond is due to visit the Middle East in the coming weeks to sign a new renewable deal. The deal will sign Scotland up to a ground-breaking agreement to develop tangible green energy products with Masdar, the wohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=56101/02/2012 00:00:00A recent GreenWise poll suggests that businesses are calling for the Government to provide greater certainty in ensuring growth and jobs in the transition to a green economy. There is clear business confidence that the green goods and services sector will http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=56030/01/2012 00:00:00On the 16th December 2011, a CCS Industry Day was held with the purpose of giving an update on the CCS programme and to give stakeholders an opportunity to provide thoughts on the design of the programme before its completion.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=55927/01/2012 00:00:00Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has outlined 2012 as being a “momentous and ground breaking year” for the Scottish renewable energy industry.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=55826/01/2012 00:00:00Labour’s Shadow Climate Change Minister, Luciana Berger has warned that the Government has failed in its attempt to be the “greenest Government ever”. At a speech to the Westminster Energy Forum she outlined her thoughts that the Government has made the wrhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=55725/01/2012 00:00:00At the Transatlantic Economic Council, the European Union and United States have strengthened their economic ties by announcing a number of initiatives. These initiatives include the strengthening of their cooperation on electric vehicle and smart grid reshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=55624/01/2012 00:00:00At the Durban Climate Change Conference a deal was agreed to seek a new climate change treaty to cut emissions in poorer countries. This will cost British tax payers in the region of £6 billion.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=55523/01/2012 00:00:00The British Retail Consortium has outlined that despite the recession, UK retailers are continuing to recognise the benefits of reducing their carbon emissions in respect of both their reputation and financially. The BRC has recently carried out a study thttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=55417/01/2012 00:00:00The CBI has recently commented that the Government and industry need to work together if they are to combat barriers to the use of fewer resources, achieve increased energy efficiency and to source business solutions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=55316/01/2012 00:00:00The European Commission has recently announced a programme of measures to boost research, innovation and competitiveness in Europe. The €80 billion programme, named Horizon 2020 was announced by Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissioner for Research Innovation ahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=55213/01/2012 00:00:00Energy Minister, Charles Hendry has outlined that it will be the customer that is key to realising the benefits of smart meters. The Government is due to hold a consultation early into 2012 on a customer engagement strategy. They have identified that custohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=55112/01/2012 00:00:00Chris Huhne, Energy Secretary has recently announced £10 million of funding for local community energy projects. He further announced funding of £ 20 million to support the existing public sector energy efficiency loan scheme.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=55011/01/2012 00:00:00A Sky survey of 750 young executives has found that 70% regard sustainability as a major area of opportunity for businesses. They indicated their desire to work for companies with strong environmental records. The survey focused on graduate trainees, MBA shttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=54910/01/2012 00:00:00Fergus Ewing, Energy Minister has urged the experts of the energy industry to take up the opportunities presented by renewable energy in Scotland. He outlined that this would be a “criminal waste”.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=54809/01/2012 00:00:00Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman had warned that if the UK does not change its attitude to water shortages then it could face a future of water shortages, rivers running dry and lasting environmental damage.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=54706/01/2012 00:00:00The Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative will supply funding to support innovative UK projects in the advanced manufacturing sector such as aerospace and automotive. It will focus on these areas as those where the UK could be well placed to take http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=54605/01/2012 00:00:00Renewable Energy Assurance Limited has become is leading the energy sector being the first trade body to obtain OFT approval for its Code of Practice. Approval has been obtained under the Consumer Codes Approval Scheme.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=54504/01/2012 00:00:00The Prime Minister has recently announced a business growth package to assist small and medium enterprises to create jobs, secure financing and expert to new and wider markets.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=54403/01/2012 00:00:00Next Green Car has reported that they are receiving a constant stream of complaints that buyers of new cars are not reaching the fuel economy claimed by the manufacturer. As a result Next Green Car are inviting motorists to give their views and sign petitihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=54302/01/2012 00:00:00An IMO commissioned study has found that new mandatory energy efficiency measures for international shipping will result in a considerable reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from ships. Further reductions of carbon dioxide are expected as a resulthttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=54230/12/2011 00:00:00The G20 leaders have openly endorsed the new IEA Report named “G20 Clean Energy, and Energy Efficiency Deployment and Policy Progress”. The Report has been prepared through a combined effort of the IEA and the G20 Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Workinghttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=54129/12/2011 00:00:00The capacity of offshore wind energy in Europe is set to increase 17-fold between 2010 and 2020. It is further anticipated that renewable technologies such as concentrated solar power and wave/tidal power will increase 11-fold.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=54028/12/2011 00:00:00It is anticipated that European wind power production will meet 31% of the emissions reductions required under the EU climate target.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=53927/12/2011 00:00:00The Government has set out its plans to invest in renewable and create jobs in an investment map. The map provides the following.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=53823/12/2011 00:00:00The European Parliament has voted to create a dedicated budget for wind energy research and development with €1 million for 2012.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=53722/12/2011 00:00:00Chris Huhne, UK Energy Secretary has spoken out in support of renewable subsidiaries. He has commented that renewable technologies could trigger a third industrial revolution and has responded to sceptics who have commented that they are “uneconomic, unrelhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=53621/12/2011 00:00:00The IEA has warned that the world is heading for irreversible climate change. It stated that with the number of fossil-fuelled power stations, energy-dependent factories and ineffective buildings, over the next five years it will become increasingly diffichttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=53520/12/2011 00:00:00George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced his autumn budget. In it he has provided for the followinghttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=53419/12/2011 00:00:00Robert Halfon, Conservative MP has spoken out that the Government should scrap a planned increase in fuel duty to help “hard-working, vulnerable Britons. The Government must show it is one that cuts taxes for millions of British people and not just millionhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=53316/12/2011 00:00:00The Chancellor and Chief Secretary to the Treasury have this month announced £100 million of further funding for Scottish renewable energy to include marine renewables.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=53215/12/2011 00:00:00Chris Huhne has spoken out that a new deal to tackle the issue of global warming which covers all the major countries is an “absolute necessity”.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=53114/12/2011 00:00:00The IEA has warned that the world is heading for irreversible climate change. It stated that with the number of fossil-fuelled power stations, energy-dependent factories and ineffective buildings, over the next five years it will become increasingly diffichttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=53013/12/2011 00:00:00Westminster has announced plans to ensure the Isle of Wight is self-sufficient by 2020.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=52912/12/2011 00:00:00Ministers will meet with potential investors in offshore wind projects this week to discuss what can be done to increase investment in the floundering area. Groups being invited to contribute include investment funds, pension funds and sovereign wealth funhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=52809/12/2011 00:00:00A new report by WWF has said that renewable sources of energy could meet between 60-90% of the UK’s electricity demand by 2030, and recommends that the government sets its target at no less than 60% for renewable energy generation to provide certainty for http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=52708/12/2011 00:00:00A cooperation agreement between the UK and Norway will extend ties on renewable energy and fossil fuel energy sources. The move comes as carbon capture and energy efficient schemes in the UK come under threat with cuts from the UK government. Enhancing lhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=52607/12/2011 00:00:00The Co-operative Bank actively seek to facilitate lending to projects within the renewable energy and carbon reduction sectors. They have a track record in funding a wide range of renewable energy projects, with onshore wind being a particular specialism. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=52506/12/2011 00:00:00An advisor to the EU Court has said that plans to include any airline landing or take off on EU territory in an emissions trading scheme are legal.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=52405/12/2011 00:00:00Chris Huhne, Energy and Climate Change Secretary has spoken out in support that he is “completely on board” with Chancellor George Osbourne’s suggestion that the UK should not adopt green policies that risk damaging the competitiveness of carbon-intensive http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=52302/12/2011 00:00:00Jones Lang LaSalle, a Global Property Management Company has launched its new tool designed to assist property managers to efficiently assess whether buildings are suitable for onsite renewable energy technologies.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=52201/12/2011 00:00:00The world’s largest investors have urged the Government to take new and reassuring steps to fight against climate change.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=52130/11/2011 00:00:00UKERC researchers Dr Jillian Anable, University of Aberdeen and Dr Christian Brand, University of Oxford have calculated that a rise in the national speed limit to 80 mph will increase CO2 emissions by almost 2% per annum.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=52029/11/2011 00:00:00TAG Energy Solutions hosted the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change officially opening its £20 million offshore wind turbine tubular production facility.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=51928/11/2011 00:00:00The Energy Minister, Charles Hendry, has announced the launch of the Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force. This is an industry-led group chaired by Andrew Jamieson of Renewable UK.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=51825/11/2011 00:00:00The UK Energy Research Centre has applied over £2 million of funding to support new research in UK and overseas energy developments.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=51724/11/2011 00:00:00A Foresight Report has said that refugees that have been forced to leave their homes due to global warming weather conditions may end up in areas that have been more negatively affected.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=51623/11/2011 00:00:00Over 90 of the world’s largest businesses are being urged to sign up to the 2oC Challenge Communiqué. The group has been collaborated by the UK-based Prince of Wales’ Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change and the global Corporate Leaders Network.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=51522/11/2011 00:00:00The Carbon Trust has recently launched its new service, “Footprint Verification” which will provide for companies to identify their corporate carbon footprints. The verification is a two-staged process. The first is an analysis of whether there are omissiohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=51421/11/2011 00:00:00Ernst & Young have published their latest report named “Making energy efficiency your business – understanding the potential of the non-domestic Green Deal”. The report looks at the policy of the Non-Domestic Green Deal and the potential for incentivising http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=51314/11/2011 00:00:00The Carbon Trust has published guidance that outlines their advice to businesses and the public sector. They suggest that if heating in the workplace is reduced by just one degree, then it could save the sector over £35 million per year.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=51211/11/2011 00:00:00The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon has called on world leaders to hasten their efforts to reaching reductions on global emissions as he warns that time is running out to avoid the more sever impacts of climate change. He will set out his concerns at thehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=51110/11/2011 00:00:00The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is due to invest in the region of £4.5 million so as to support the development of new carbon abatement technologies.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=51009/11/2011 00:00:00A study carried out by global consultancy Ecofys has reported that Europe’s rural areas play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It suggests that a switch from heating oil and coal to renewable energy in such rural areas could reduce chttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=50908/11/2011 00:00:00The renewable energy technology market is proving to be stronger than ever. New research has shown that the average return on investments in onsite renewable energy systems is in the region of 11-12%. The research paper has been published by the Carbon Trhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=50807/11/2011 00:00:00The Prime Minister alongside Foreign Secretary William Hague and Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green have recently had a one-day visit to Russia in which the Prime Minister delivered a speech to the delegates of a conference at the Moscow State Univerhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=50731/10/2011 00:00:00Offshore wind is an up and coming industry pushing from its early testing stages into a full and established Europe-wide market. The potential generation of wind farms and turbines is outstanding with a single offshore wind farm being able to power multiplhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=50628/10/2011 00:00:00Chris Huhne, Energy Secretary has set out his proposals on giving energy consumers more protection and suggests more powers of enforcement to Ofgem.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=50527/10/2011 00:00:00The Government has been urged by bodies including trade associations, business groups and environmental organisations to cap the level of VAT on Green Deal measures to 5% to assist in encouraging the support of consumers. The lower VAT rate will give consuhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=50426/10/2011 00:00:00The Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has outlined that the UK do need to take precautions to ensure that we are not the victims of a deepwater drilling disaster as has been experienced in other countries. However, they did comment that a http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=50325/10/2011 00:00:00The Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has put together a report that outlines that to connect the UK’s electricity system with neighbouring countries would allow the National Grid to balance supply and demand more effectively. This has beehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=50224/10/2011 00:00:00MP Glyn Davies has spoken out that he feels the plans to include hundreds of onshore wind turbines in mid Wales will make “no economic or climate change sense whatsoever”.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=50121/10/2011 00:00:00Many of the UK’s Law Firms have united in their approach to reducing their carbon footprint. Almost one-third of Solicitors and legal practices in England and Wales are due to announce their carbon emission targets.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=50020/10/2011 00:00:00Utility companies are accelerating their introduction of smart grids throughout the UK and worldwide in an attempt to achieve energy efficiency and management.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=49919/10/2011 00:00:00A report has recently been published which is thought to be the basis of further discussion between the Government, businesses and local communities. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=49818/10/2011 00:00:00Alex Salmond as First Minister has confirmed the commitment of the Scottish Government to drive forward the renewable industry in Scotland. He outlined the Government’s continued support in a meeting with the Moray Offshore Renewables Limited which is a johttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=49717/10/2011 00:00:00First Minister Alex Salmond and the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment have united to announce a £2.16 million investment into local businesses in Southern Scotland. The funding will come from European Structural Funds and is provihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=49614/10/2011 00:00:00With the 2012 Olympics in sight, the Energy Minister Charles Hendry has visited the Olympic Park and its attached Energy Centre. Hendry says “it’s amazing to believe that in a year’s time the Olympic Games would have started, athletes from around the worldhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=49513/10/2011 00:00:00The UK Green Buildings Council has welcomed the publication of the report named “Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy: Government and business working together”.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=49412/10/2011 00:00:00Chris Huhne is preparing himself to make a speech to defence experts this week that will identify his thoughts on climate change creating an increased threat of war, violence and military action.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=49311/10/2011 00:00:00Tidal Energy Limited has been awarded a £390,000 grant from The Carbon Trust’s Entrepreneurs Fast Track scheme. The grant is around 60% of the amount needed to monitor the environmental impacts of Wales’s first tidal stream renewable energy device. Impactshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=49210/10/2011 00:00:00Six employees are standing trial accused of evading over 200 million Euros in VAT as fraud within the carbon market.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=49107/10/2011 00:00:00UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon has spoken out in support of a clean energy revolution to put the world on a cleaner and safer path.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=49006/10/2011 00:00:00http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=48905/10/2011 00:00:00Consumer Focus is requesting the Government improves the energy efficiency of 3 million UK rented homes.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=48804/10/2011 00:00:00The University of Edinburgh has recently announced and since launched the world’s first Masters course in Low Carbon Finance.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=48703/10/2011 00:00:00The Government has recently published a report which in summary will mean focus will be taken away from the commitment to a network of roadside charging points for electric vehicles and instead providing for charging to be home or work based.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=48630/09/2011 00:00:00The Government has previously set itself the aim to have smart meters in every UK home by 2020. However Landis & Gyr has advised that this is only a possible goal if the industry “works as one”.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=48529/09/2011 00:00:00The launch of a European Energy Efficiency Fund has recently been announced in Brussels.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=48428/09/2011 00:00:00The Scottish Council for Development has published a report which shows that Scotland is leading the UK into the future in small-scale renewable energy. In the last twelve months, its capacity to produce renewable energy has almost doubled.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=48327/09/2011 00:00:00Last month the DECC published a Microgeneration Strategy along with an Action Plan in attempt to focus on a cleaner, greener Country in the Government’s mission to become the greenest Government ever.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=48226/09/2011 00:00:00In an attempt to create a greener Government, David Cameron – Coalition Prime Minister has announced that its members will now travel in economy seats. Ministers and Civil Servants will no longer travel by business class flights and this will be consideredhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=48123/09/2011 00:00:00Last month the EU Environment Council met in Luxembourg to discuss the failure to reach agreement with discussion of the European Commission’s recent 2050 Low Carbon Roadmap.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=48022/09/2011 00:00:00A recent application to Coventry City Council for planning permission has been made which if approved, will mean that Coventry Cathedral may become the first in the world to have solar panels installed on its roof.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=47919/09/2011 00:00:00A You Gov survey of 2,022 adults recently carried out has shown that the British public are keen to go green but do not know how.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=47816/09/2011 00:00:00A recent environmental panel survey has been carried out whereby businesses where asked for their thoughts on the progress made in obtaining a green economyhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=47716/09/2011 00:00:00Shadow Climate Change Minister Luciana Berger has warned that the Government needs to support the Warm Home amendment otherwise she fears the Green Deal could fail before it even starts.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=47614/09/2011 00:00:00Caroline Lucas, MP (as Leader of the Green Party) has recently blogged in her regular environment column in The Guardian that the Government needs to take more action on its commitment to energy efficiency.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=47509/09/2011 00:00:00Günther Oettinger as EU Commissioner for Energy has spoken recently at a Brussels Conference to 500 representatives of cities, energy industries and the financial and research sectors. He announced the EU’s initiative for “energy efficient cities of tomorrhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=47309/09/2011 00:00:00The European Commission has proposed a new energy efficiency directive that intends to replace the Energy Services Directive (2006/32/EC) and the CHP Directive.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=47408/09/2011 00:00:00The CBI has confirmed its request to the Government to make it mandatory for businesses to have to carbon report and advised it would be sensible for this to coincide with existing regulations on measuring emissions. The organisation feels that this would http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=47207/09/2011 00:00:00To stay competitive, companies will need to find ways to adapt to the impacts of climate change. While single weather events can’t be definitively linked to climate change, the vast majority of scientists agree that with the rise in temperature that is exhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=47105/09/2011 00:00:00Waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, thhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=47002/09/2011 00:00:00Renewable energy trade association RenewableUK has launched a new campaign that calls for Britain to generate greater amounts of clean, green energy from wind, wave and tidal power. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=46901/09/2011 00:00:00Eurostar has announced the end of carbon offsetting and carbon neutral journeys. As it launched the second phase of its green Tread Lightly programme, the train operator said research found many people did not understand the concept of carbon offsetting, whttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=46831/08/2011 00:00:00A Carbon Lottery initiative offering businesses and individual the opportunity to win €4 million (£3.5 million) each week, while offsetting emissions was launched on 27th April.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=46730/08/2011 00:00:00The world is facing a mounting crisis. In recent years we have experienced a combination of a global financial crisis, a food crisis, volatile oil prices, accelerating ecosystem degradation and an increasing number of climate-induced extreme weather eventshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=46629/08/2011 00:00:00The Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested that utility companies should pay for the costs of poorly repaired road surfaces after they have carried out work.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=46526/08/2011 00:00:00Only a quarter of Britons believe climate change is one of the most important environmental issues facing the UK today, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos MORI and released to the Ecologist last month. Ambivalence in the UK is in sharp contrast to Ahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=46425/08/2011 00:00:00Last month, the European Commission presented its 2012 draft budget for the European Union (EU), seeking an increase of 4.9 percent over this year at a time when EU governments are tightening their belts amid the debt crisis.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=46324/08/2011 00:00:00Science Minister David Willetts has announced further funding of £790,000 to promote national science and engineering events in an attempt to stimulate the public. The announcement was made at the 10th Cheltenham Science Festival.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=46223/08/2011 00:00:00Shadow Climate Change Minister Luciana Berger has advised that clear ambition is needed if the Green Deal is going to be successful.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=46122/08/2011 00:00:00The World Environment Day is held each year on 5 June. The United Nations organises it to raise awareness worldwide of the environment and green issues in a hope to create responses and actions from the public, businesses and the Government alike.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=46019/08/2011 00:00:00The Green Deal is the Government’s plan to make UK homes warmer and yet cheaper to run. This is by home owners and tenants being able to take out energy efficient measures without the upfront cost and then these will be repaid as instalments with the savinhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=45918/08/2011 00:00:00UNFCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres has advised that the Government has “an unavoidable responsibility to make clear progress towards the 2011 climate objectives which they agreed in Cancun.” Whilst at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn thhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=45817/08/2011 00:00:00Earlier this week the Government announced that it wants to see an increase in the energy the UK produces from anaerobic digestion of waste products. The announcement was made as a result of the Government’s Anaerobic Digestion Round Table meeting.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=45716/08/2011 00:00:00New findings have been published that show even though the UK has committed itself to ambitious new carbon targets, only actually 59% of FTSE 100 companies have a clear and thorough plan to cut their carbon emissions. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=45615/08/2011 00:00:00Major cities globally are showing strong leadership in implementing climate change strategies. According to the first global cities report from the Carbon Disclosure Project, 58 core cities of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group – which represents 8% ohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=45512/08/2011 00:00:00Ahead of the Climate Change Conference due to be held in December in Copenhagen, initial discussions are due to commence in a pre-meeting in Bonn, Germany. The meeting is in an attempt to ensure agreement can be met at the Copenhagen summit.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=45411/08/2011 00:00:00Scotland is due to introduce new support mechanisms in an attempt to make renewable heating cheaper. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has partnered with the UK Government and as a result Scotland has joined the UK Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=45310/08/2011 00:00:00The RWE has recognised that the red tape procedures currently followed for energy utility providers and their consumers needs to be reduced as they are currently the most restrictive and complex regulatory systems in the world.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=45209/08/2011 00:00:00An industry expert has called for a ban on single-use carrier bags in an attempt to showing the public how serious Europe is in its approach to being green.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=45108/08/2011 00:00:00The latest budget set out the Country’s first “Plan for Growth” and this has been applied to date. It set out factors that the Government wanted to achieve in a bid to help the economy recover. To date that have continued to meet these factors including cuhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=45005/08/2011 00:00:00Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has set out to the Government his advice on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In his speech he recognised that the latest Carbon Budget was ambitious but reassured that there would be reviews hhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=44901/08/2011 00:00:00The UK government should put a moratorium on shale gas operations until the environmental implications are fully understood, a report says.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=44826/07/2011 00:00:00As 2010 drew to a close, the government cemented its commitment to the zero carbon agenda, with Grant Shapps, Housing Minister, announcing plans to develop a community energy fund as part of the effort to meet the zero offset for homes built after 2016. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=44725/07/2011 00:00:00The company behind a deal to sell a 23,000-acre (93 sq km) estate in Powys is expected to make a decision about its future later on this month.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=44622/07/2011 00:00:00The European Commission is consulting, until 7 March, on its so-called Energy road map 2050. Initially, a report will summarise contributions in April. On the basis of this document, the Commission should work towards an Energy road map 2050, to be proposehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=44521/07/2011 00:00:00Figures from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) suggest uncertainty is undermining the coalition’s pledge to be the “greenest government ever”. The government has again been urged to clear the backlog of delayed planning applications after new fighttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=44420/07/2011 00:00:00The Zero Carbon Hub - which has been created by the government to help the country achieve its emissions targets by improving building regulations - has outlined plans that include carbon compliance recommendations to be implemented from the design stages http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=44319/07/2011 00:00:00Pembrokeshire ports, including Milford Haven, are to be denied vital funding to enable them to service the offshore wind industry, according to environmentalists. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=44218/07/2011 00:00:00The goal of the Risk Response Network is to create a more resilient world by identifying and mitigating global risk while finding opportunities and engaging in collective response. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=44115/07/2011 00:00:00Scotland’s efforts to become a leader in offshore renewables is setting a ‘fine example’, according to a report from the European grid co-ordinator Georg Adamowitsch.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=44014/07/2011 00:00:00The Co-operative Group has recently announced its major pledges in The Co-operative’s new Ethical Operating Plan. The Plan will promote radical changes and advances to sustainability and will create corporate history in recruiting members and helping buildhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=43913/07/2011 00:00:00The success of widespread introduction of plug-in electric vehicles has been challenged by Accenture in their latest report.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=43812/07/2011 00:00:00The New Local Government Network think-tank has produced a report outlining the opportunities for local Councils to release £12 billion worth of funding over the next 20 years by taking advantage of the schemes the Government has made available.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=43711/07/2011 00:00:00BT has recently announced its new Company Policy in line with energy efficiency. The Company now requires all of their suppliers to prove that they are making a significant contribution in cutting their carbon emissions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=43608/07/2011 00:00:00Parliament has adopted the Annual Work Program related to the European Union legislative affairs for 2011.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=43507/07/2011 00:00:00The Carbon Trust has commissioned a report that outlines that whilst the South West has a huge potential in the green economy they are failing to utilise the opportunities.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=43406/07/2011 00:00:00An influential report has recently been published named “Energy Efficiency: The Untapped Business Opportunity“ which has gained support throughout the various political groups.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=43305/07/2011 00:00:00As part of the Green Deal, the Government has announced that it will fund 1,000 apprentices to be trained. The funding will support current apprentices in roles such as with Carillion and E.ON Energy Solutions. It will provide training on energy programmeshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=43204/07/2011 00:00:00The Boston Consulting Group has published a report that outlines that the growth of the UK’s renewable energy capacity is set to grow over the coming decade by £8.4 billion. This rise is anticipated to be due to the development of the battery and electricihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=43101/07/2011 00:00:00The Crown Estate has released the result of a positive survey for the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters. The survey shows outstanding local support for wave and tidal projects in the region.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=43030/06/2011 00:00:00Charging points for electric vehicles are on course to become available in the UK so that electric cars can be run throughout the UK in an attempt to use more green energy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=42929/06/2011 00:00:00South East Dorset are planning to address their green infrastructure strategy in an attempt to have a more effective co-ordination of their existing infrastructure, products and services which they hope will also result in financial savings.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=42828/06/2011 00:00:00A Consultation period from 01/03/2011 to 30/04/2011 is taking place to consider the energy infrastructure permitting process.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=42727/06/2011 00:00:00The launch of a new scheme that certifies the “green-ness” of energy purchased has received support from some of the UK’s leading energy providers.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=42620/06/2011 00:00:00The Green Investment Bank has been one of the major introductions made by the coalition Government. Nick Clegg has recently announced that as of April 2012 the Bank will be launched and begin lending. The Minister anticipates the Bank’s first investments whttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=42517/06/2011 00:00:00On 20 May 2011 the Government announced that it would be closing the Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting to take effect from 30 June 2011.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=42416/06/2011 00:00:00The Energy Saving Trust has recently announced that it plans to become a social enterprise with a view to obtaining charitable status.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=42315/06/2011 00:00:00The Department of Energy and Climate Change has recently raised a challenge whereby disciplines such as architects, designers, engineers and students in such industries are to attempt to re-think the current design of the electricity pylon.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=42214/06/2011 00:00:00Safety inspections of North Sea oil and gas installations are to be almost doubled, in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico spill. Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said the number of checks would rise from 80 to 150, after an earlier increase from 60. The decision http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=42113/06/2011 00:00:00Wind sceptic says UK missed 2010 renewables targethttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=42006/06/2011 00:00:00Charles Henry, a Junior Minister in the Department of Energy and Climate Change has spoken out that the UK can meet its target reduction of greenhouse gas emissions even if nuclear power developments are delayed or do not produce.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=41903/06/2011 00:00:00http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=41802/06/2011 00:00:00The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2011 is the UK’s highest recognition for UK business success.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=41701/06/2011 00:00:00Renewable UK Cymru has published a manifesto ahead of the Welsh general election to urge the next Welsh Government to continue developing new policies for more wind, wave and tidal energy. The manifesto seeks to promote the next Government to create new adhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=41631/05/2011 00:00:00The Carbon Reduction Commitment has meant that over 3,000 organisations – most of which with energy bills of over £500,000 will now have to submit annual reports, the first of which is due on 31 July 2011, which show their energy usage figures.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=41530/05/2011 00:00:00The motor industry has a large part to play in the UK meeting their targets for a greener and cleaner economy with their introduction of petrol-electric hybrid and electric cars. However the recent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan has raishttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=41427/05/2011 00:00:00Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has introduced a new campaign whereby from June a new energy label will appear on electrical goods such as TVs, washing machines and fridge freezers so as consumers can make an informed choice on their product’s effechttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=41326/05/2011 00:00:00The London Mayor; Boris Johnson has recently suffered public questioning as his environmental policies are thought to create insufficient capital to come anywhere close to the 2012 target of 200,000 homes being energy and water efficient. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=41225/05/2011 00:00:00The UK Government has recently spoken out and shown its support for helping developing countries to reduce their carbon emissions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=41124/05/2011 00:00:00The CBI has announced that the UK needs to be wary that it is failing to attract the full amount of investment required to develop our low carbon infrastructure. It outlined that with ever pressing emissions targets and the UK due to lose a third of its enhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=41023/05/2011 00:00:00New plans have recently been announced by Consumer Minister Edward Davey to give more power to the consumer. Consumers will now have more choice and options in how and when they buy goods and services and this is in an attempt to ensure they can take advanhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=40920/05/2011 00:00:00http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=40819/05/2011 00:00:00Cities worldwide use two-thirds of the world’s energy and also produce two-thirds of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore to tackle the effects of climate change, cities need to be targeted. The Cancun Climate Conference highlighted that carbonhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=40617/05/2011 00:00:00The Carbon Trust has set up in partnership with Siemens to provide UK businesses with finance to fund green equipment.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=40516/05/2011 00:00:00Last year the UK proposed to introduce a new Carbon Tax which would become payable when the price of EU permits fell below a set level. It was expected that this would pay for the introduction of newer more advanced power sources but also contribute to cuthttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=40409/05/2011 00:00:00A London School, namely Wilmott Dixon is to be the first zero carbon school. It has been announced that the school has been awarded £13 million to pursue the project.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=40306/05/2011 00:00:00As a result of the complete ETS system (emissions trading scheme) having to be closed down recently, the European Commission is urging for investment to be made in preventing further cyber attacks.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=40205/05/2011 00:00:00The Scottish Government has published a guidance document, namely “Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” as a result of the new Climate Change (Scotland) Act that has recently come into force. The document aims to assist public bhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=40104/05/2011 00:00:00The Carbon Disclosure Project has released its latest report; 2011 Supply Chain Report which addresses carbon emissions produced by its member companies and its suppliers.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=40025/04/2011 00:00:00The European Commission has set out a strategic framework that they intend will make a more sustainable use from our natural resources. The framework covers such natural resources as being food, water, air and ecosystems as being fundamental.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=39922/04/2011 00:00:00The wind farm industry has adopted a Protocol on making payments from their wind farms into a community fund. The announcement by the UK’s leading renewable energy association RenewableUK has set a minimum amount per year of £1,000 per megawatt installed ahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=39821/04/2011 00:00:00Consideration of a bill in Parliament which would result in the Government selling its entire public forest estate to commercial buyers has been challenged by some of the UK’s prominent names.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=39720/04/2011 00:00:00A new Green Economy Council group has been created in an attempt to unite the Government and the industry in addressing the low carbon challenge.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=39619/04/2011 00:00:00The Government has given clarification as to what it considers to be the meaning of a “carbon budget”. Under the Climate Change Act, three sets of five-year budget periods must always be in place – focusing on 15 year periods into the future.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=39518/04/2011 00:00:00The U.K.’s proposed Green Investment Bank may be sited in Edinburgh because of the city’s expertise in energy financing says Energy Secretary Chris Huhne. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=39408/04/2011 00:00:00David Cameron has recently come under mounting pressure to honour his commitment to curb soaring fuel prices. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=39307/04/2011 00:00:00A group of experts are to begin a study into the feasibility of capturing and using waste heat from power stations for warming homes and offices.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=39206/04/2011 00:00:00A new Warm Home Discount could benefit two million homes and provide up to £130 off electricity bills for poorer pensioners.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=39105/04/2011 00:00:00Europe's offshore wind potential is enormous and able to power Europe seven times over. Over 100 GW of offshore wind projects are already in various stages of planning. If realised, these projects would produce 10% of the EU's electricity whilst avoiding http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=39004/04/2011 00:00:00Several thousand took part in the Campaign Against Climate Change annual march to Parliament calling for urgent action over climate change including a Zero Carbon Britain by 2030.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=38901/04/2011 00:00:00The UK construction industry faces the biggest transformation since the Victorian era to respond to the low-carbon challenge, according to a new report.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=38831/03/2011 00:00:00Despite no mandatory reporting requirements or consistent measurement standards, a new research study by PwC and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) shows large businesses, which are measuring and reporting their greenhouse gas emissions are experiencing nhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=38730/03/2011 00:00:00Hundreds of thousands are not taking advantage of free help with their energy bills. The survey commissioned by Home Heat Helpline shows that many households in each region are missing out because they think assistance is not meant for "people like me".http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=38629/03/2011 00:00:00Energy conservation refers to efforts made to reduce energy consumption. Energy conservation can be achieved through increased efficient energy use, in conjunction with decreased energy consumption and/or reduced consumption from conventional energy sourcehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=38528/03/2011 00:00:00The campaign to give Britain more hours of daylight in the evenings has been stepped up as MPs consider a plan to move in line with Central European Time. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=38425/03/2011 00:00:00The Coalition Government in England has produced its first draft action plan on Anaerobic Digestion (AD) to help increase the production of energy from biowaste.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=38324/03/2011 00:00:00NLGN (localism think tank) have requested Councils to bear some of the financial pressures currently felt by making greater use of the green energy grants and subsidies that are available. It is estimated that the current total amount available for such ishttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=38223/03/2011 00:00:00In a bid to contribute to energy reductions and financial savings, the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is planning on introducing fuel cell technologies into the ambulances to cut down on their consumption.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=38122/03/2011 00:00:00The Welsh Assembly Government has joined with RWE NPower Renewables – one of the largest investors in the Welsh energy industry in the introduction and funding of a new informative event.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=38021/03/2011 00:00:00On the Chinese Vice Premier's visit to England, China and the UK have united in their attempt to achieve low carbon growth in our respective countries. The Vice Premier, Li Keqiang instigated the agreement from the earlier visit made by Chris Huhne and thehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=37918/03/2011 00:00:00The Institute of Engineering and Technology has warned that a technology related skills gap is likely to cause damage to the economy. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=37817/03/2011 00:00:00The Prime Minister has announced the Government’s plan to promote the industry’s growth and the creation of further jobs throughout the UK.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=37716/03/2011 00:00:00The PM has shown his confidence in the UK’s private sector by committing himself to creating thousands more jobs within the UK this year. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=37615/03/2011 00:00:00David Cameron has recently announced his plan to introduce Technology and Innovation Centres throughout the UK. The Technology Strategy Board will be leading the project and has published a report outlining the strategy of the introduction.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=37514/03/2011 00:00:00It is expected that over 5,000 jobs could be created by the development of the marine renewable industry in the south west of the country.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=37411/03/2011 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change has recently published its report on the prospects of Climate Change Agreements which outlines the most and least popular proposals in tackling the green issue.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=37310/03/2011 00:00:00Lord Hunt of Chesterton has acknowledged that “monumental changes” must be made after the recognition last year that environmental conditions cannot be preserved. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=37209/03/2011 00:00:00Plans for a large solar farm in Lostwithiel, Cornwall have been approved by the Cornwall Council. The farm will have the resources to produce a capacity of 5MW of power a year.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=37108/03/2011 00:00:00A large set of decisions has recently been made at the United Nations Annual Climate Conference in an attempt to not only battle the changes but to create certainty within the market, particularly for investors. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=37007/03/2011 00:00:00http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=36928/02/2011 00:00:00Many UK households have to rely on the delivery of heating oil to their homes as they do not have a direct connection to the natural gas grid.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=36825/02/2011 00:00:00Market leaders, Marks & Spencer and the Co-op have recently been announced as the greenest British supermarkets.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=36724/02/2011 00:00:00The Government has recently announced its plans to reform the electricity market. They intend for there to be £110 billion of investment in infrastructure by 2020.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=36623/02/2011 00:00:00The UK Government is looking to make savings in the region of £3 billion of energy within the construction industry.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=36521/02/2011 00:00:00It has recently been announce by the EU that it is going to continue into negotiations with the Swiss Government in an attempt to combine each of their greenhouse gas emission trading systems (ETS).http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=36418/02/2011 00:00:00Whilst the economic market has suffered international recession, the energy efficiency market has continued to show outstanding growth. It is felt that the main push behind this growth is the desire for financial savings by improving the energy performancehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=36317/02/2011 00:00:00The Consumer Watchdog has recently called for action to be taken on the heating oil market.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=36216/02/2011 00:00:00The recently developed electric vehicle market within the UK is thought either “make it or break it” in the up and coming year.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=36115/02/2011 00:00:00Which? has requested that Ofgem, regulator of the energy industry, introduce minimum standards within the energy market so as to provide consumers with more certainty of the gas and electric tariffs that are available to them. Which? has made this suggestihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=36014/02/2011 00:00:00The Government has recently announced changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment Scheme (CMC) and it has been suggested by leaders in the carbon and energy field that this will mean over 15,000 organisations in the UK will lose the opportunity to have the http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=35911/02/2011 00:00:00http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=35710/02/2011 00:00:00A team of leading energy firms including British Gas, have come together and launched a smart-grid project. The project will involve providing 14,000 local homes and businesses in the North East of England and Yorkshire with smart-meters to collect data onhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=35809/02/2011 00:00:00The Maldives has a huge potential in marine energy and as a result of which, Scotland has agreed to support the Country in developing this renewable source of energy. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=35608/02/2011 00:00:00Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) and Envido have together introduced a new carbon calculator project. The carbon calculator allows its holder to anticipate the impact on the Planet through calculating the carbon footprint of the UK’s advertising campaigns.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=35507/02/2011 00:00:00As part of the Green Deal to be launched in 2012, Chris Huhne has announced that strict legislation is to be introduced to protect home owners when they insulate their properties.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=35404/02/2011 00:00:00The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has now taken over control of the plan to provide 50 million UK homes with smart meters. This project has to date been run by Ofgem, the industry’s regulator.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=35303/02/2011 00:00:00The Government Ministers have recently announced reforms in the areas of electricity investment, a growing clean energy industry and ensuring best deals for consumers.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=35202/02/2011 00:00:00The Government has indicated a rise in environmental taxes in the New Year to fund the country’s move to a low carbon economy. This plan came to light from the recent Treasury and Business Department Growth Review in an attempt to enable long term economichttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=35101/02/2011 00:00:00The Governments plans within the electricity market remain uncertain and this is causing organisations to be wary in their actions and consequently are unlikely to invest.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=35031/01/2011 00:00:00In recognition of its reduction in carbon emissions, the first Formula One team; McLaren has been awarded the status of Carbon Trust Standard in recognition of their success. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=34928/01/2011 00:00:00The Government and The Crown Estate have agreed to work together to progress the offshore wind capacity within the UK. The parties have agreed to develop the necessary infrastructure i.e. ports and harbours, so as to ensure the efficiency of the transportahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=34827/01/2011 00:00:00The outcome of the next instalment of the international climate negotiations due to be held in Cancún, Mexico is “anybody’s guess”, commented by a lead negotiator.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=34724/01/2011 00:00:00The current Climate Change Minister, Stewart Stevenson is to present a united front with the rest of the UK in support of international action on tackling the effects of climate change.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=34621/01/2011 00:00:00The current Prime Minister, David Cameron has recently announced that the UK and Sweden will work together in an attempt to create further new green jobs.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=34520/01/2011 00:00:00It has been anticipated that a switch from coal to gas power could save the EU 450 billion Euros within the next twenty years and consequently will also reduce CO2 emissions over this time.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=34419/01/2011 00:00:00The Carbon Trust has recently indicated that some of the UK’s largest businesses are underestimating the returns that can be made in energy efficiency, even as much as half. This missed opportunity is thought to be wasting such businesses in the region of http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=34318/01/2011 00:00:00Following the approval of the Copenhagen Accord at the UNFCCC COP 15, there is now a need to accelerate solutions to mitigate climate change. Fortunately, many of these business, finance and technological solutions already exist, and they must be implementhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=34217/01/2011 00:00:00The Renewables Directive is a European Union directive which mandates levels of renewable energy use within the European Union. Published 23rd April, 2009, its official title is 2009/28/EC. The directive requires member countries to produce a pre-agreed prhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=33910/01/2011 00:00:00New funding is being made available for renewable energy companies in Ireland. The funding is being provided through NER300, a financing instrument managed by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and Member states.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=33807/01/2011 00:00:00Cold, badly insulated homes are associated with poor health, unaffordable fuel bills and high carbon emissions. Friends of the Earth is urging the Government to tackle these social and environmental problems by ensuring all UK homes are made energy efficiehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=33706/01/2011 00:00:00A new report has given the UK an 'E' rating for its climate policies, despite being a world leader in climate legislation.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=33605/01/2011 00:00:00Chris Huhne delivered a speech on green growth to the London School of Economics on Tuesday 2 November calling for a 'more balanced, more sustainable economy'. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=33504/01/2011 00:00:00Ports and shipyards in Scotland are being given £70m to help tackle a multibillion pound funding gap facing the offshore "green economy", Alex Salmond has announced.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=33431/12/2010 00:00:00Wave Hub’s pioneering GBP42m marine energy project underwent its first full test as it was connected to the grid network via a new substation, located in Hayle, Cornwall, where its 33kV cable comes ashore. By building a grid-connected socket on the seabedhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=33330/12/2010 00:00:00The Environment Agency has recognised that UK businesses have improved their environmental performance but has commented that the energy sector is still lacking in improvement levels.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=33229/12/2010 00:00:00The Marine Energy Technology Roadmap 2010 which was published this year outlines the issues within the marine energy sector. These include problems with current technology and inefficient areas of the deployment system.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=33124/12/2010 00:00:00A new study published has recommended that UK retailers should shut their doors in an attempt to save up to 10 tonnes of carbon per year. During the winter months this could create a financial saving of 50% just to close doors.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=33023/12/2010 00:00:00A Report has been published that suggests that the Government’s “Green Deal” programme is at risk of failing to reach the households that are in need of being more energy efficient most. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=32922/12/2010 00:00:00The Government has revealed its plan for the introduction of smart meters. As a part of the Annual Energy Policy, this introduction will be much faster than previously anticipated. The Government has requested the industry involved to agree on the functionhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=32821/12/2010 00:00:00The recently published Greener Business Report has outlined the UK’s 2009 green performance and effects on the environment made to date. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=32720/12/2010 00:00:00Mark Prisk, Minister for Business and Enterprise hosted a network event in an attempt to acknowledge the development made by and plan the future for local enterprise Partnerships.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=32617/12/2010 00:00:00Scotland has launched its latest green scheme, the boiler scrappage scheme. The scheme will offer cashback in an attempt to entice Landlords of private premises to invest and install a more efficient boiler for their tenants.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=32516/12/2010 00:00:00A report has been published by the Government in an attempt to deal with the consequential effects of climate change and to also help participating Countries to set their economy on track to a low carbon route into the future.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=32415/12/2010 00:00:00In a plenary session held recently, Parliament voted to use €146 million worth of funds which is currently unused within the EU. The EU Commission has suggested that this money should now be available to fund energy saving projects, energy efficiency in gehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=32314/12/2010 00:00:00Section 36 environmental consents have been granted to two major green energy projects. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has approved the projects with a view to stabilising and securing the energy industry.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=32213/12/2010 00:00:00Small and medium sized enterprises (SME’s) are being encouraged by Lloyds Banking Group and the CBI to take advantage of low-carbon opportunities as soon as possible.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=32110/12/2010 00:00:00The Scottish Government’s latest low-carbon economic strategy is set to create 60,000 new jobs within the Country within the next ten years. The Government has said that it will work hand-in-hand with employers to create the newer, more necessary skills thhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=32009/12/2010 00:00:00More and more of the UK’s utility firms are attaching to the smart meter project in a bid to keep up with their competitors. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=31908/12/2010 00:00:00"It's absolutely vital that India and the UK work together to create sustainable low carbon economies and greater business involvement in shaping low carbon solutions will help make this a reality," said Sir Stuart Rose, Marks and Spencer Chairman. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=31807/12/2010 00:00:00The electricity market will need at least three major changes to pave the way for new nuclear power in the biggest industry shake-up since privatisation, according to the Energy Minister. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=31706/12/2010 00:00:00A new support network has been set up in Wales for people working in the renewable energy installation industry.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=31603/12/2010 00:00:00The UK economy would lose up to £6bn of investment a year if the government stopped developing the North Sea, ministers said, as they granted 144 new oil and gas exploration licences.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=31502/12/2010 00:00:00Power market reforms needed soon, says National Grid. The UK has set itself the target of reducing emissions by 34% by 2020 and as much as an 8% reduction by 2050. To do this it is widely felt that reforms are needed to ensure this renewable energy target http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=31401/12/2010 00:00:00A new engineering facility is being developed to advance the efficiency of car and aircraft engines by concentrating on more economical materials for construction.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=31330/11/2010 00:00:00Green Deal is a “no brainer”, says Huhne.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=31229/11/2010 00:00:00Government needs to increase support for wind, says Hillier http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=31126/11/2010 00:00:00In an attempt to further rescue the economy, the Government has announced plans to back five million businesses throughout the UK.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=31025/11/2010 00:00:00John Barwise, Chairman of the Cumbria Green Business Forum, and an expert in the energy field is campaigning to the Government for more finance to be put into the UK’s renewable industry.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=30924/11/2010 00:00:00A Dorset company, Eco Sustainable Solutions is putting forward plans to build Dorset’s first solar farm. At the unveiling of the plans, local residents, councillors and interest groups congregated to consider and discuss the project.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=30823/11/2010 00:00:00In an attempt to test the ability to convert wave power into electricity, an energy scheme running on the Cornish coast has been plugged into the National Grid.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=30722/11/2010 00:00:00First Minister Alex Salmond has recently announced an investment fund totalling £70 million so as to ensure Scotland remains at the forefront of the global offshore wind industry. Scottish Enterprise Chief Executive Lena Wilson said: "Now is the time to buhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=30619/11/2010 00:00:00The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is an expert, independent, statutory public body, created to assess how the UK can best achieve its emissions reduction targets for 2020 and 2050 and to assess progress towards the statutory carbon budgets. It was crehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=30518/11/2010 00:00:00Offshore renewable energy projects around the South West coast of England could generate enough electrical power for 5 million homes, more than double the domestic needs of the whole of the South West.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=30417/11/2010 00:00:00The EU has agreed a unilateral target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by 2020. Furthermore, it has pledged to increase its target to 30% if other countries make comparable commitments.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=30316/11/2010 00:00:00The government has recently announced as a result of the spending review, that over £800 million of funding will be put forward to the Renewable Heat Incentive throughout 2011-2012.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=30215/11/2010 00:00:00A research study has recently been carried out that shows that almost all of Britain’s population has, at some point within the last twelve months, bought a product that is low in carbon material.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=30112/11/2010 00:00:00Latest research has suggested that it is actually economic factors rather than environment aspects that cause consumers to adopt a more “energy saving” attribute.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=30011/11/2010 00:00:00A study carried out by Carbon Trust Standard has suggested to businesses that they should attempt to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by two per cent each year so as to achieve long-term reduction targets.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=29910/11/2010 00:00:00BT has launched its most recent project, the smart metering consortium SmartReach which is proposed to be a nationwide end-to-end solution. BT has launched this project alongside Arqiva and Detica. These companies are well established and trusted both natihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=29809/11/2010 00:00:00Greg Barker, current climate minister, is encouraging more businesses to invest in low carbon projects. He has said that in light of the spending review that has clearly shown the coalition governments determination and commitment to a green economy, it ishttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=29708/11/2010 00:00:00The government's "bonfire of the quangos" looks more like a towering inferno to the thousands of people affected directly. As expected, bodies on the periphery of government that advise on environmental issues or perform important green functions have beenhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=29629/10/2010 00:00:00On 1 February 2010, the Government published a consultation on the introduction of a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, which it aims to introduce in April 2011. The consultation seeks views on the proposed scheme.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=29528/10/2010 00:00:00A joint study by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) on the relationship between patents and the development and transfer of clean-enerhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=29427/10/2010 00:00:00Customers could be told in advance about energy price rises rather than notification up to two months after the event. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=29326/10/2010 00:00:00In the strongest indication to date that a Renewable Heat Incentive will be introduced, Conservative cabinet office minister Oliver Letwin has claimed that a subsidy for heat will sit within the government's "one coherent vision" for renewables.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=29225/10/2010 00:00:00The Royal Society, the UK's leading scientific establishment, has earlier this month, published its own layman's guide to the science of climate change, in the hope of countering the confusion and inaccurate claims that continue to surround the topic.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=29122/10/2010 00:00:00The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Vattenfall’s Thanet facility off the UK’s Kent coast, was opened late last month.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=29021/10/2010 00:00:00Scotland is halfway to its target of reducing carbon emissions 42% by 2020, with emissions falling over 20% since 1990, according to the latest official figures.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=28920/10/2010 00:00:00Electricity distribution networks carry electricity from the transmission systems and some generators that are connected to the distribution networks to industrial, commercial and domestic users.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=28819/10/2010 00:00:00An agreement has been signed in a bid to redevelop a North Sea gas field as a potential CO2 storage facility for a major government project.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=28718/10/2010 00:00:00More emphasis should be placed on gas in the UK's future energy strategy an influential consultants report says. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=28615/10/2010 00:00:00On 23 September 2010, the UK’s wind industry celebrated reaching 5G of installed wind energy capacity. This is enough to power 3 million homes.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=28514/10/2010 00:00:00First Minister, Alex Salmond has recently announced that Scotland’s previous renewable electricity target of 50 per cent is, for the next decade, to be raised to 80 per cent. This announcement was made in anticipation of the international conference due tohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=28413/10/2010 00:00:00After recently joining a Carbon Trust programme today it is hoped that eight authorities in the East Midlands will cut their energy bills by over £100,000 each.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=28312/10/2010 00:00:00The Crown Estate has recently announced plans for further leases for wave and tidal energy projects in Scotland. This is as a result of the Saltire Prize.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=28211/10/2010 00:00:00Scotland anticipates that increasing the types of minor development that are free from the requirement of planning permission will facilitate the response to climate change.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=28106/10/2010 00:00:00One North East, a regional development agency, has created a support scheme “Charge Your Car” which will educate motorists about charging points in their local area.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=28005/10/2010 00:00:00Gordon Miller, sustainability and communication director of Sustain Worldwide, expert within the industry, has said it is ‘inevitable’ that the demand for sustainable homes will increase.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=27904/10/2010 00:00:00A recent report has set out the extent the Government will need to go to so as to maintain its commitment to “a huge increase in energy from waste through anaerobic digestion”.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=27801/10/2010 00:00:00A "quiet green revolution" that avoids "green gimmicks" and instead focuses on delivering low carbon jobs is what Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg claims the coalition government is aiming for.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=27730/09/2010 00:00:00The UK government needs to be open about the true extent of carbon emissions cuts, according to a leading scientist.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=27629/09/2010 00:00:00Greenpeace claims to have shut down offshore drilling by a British oil company at a controversial site in the Arctic after four climbers began an occupation of the rig just after dawn.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=27528/09/2010 00:00:00In line with policy to conserve energy and cut emissions, the European Union this month banned the manufacture and import of 75W incandescent light bulbs in the bloc.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=27427/09/2010 00:00:00Hurricane Exploration PLC (HEX) is an oil and gas exploration company headquartered in the UK. HEX comprises a small technical team who are focused on realising shareholder value through the exploration of niche hydrocarbon plays. Such plays have become vhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=27324/09/2010 00:00:00The scarce supply, heightened demand and increasing age and cost of electrical transformers poses a catastrophic risk, warns Lloyd's.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=27223/09/2010 00:00:00Spanish paper and packaging group SAICA has almost completed work on its £290m recycled paper mill at Partington Wharfside in Trafford. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=27122/09/2010 00:00:00Any failure to invest in grid and port facilities could jeopardise Scotland's potential to maximise its offshore wind industry, Scottish Renewables warned.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=27021/09/2010 00:00:00Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, Jeremy Browne has recently returned from his second ministerial overseas tour since becoming Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. During his tour of South America Jeremy Browne spent three days in Colombia before thttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=26920/09/2010 00:00:00The Crown Estate has recently announced that four companies have been awarded offshore wind demonstration sites. The awards follow pledges by various organisations. The projects will aim to address the technical and cost challenges to date so as to enable http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=26817/09/2010 00:00:00Scottish Renewable and Scottish Enterprise have published a report which anticipates that Scotland’s offshore wind industry is set to create 28,000 jobs by 2020. This is alongside a further 20,000 jobs created indirectly in neighbouring industries. In turnhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=26716/09/2010 00:00:00Mansell has recently won a contract to the value of £3.9 million to construct an Operations and Maintenance Base at Ramsgate Port.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=26615/09/2010 00:00:00The latest approach by the Government is to turn town halls into mini-power stations by allowing Local Authorities to sell green electricity to the national grid.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=26514/09/2010 00:00:00A new quality assurance scheme is due to be tested by the Forestry Commission in an attempt to verify the standards of tree planting projects in tackling the carbon issue. Until now there have been no required standards, or way of measuring such to prove thttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=26413/09/2010 00:00:00The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is asking for organisations to get involved to develop technologies that can help the UK in reducing carbon. The ETI is asking businesses to assist in the design, build and demonstration of ETI’s project that will sthttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=26310/09/2010 00:00:00Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister has officially opened a major solar farm at the University of Sheffield.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=26209/09/2010 00:00:00Otarian, the low carbon restaurant chain has opened its first UK branch in London. The restaurant operates on the basis of a no air freight policy and so all produce is delivered by road, and failing that the dish is altered.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=26108/09/2010 00:00:00To reinforce its commitment to stabilising the UK economy, the Government will announce its latest financial advance of £4.6 million from the Tees Valley Industrial Programme (TVIP) for 14 projects in that region. The Government hopes that providing supporhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=26003/09/2010 00:00:00Labour squandered taxpayer's money in a pre-election spending "bender", the coalition claimed earlier this month.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=25902/09/2010 00:00:00Biochar is charcoal created by pyrolysis of biomass, and differs from charcoal only in the sense that its primary use is not for fuel, but for biosequestration or atmospheric carbon capture and storage. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=25801/09/2010 00:00:00The government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has recently carried out a survey that has found that less than a quarter of UK firms recognise climate risk and opportunities within their business plans.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=25731/08/2010 00:00:00Public money ‘needed to meet climate change finance targets’ under the Copenhagen Accord, it was agreed the £63 billion a year needed to be spent on the control of climate change. Due to the extensive nature of funding required this will need to be sought http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=25527/08/2010 00:00:00Public money ‘needed to meet climate change finance targets’ under the Copenhagen Accord, it was agreed the £63 billion a year needed to be spent on the control of climate change. Due to the extensive nature of funding required this will need to be sought http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=25627/08/2010 00:00:00After a slump in wind turbine prices in 2009, their current price in 2010 remains stagnant.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=25426/08/2010 00:00:00With the recent announcement of plans to create a Green investment bank, it is suggested by some that this should be based in Scotland.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=25320/08/2010 00:00:00Cornwall's innovative alternative energy project, The Wave Hub has been given an extra £1.5m funding boost by the government.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=25219/08/2010 00:00:00Councils across Scotland will be allowed to sell green electricity they generate to the National Grid in a move UK ministers hope will kick-start a new energy revolution.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=25118/08/2010 00:00:00The British new coalition government's Energy Secretary Chris Huhne told the House of Commons last month that wind power and privately-financed nuclear power were the tools with which the country could avoid a looming energy crisis. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=25017/08/2010 00:00:00The UK Government is being urged to base a new £2billion green investment bank in Scotland.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=24916/08/2010 00:00:00It is felt that a carbon tax would be a more cost-effective way of ensuring that Britain goes greener more quickly and more efficiently.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=24811/08/2010 00:00:00The development of 3 regional offshore energy manufacturing sites in Scotland could create over 5,000 jobs.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=24710/08/2010 00:00:00Chris Huhne, leading Liberal Democrat of the cabinet has delivered his first Annual Energy Statement this week. In summary, the Statement has included the following provisions:http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=24609/08/2010 00:00:00As part of the coalition Governments desire to be the greenest Government ever, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has indicated that much more flexibility may be given to Councils and developers in meeting eco-standards. This is in an attempt to make all new hhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=24506/08/2010 00:00:00The Governments recent announcement that it will provide a £5000 financial incentive to purchasers of low-carbon cars is felt by some to be insufficient.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=24405/08/2010 00:00:00Mr Huhne, one of the leading Liberal Democrats in the cabinet has spoken out in support of windpower. This vocal support of such scheme is likely to cause further strain to the Conservatives as the opposing party of the coalition.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=24304/08/2010 00:00:00New figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show a reduction in the amount of carbon emissions from new vehicles.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=24203/08/2010 00:00:00The latest scheme launched by the Government taking effect from January 2011, is a £5000 incentive for motorists when they purchase a low-carbon car.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=24102/08/2010 00:00:00At an infrastructure conference held recently by City and Financial, the Conservative government has put aside the Labour government’s previous plans to use the proceeds of various asset sales to fund green energy products. The plans included using such sahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=24028/07/2010 00:00:00To show the effects of climate change on the world, the Government has recently launched an interactive Google earth map that shows the impact on the world of an increase in the global average temperature of just 4°C.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=23927/07/2010 00:00:00In Britain’s attempt to reduce its carbon footprint, the Highway Agency has announced their latest approach to reduce light pollution.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=23826/07/2010 00:00:00Fuel poverty is a complex issue and one which the energy industry takes very seriously. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=23723/07/2010 00:00:00The Code is the national standard for the sustainable design and construction of new homes. The Code aims to reduce carbon emissions and create homes that are more sustainable.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=23622/07/2010 00:00:00Climate change remains one of the most critical issues affecting the UK, but in tough economic times it is at clear risk of slipping down the political agenda. Urgent action to cut emissions must be delivered if the UK is to hit government emissions reducthttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=23521/07/2010 00:00:00The carbon footprint of every local council in England was published for the first time, earlier this month. The new figures calculate the CO2 produced by councils in powering and heating their buildings, such as libraries, schools and leisure centres, as http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=23420/07/2010 00:00:00A convoy of low and zero-emission vehicles have completed a rally from Brighton to London. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=23319/07/2010 00:00:00Drawing on a global infrastructure of data centres and networks, T-Systems operates information and communication technology (ICT) systems for multinational corporations and public sector institutions. T-Systems provides integrated solutions for the networhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=23216/07/2010 00:00:00Campaigners are claiming that pushing clocks in the UK ahead one hour would save hundreds of thousands of tonnes in CO2 emissions each year.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=23115/07/2010 00:00:00Ireland is already getting more than 15% of its energy from renewable sources, a considerably higher percentage than that currently achieved by the UK. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=23014/07/2010 00:00:00The IPPR’s first Green Jobs Summit, a day-long conference, put on earlier this month, aimed to spark new ideas, approaches and collaborations to help make decent green jobs a reality in the UK. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=22913/07/2010 00:00:00On June 23rd the European Commission (EC) held an initial debate on a Carbon Tax proposal brought forward by Algirdas Semeta, EC Commissioner on Taxation. The debate resulted in the EC only resolving to engage in an impact assessment of an EU-wide Carbon Thttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=22812/07/2010 00:00:00The UK Government has published two White Papers called The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan and The UK Renewable Energy Strategy 2009, in which it announced that on current levels of emissions global temperatures could rise by up to 6°C by the end of this cehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=22701/07/2010 00:00:00"Green energy systems are no longer just 'nice to have,' but are essential in securing our energy supply and protecting the environment," according to a new report from Lloyd's 360 Risk Insight and UK think tank Chatham House, entitled: Sustainable Energy http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=22630/06/2010 00:00:00Despite the global recession driving energy consumption lower in 2009 than the previous year, power usage is on the rise in developing nations according to BP’s 2010 Statistical Review of World Energy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=22529/06/2010 00:00:00Britain is doubling inspection of drilling rigs after the BP oil spill, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has said. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=22428/06/2010 00:00:00The National Audit Office (NAO) works on behalf of Parliament and the taxpayer to hold government to account for the use of public money and to help public services improve performance.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=22325/06/2010 00:00:00MEPs have voted to extend the deadline by which some fossil-fuel power stations must meet the requirements of the proposed EU industrial emissions Directive (IED). http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=22224/06/2010 00:00:00The outgoing United Nations climate chief says he no longer expects the world to agree to sufficient cuts in greenhouse gases by 2020.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=22123/06/2010 00:00:00The Instiution of Directors, (the IoD) is the longest standing organisation to serve and support business leaders, with over 100 years of service in raising professional standards worldwide. The organisation carry out a number of means to improving the UKhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=22017/06/2010 00:00:00The Queen outlined the Energy and Green Economy Bill in her 2010 speech. Her plans include setting up a green investment bank, which will make loans available to households for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy installations, the ‘pay-as-youhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=21916/06/2010 00:00:00The UK Government last month unveiled its plans for an energy and green economy bill in the Queen’s Speech at the opening of Parliament but leaves as many questions as answers.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=21815/06/2010 00:00:00The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) newly-released International Energy Outlook projects a growth in global renewable energy, but a world still dominated by fossil fuels due to massive increases in energy demand. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=21614/06/2010 00:00:00Mayor of London, Boris Johnson was among the speakers at the Base London sustainability conference at the newly opened London ICC at Excel at the end of last month.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=21511/06/2010 00:00:00Consultants Mott MacDonald and Halcrow have teamed-up to promote tidal energy projects. The two organisations will collaborate on the identification and delivery of tidal energy opportunities throughout the world. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=21404/06/2010 00:00:00The Covenant of Mayors is a commitment by signatory towns and cities to go beyond the objectives of EU energy policy in terms of reduction in CO2 emissions through enhanced energy efficiency and cleaner energy production and use. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=21303/06/2010 00:00:00Britain faces a medium risk of disruption to its energy supplies in the future, according to new research.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=21202/06/2010 00:00:00The European Union (EU) has announced its plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and de-carbonize the energy sector, resulting in a reduction in the air pollution that is currently contributing to chronic respiratory disease in millions of people across http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=21101/06/2010 00:00:00HM Revenue & Customs is expecting to collect an extra £10 billion in income tax, of which almost £9 billion will be paid by those earning more than £40,000. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=21028/05/2010 00:00:00Minister for Energy, Communications and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan announced earlier this month, that he will be introducing a carbon windfall levy on electricity generators as part of the Biofuels Obligation Bill, currently going through final stages inhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=20927/05/2010 00:00:00The 2010 election campaign has left low carbon businesses unsure whether to celebrate the "greenest election" on record or commiserate at the way environmental issues were sidelined by economic concerns.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=20826/05/2010 00:00:00The new coalition government could help the UK to slow down climate change, an expert has said. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=20725/05/2010 00:00:00A new independent study performed by a consulting firm, reveals that wind power reduces consumer electricity costs.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=20617/05/2010 00:00:00A £50m package to help firms through the tough economic climate has been announced by the First Minister. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=20514/05/2010 00:00:00The eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano is unlikely to have any significant impact on climate but did cause a small fall in carbon emissions, experts say.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=20413/05/2010 00:00:00A recession provides more investment opportunities than a good economy, because prices and the market are generally low during these times. This allows you to get in at a better investment price, so there is a greater return potential. Good investment strahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=20312/05/2010 00:00:00Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) could be one of few potentially viable answers to how we can keep burning fossil fuels without the carbon dioxide consequences.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=20211/05/2010 00:00:00After the election, whatever party wins, it seems, Britain will be embarked on the biggest economic transformation since the Industrial Revolution. The three main parties are vying with each other to pledge their commitment to green growth and a ‘low carbhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=20110/05/2010 00:00:00Eight leading electrical retailers – which between them account for more than 50 per cent of television sales in the UK – have joined a new scheme to remove the least energy efficient TVs from their shelves.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=20016/04/2010 00:00:00Researchers in Bath and Bristol are working to discover if carbon dioxide extracted from air could be turned to car fuel. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=19914/04/2010 00:00:00The SmartMeter Prepayment water system is a revolutionary and complete ‘water metering solution’. SmartMeter Prepayment water metering provides many benefits to both water companies and end users, including guaranteed revenue and arrears collection, extenshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=19813/04/2010 00:00:00The UKTI figures, compiled by consultants Innovas, show that the UK low carbon sector grew by 4.3 per cent in 2009, despite the recession.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=19712/04/2010 00:00:00Councils planning to integrate green measures into their region's homes have received a financial grant.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=19609/04/2010 00:00:00Fuel poverty levels could rise to a new high unless more is done to improve the energy efficiency of homes, charities have said. A coalition of campaigners say that a government target to end fuel poverty in England by 2016 will be "impossible to meet" unhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=19508/04/2010 00:00:00The Department for Energy and Climate Change will appoint a third sector champion to represent the interests of the sector in the formulation of the department's policies. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=19407/04/2010 00:00:00China joined India earlier this month in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=19306/04/2010 00:00:00Some £50 billion of investment in business energy infrastructure could be at risk due to regulation issues, a new report has warned.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=19201/04/2010 00:00:00Infrastructure is vital to the country – energy, telecommunications, transport and water systems move key resources around the country and provide our global links.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=19122/03/2010 00:00:00Renewable UK (formerly BWEA), the country's leading renewable energy trade association, called at its annual wave and tidal energy conference for the Government to invest a further 150-200 million in the two technologies, with a view of solidifying the UK'http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=19019/03/2010 00:00:00Residential property owners are concerned about energy efficiency, but mainly because it saves them money, not the environment, a new survey has found. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=18918/03/2010 00:00:00The UK Green Building Council is calling for the government to force the worst performing non-domestic buildings to be made more energy efficient.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=18817/03/2010 00:00:00Householders are to be loaned money to help them install renewable energy technologies and make their homes more energy efficient under a new strategy launched earlier this month.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=18716/03/2010 00:00:00The retail sector's war on packaging and plastic bags has opened up on a new front today with the adoption of a range of new voluntary targets designed to reduce the carbon footprint of the packaging of supermarkets and food companies.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=18615/03/2010 00:00:00UK and Indian researchers will collaborate on health research and the changing global water cycles – which both present huge challenges for our societies as we adapt to a changing climate. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=18511/03/2010 00:00:00Utilising waste and biomass to generate energy for distribution at a community level could help the UK to achieve its target of all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016, as well as contributing towards the 2020 renewables targets, according to a recently puhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=18410/03/2010 00:00:00A Californian company is to build a factory in the north-east of the UK that will make the world's biggest wind turbine blades.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=18309/03/2010 00:00:00The directorates-general at the heart of the European Commission are being reorganised so that they are in line with the new commissioners’ portfolios.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=18208/03/2010 00:00:00Householders who are considering taking advantage of the government's boiler scrappage scheme still have the opportunity to do so, despite huge demand for the vouchers already.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=18124/02/2010 00:00:00Barack Obama used his presidential authority to help advance his climate change agenda by announcing that the US federal government and agencies would cut their giant carbon footprints by 28% by 2020.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=18023/02/2010 00:00:00Scottish Enterprise has identified 11 sites which could be potential bases for the offshore wind industry. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=17922/02/2010 00:00:00Sainsbury’s has signed a three-year contract with waste management firm Biffa to send food waste from 40 of its Midlands stores to the Birmingham-based firm’s anaerobic digestion facility in Leicestershire.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=17819/02/2010 00:00:00The chairman of Britain's Environment Agency has called for governments to build on the international agreement made in Copenhagen and move the process of introducing international environmental legislation forward.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=17718/02/2010 00:00:00The UK government is rumoured to be on the verge of ripping up its historic 12 year energy plan which has seen monumental changes in the UK energy market. Ed Miliband, the energy and climate change secretary, has hinted that the government will bring in nehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=17617/02/2010 00:00:00From April, the British government plans to start paying cash rewards, called a feed-in tariff, to citizens who generate their own energy with micro-turbines or solar panels. It also wants to begin offering similar incentives next year for homeowners who ihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=17516/02/2010 00:00:00Everyday actions such as driving a car, heating a home or taking a plane journey consume energy and produce carbon dioxide, which contributes to climate change.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=17411/02/2010 00:00:00With freezing temperatures hitting the UK in the last few weeks, many consumers are worried about paying their energy bills, reveals a new survey from Which? Switch.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=17310/02/2010 00:00:00Recycling boxes could be on their way to hundreds of London blocks of flats - after mayor Boris Johnson suggested chutes be adapted to work with a specific green waste area.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=17209/02/2010 00:00:00Growth of 54 per cent was registered in offshore wind installation taking place across Europe last year and the region now has 828 operating wind turbines in total, a new report shows.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=17108/02/2010 00:00:00The European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS) is the largest multi-national, emissions trading scheme in the world and is a major pillar of EU climate policy. The ETS currently covers more than 10,000 installations with a net heat excess of 20 MW in http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=17029/01/2010 00:00:00The UK's Environmental Audit Committee has called on the Government to set tougher targets for cutting carbon emissions and warned that a failure to reverse the increase in the global emissions before 2020 could render UK’s domestic action meaningless. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=16928/01/2010 00:00:00"It would be wrong timing at this stage to turn to the tax tool," Connie Hedegaard told the European Parliament. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=16827/01/2010 00:00:00Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling delivered his pre-budget report on 9 December 2009, identifying digital, bio and low-carbon technologies as sectors for investment and growth.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=16722/01/2010 00:00:00Air travel will have to get "a lot more expensive" over the next four decades if aviation emissions targets are to be met, the head of the UK's climate change committee has warned.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=16621/01/2010 00:00:00Developing countries and aid agencies have derided the latest pledges by richer states to tackle global warming. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=16520/01/2010 00:00:00Ten London boroughs have won funding to develop "low-carbon zones" with schemes ranging from "energy doctors" to solar panels for schools and electric car charging points, London Mayor Boris Johnson recently told.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=16415/01/2010 00:00:00An announcement, made by the World Bank on the sidelines of the UN climate meeting taking place in Barcelona, will bring music to the ears of the millions of Africans suffering from climatic changes. The decision made by the trustees of the Climate Investhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=16314/01/2010 00:00:00Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged every Londoner will be no more than one mile from an electric car charge point by 2015. His £60m plan would see 22,500 charge points at workplaces, 500 on the street and 2,000 in public car parks.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=16113/01/2010 00:00:00The Marine and Coastal Access Bill, which will establish a series of marine conservation zones around England and Wales, is set to finally become law. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=16018/12/2009 00:00:00Eleven climate vulnerable countries, including the Maldives, adopted a declaration last month to show moral leadership and begin the process of greening their economies ahead of the UN climate change summit at Copenhagen this month.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=15916/12/2009 00:00:00Brazil and France endorsed a common position on fighting global warming before next month's U.N. climate change conference, pledging to pursue the goal of reducing emissions to 50 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=15815/12/2009 00:00:00Most world leaders plan to attend a climate summit in Copenhagen this month, boosting chances that a new U.N. deal to fight climate change will be reached. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=15711/12/2009 00:00:00Energy giants are to be forced by law to give their cheapest gas and electric deals to their poorest customers. Following this, the Queen announced a new Energy Bill at last month’s state opening of Parliament.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=15610/12/2009 00:00:00The Low Carbon Communities Challenge is a two-year programme to provide financial and advisory support to 20 ‘test-bed’ communities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that are seeking to cut carbon emissions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=15509/12/2009 00:00:00The UK Government says it is still interested in the idea of a tidal barrage across the Severn estuary after a report the plan could be dropped.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=15430/11/2009 00:00:00An announcement, made by the World Bank on the sidelines of the UN climate meeting taking place in Barcelona, will bring music to the ears of the millions of Africans suffering from climatic changes. The decision made by the trustees of the Climate Investhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=15327/11/2009 00:00:00EU environment ministers have agreed on plans that would see the aviation sector set a target of reducing emission 10% on 2005 levels by 2020, while shipping would have a 20% reduction target. The plans will be presented at the climate change meeting in Chttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=15226/11/2009 00:00:00An £8 million project that will produce tools capable of accurately estimating the energy yield of major wave and tidal stream energy has been approved by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=15120/11/2009 00:00:00The European Union proposed at the end of last month that rich countries should give developing nations up to €50bn (£44.7bn) a year by 2020 to help them fight climate change, but stopped short of stating how much the 27-nation bloc was willing to contribuhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=15019/11/2009 00:00:00Europe toughened its climate change targets – by adding aviation and shipping to the sectors earmarked for emissions cuts as part of a global deal in December.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=14918/11/2009 00:00:00An innovative new waste management project in Essex received a major boost yesterday after the government announced it has awarded more than £100m in Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits to fund the proposals.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=14817/11/2009 00:00:00Meeting last month in Liverpool at the British wind industry's annual conference, leaders from the UK power sector business, government and academia signed up to a new sector training and skills route map to train up to 60,000 new technicians and engineershttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=14711/11/2009 00:00:00The UK may need to invest up to £200bn to secure energy supplies and meet environmental targets, according to energy watchdog Ofgem. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=14610/11/2009 00:00:00Official figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showed the number of fuel poor in the UK have doubled from 2 million in 2004 to 4 million in 2007. During the same period domestic energy prices rose by up to 80 per cent. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=14509/11/2009 00:00:00The MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, Mark Lazarowicz, wants to improve climate change management and energy efficiency in the UK.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=14406/11/2009 00:00:00B&Q is introducing “eco-advisors” in its stores and paying the VAT on energy saving products in a bid to help customers be greener at home.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=14305/11/2009 00:00:00Europe toughened its climate change targets – by adding aviation and shipping to the sectors earmarked for emissions cuts as part of a global deal in December.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=14204/11/2009 00:00:00India and China, two of the world's big economies are serious about finding an alternative path to dealing with climate change while trying to attain sustainable development, said a top United Nations official.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=14103/11/2009 00:00:00The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) has started work to an enthusiastic welcome from industry and business bodies.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=14030/10/2009 00:00:00The London Climate Change Partnership (LCCP) recently commissioned a two-stage study to examine the potential impacts of climate change on London over the next 80 years and to start to address the responses needed for adaptation.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=13929/10/2009 00:00:00European Union negotiators are on the brink of agreeing new rules to inform consumers about the eco-performance, noise and wet grip of tyres, diplomats said. However, critics charge the draft has been softened and lacks teeth.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=13828/10/2009 00:00:00Scotland-based companies and the government hope proximity to the rapidly-depleting oil and gas fields of the North Sea will put the country at the forefront of a potentially lucrative new industry – storing carbon dioxide.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=13727/10/2009 00:00:00Climate change secretary Ed Miliband is urging all Labour councils to commit to the 10:10 campaign and cut their carbon emissions by at least ten per cent by next year. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=13626/10/2009 00:00:00Crossrail will be spared from the Chancellor's public spending cuts, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis has recently signalled.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=13523/10/2009 00:00:00Met Office scientists have staked their reputation on a mild winter. They came under fire earlier this year after predicting a “barbecue summer” which turned into a damp squib.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=13422/10/2009 00:00:00The Section for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social) organized an event called “Save it! Energy Efficiency Days” which were held in Brussels between 22 and 25 September as a prelude to the "Overshoot Day", an intehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=13321/10/2009 00:00:00Google Inc. is in the early stages of looking at ways to write software that would fully integrate plug-in hybrid vehicles to the power grid, minimize strain on the grid and help utilities manage vehicle charging load.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=13220/10/2009 00:00:00Clipper Windpower, the company that makes wind turbines and develops wind power projects, last week said it was in advanced negotiations with a number of multi-national industrial companies and financial investors in connection with a capital injection. Thhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=13119/10/2009 00:00:00The green efforts of the great British public are showing a small pay off, according to figures released by the Climate Change Department. More than three-quarters of local councils in the UK have seen their carbon emissions fall over a two-year period, wihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=13005/10/2009 00:00:00Workers at the Vestas wind farm, Newport who held a sit-in protest over learning of its planned closure, ended the protest last week after 19 days when they were evicted by bailiffs. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=12902/10/2009 00:00:00http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=12801/10/2009 00:00:00Tata Motors European Technical Centre plc (TMETC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors in the UK, has received a £10 million loan, under the UK government's Automotive Assistance Programme (AAP), to develop and manufacture the Tata Indica Vista Electrhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=12730/09/2009 00:00:00The recession has resulted in a “significant” fall in greenhouse gas emissions as manufacturing falls, according to a study by the International Energy Agency. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=12629/09/2009 00:00:00The global climate problem can be solved, achieving a “climate smart” world, if developed countries are willing to invest $100-$700 billion annually to convert the energy into “clean energy”, a World Bank report has stated.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=12528/09/2009 00:00:00The company, which is responsible for the maintenance of existing track infrastructure, pressed its case for an ambitious £34 billion programme, which would link the capital to major cities in the Midlands, north west England as well as Edinburgh and Glasghttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=12425/09/2009 00:00:00Plans for an "eco-friendly" new town based on co-operative principles in South Lanarkshire have been unveiled. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=12324/09/2009 00:00:00Small firms are being urged to cut their energy costs by scrapping their old equipment and replacing it with more energy efficient kit, in a new campaign launched by the Carbon Trust. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=12222/09/2009 00:00:00Britain’s Black Outshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=12121/09/2009 00:00:00Used cooking oil is being collected from restaurants in Nottinghamshire and turned into bio-fuel to power vehicles. Mansfield environmental firm Untapped Resource started the service to stop caterers pouring fats down the sink and blocking drains. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=12016/09/2009 00:00:00The European Environment Agency (EEA) has issued provisional estimates on the EU's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions for 2008. The figures show a decrease in emissions for the fourth year running. The EEA estimates that emissions from the EU-15 member states http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=11915/09/2009 00:00:00A new survey of business leaders showed that cleantech and renewables will become two of keystones of the UK's economy by 2020. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=11814/09/2009 00:00:00The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has called on the UK government to support geo-engineering as a possible solution to the problem of climate change.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=11711/09/2009 00:00:00Transport Secretary Lord Adonis has said that as a result of new technology, people will not need to change their lifestyle to combat climate change. His view is that “if you can radically cut emissions as a result of new transport technology, it is not nhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=11610/09/2009 00:00:00Traffic lights in London will get an environmental makeover when they are replaced by a longer lasting and energy-efficient design.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=11509/09/2009 00:00:00Eco-towns must make plans to help existing communities the government has recently said. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=11408/09/2009 00:00:00A developer has claimed thousands of the low carbon vehicles will be produced by 2011. Project “Better Place” is seeking to pioneer an innovative business model where car drivers sign up to a monthly subscription plan, similar to those operated for mobilehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=11307/09/2009 00:00:00The balance between preventing global warming and adapting to its effects is one of the most important policy questions of our time. It is often ignored.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=11204/09/2009 00:00:00General Motors has revealed that its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car would boast fuel consumption of 230 miles per gallon in city driving making it far more efficient than existing environmentally friendly cars.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=11102/09/2009 00:00:00Official figures recently released show that orders for the scrappage scheme have reached 154,927, approximately half of the money set aside by the government. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=11001/09/2009 00:00:00Two windfarm developments with the capacity to power approximately 43,000 homes have been approved for building by the Scottish Government.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=10928/08/2009 00:00:00Campaigners fighting Heathrow expansion said that they were “delighted” after being granted a court hearing to challenge the Government’s decision to approve a third runway. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=10827/08/2009 00:00:00Australia's parliament recently rejected a wide-ranging climate change and carbon trading bill after the government lost a Senate vote on the legislative package.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=10726/08/2009 00:00:00Through photosynthesis plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=10625/08/2009 00:00:00The Greening ICT Strategy calls for government IT to be carbon neutral by 2012, with office carbon emissions down 11.5 percent by 2011.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=9624/08/2009 00:00:00The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has unveiled a list of ‘breakthrough ideas’ to transform Britain into a sustainable society. The 19 “breakthrough ideas for the 21st century” include free bikes to encourage cycling for journeys under five milehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=10514/08/2009 00:00:00The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) last week launched a Low Carbon Industrial Strategy, setting out the actions it hopes will allow the UK to maximise the economic benefits and reduce the costs of moving to a low carbon economy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=10413/08/2009 00:00:00The government has announced plans earlier this month that will intervene directly to accelerate the rollout of renewable and low-carbon technologies as part of its wide-ranging Low Carbon Transition Plan. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=10312/08/2009 00:00:00Despite signs that the UK economy is starting to stabilise, hundreds of thousands of homes across the UK are either in fuel poverty or very much on the borderline. Fuel poverty is a situation where a household spends in excess of 10% of overall income on ehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=10210/08/2009 00:00:00About half of the CO2 released into the air by humans each year is absorbed by the oceans. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=10007/08/2009 00:00:00Ford Motor Co. and researchers at the University of Liverpool are developing a car ignition system that swaps spark plugs for a laser beam to start vehicles while generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=9906/08/2009 00:00:00Ed Miliband, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary has this month, set out a raft of measures to cut greenhouse gases by more than a third by 2020. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=9805/08/2009 00:00:00The UK faces two major and urgent challenges – securing energy supply and cutting emissions – and it needs to identify 'technology families' and fund their commercialisation in order to meet them.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=9704/08/2009 00:00:00Investment firm Climate Change Capital is looking for opportunities within the UK renewable energy sector after raising a further £13.85 million through its Ventus Funds.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=9531/07/2009 00:00:00Rising unemployment, high energy bills and the cost of “green” measures could push hundreds of thousands more households into fuel poverty, a Government advisor has recently warned.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=9430/07/2009 00:00:00The Group of Eight summit that opened earlier this month in Italy was a "unique chance" to jointly take on climate change, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=9329/07/2009 00:00:00State-controlled banks such as Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group should be forced to invest in renewable energy schemes, helping to kick-start a transition to a lower-carbon economy. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=9228/07/2009 00:00:00Scotland can meet all of its electricity needs from green energy alone by 2030, a report has claimed. The major report has confirmed that renewable energy can power Scotland’s energy revolution and create enough power to export additional electricity resouhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=9127/07/2009 00:00:00Britain is capable of producing a large amount of its energy from wind power, according to a new report published by leading environmental groups. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=9022/07/2009 00:00:00The UK Government yesterday announced plans to increase investment in measures designed to improve the energy efficiency of the country’s homes to £3.5 billion.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=8921/07/2009 00:00:00Wind and wave power could generate up to £70bn for the UK economy, according to a new report from the Carbon Trust. The report, which focuses on the economic benefit of new energy technologies, said that almost 250,000 jobs could be created by wind and wahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=8820/07/2009 00:00:00The UK Department for Transport is launching a £30 million fund to encourage the purchase on low-carbon buses in England.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=8717/07/2009 00:00:00The U.S., European Union and 12 of the world's largest nations plan to embrace "an aspirational goal" of reducing emissions of global-warming gases by 50% by 2050, according to a draft declaration by world leaders released earlier this month.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=8616/07/2009 00:00:00Abu Dhabi will host the global headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA), it has been decided, despite criticism that per capita it has the largest carbon footprint in the world. The aim of the organisation is to offer advice http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=8515/07/2009 00:00:00Sea-energy projects in the South West have received a boost through £10.3 million in research funding for the Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE).http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=8413/07/2009 00:00:00The chances of concluding a new global climate change pact remain slim unless China, India and Brazil make significant cuts in carbon dioxide emissions, a senior Swedish climate change official claimed earlier this month.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=8312/07/2009 00:00:00The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record high, according to the latest figures, renewing fears that climate change could begin to slide out of control. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=8209/07/2009 00:00:00Airline passengers should pay a global tax on carbon and accept an increase in the cost of flying for the sake of the environment, the chief executive of British Airways recently claimed. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=8108/07/2009 00:00:00Cattle-rearing generates more global warming greenhouse gases, as measured in CO2 equivalent, than transportation, and smarter production methods, including improved animal diets to reduce enteric fermentation and consequent methane emissions, are urgentlyhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=8007/07/2009 00:00:00British schools could save £70 million per year off energy bills by making school buildings more energy efficient, the Carbon Trust said yesterday. That’s enough to fund 230,000 extra computers or 4.5 million extra text books per year.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=7906/07/2009 00:00:00The UK Government has this month, launched a five point action plan for the country in response to the threat of climate change.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=7803/07/2009 00:00:00Scientists have produced a detailed map of how climate change is expected to strike every part of the UK over the next century. Experts from the Met Office used sophisticated computer models to build up a picture of how temperature and rainfall are likely http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=7702/07/2009 00:00:00Developers will be given more time to start building and further flexibility to adapt plans, under a package of new measures announced by Housing Minister John Healey earlier this month, in order to support the industry during the recession.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=7601/07/2009 00:00:00The European Commission ‘Build Up’ initiative supports EU Member States in implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Its new interactive web portal offers access to a wide range of information on best practices, technologies and lehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=7530/06/2009 00:00:00The Act on CO2 Campaign is a cross- governmental campaign devised by Defra and the Department for Transport. Launched on 11th March 2008 the campaign website is accessible through the Direct Gov website: direct.gov.uk. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=7429/06/2009 00:00:00A new hydrogen-powered city car has been launched in the UK, which attempts to sidestep the three main hurdles to the dream of hydrogen- fuelled highways. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=7326/06/2009 00:00:00Developer ZeroC, in conjunction with the South West RDA (Regional Development Agency), has submitted a detailed planning application for 77 new low-carbon homes at Osprey Quay, Portland in Dorset. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=7225/06/2009 00:00:00A consortium of airlines has refined its proposal to cut down on aviation industry carbon emissions in advance of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen this December.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=7124/06/2009 00:00:00The Carbon Emissions Reduction Target is all about reducing CO 2 emissions, one of the main causes of climate change. CERT came into effect in April 2008, and it obliges energy companies to take steps to ensure that the amount of CO 2 emissions from homes http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=7023/06/2009 00:00:00Sainsbury’s, the third largest British supermarket chain has just unveiled a new energy system that generates power from the vehicles entering the parking lot of its new store in Gloucester.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=6922/06/2009 00:00:00Steven Chu, the US Secretary of Energy and a Nobel prize-winning scientist, last month claimed that making roofs and pavements white or light-coloured would help to reduce global warming by both conserving energy and reflecting sunlight back into space. Ithttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=6817/06/2009 00:00:00The Scottish Government recently published its Carbon Management Plan, which aims to reduce its carbon footprint, but its own figures reveal that it is missing its green targets.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=6716/06/2009 00:00:00Business leaders from around the world last month issued a manifesto advocating an international climate change treaty that will offer certainty, jump start investment and help “rev up” the ailing global economy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=6615/06/2009 00:00:00Radical changes to Britain's rail network will be required to cope with the predicted increase in demand for travel, according to a recent new planning document published by the rail industry.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=6512/06/2009 00:00:00Government policies to reduce carbon emissions from shops, offices and factories by 2050 will fail, according to a report by the British Property Federation (BPF).http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=6411/06/2009 00:00:00The Sustainable Development Scheme, which is among only three such legally binding plans in the world, aims to see a former coal-mining region in Wales reduce its use of carbon-based energy by 80-90%.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=6310/06/2009 00:00:00Europe's largest onshore wind farm is to be expanded further, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has announced. Mr Salmond was speaking as he officially switched on the 140-turbine Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor in East Renfrewshire. Whitelee nowhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=6209/06/2009 00:00:00The European Investment Bank (EIB) has recently approved loans to EU automotive companies worth a total of €750m (£495m), under the condition that the fresh funds are used to design and build low-emission vehicles.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=6108/06/2009 00:00:00Having weaned themselves completely from fossil fuels in their conventional 1930s urban house, Rebekah and Stephen Hren have published a book about the trials and tribulations they encountered along the road to carbon neutrality.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=6005/06/2009 00:00:00The UK Government’s energy efficiency plans to tackle fuel poverty are underfunded, untargeted and under-prepared, says consumer group Consumer Focus. More than 5 million pensioners, families and disabled people across the UK are affected by fuel poverty,http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=5904/06/2009 00:00:00The UK will share and develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology with China and other economically developing nations.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=5803/06/2009 00:00:00The ‘New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team’ (NAIGT) vision for the automotive industry in the UK ishttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=5702/06/2009 00:00:00With more than 1.5 billion people online around the round, scientists estimate the carbon footprint of the internet is growing by more than 10 per cent each year. Many internet companies are struggling to manage the costs as energy bills soar, while theirhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=5601/06/2009 00:00:00The government will this month join forces with the advertising industry to host a series of free green advertising workshops designed to help firms shape the forthcoming green ad guidelines and ensure their environmental claims are accurate.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=5529/05/2009 00:00:00The European Parliament has recently voted through a directive that requires energy-consumption information to be included in adverts for all energy-related products. The legislation also suggests that a product's energy classification should only be valihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=5428/05/2009 00:00:00MP Colin Challen accuses motor manufacturers of not telling the whole truth in green claims. According to the Labour MP, car adverts should carry prominent climate change “health warnings” akin to those on cigarette packets.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=5327/05/2009 00:00:00With a quarter of all CO2 emissions in the European Union coming from road transport, many believe the urgency of reducing this is compelling. Just having a perfectly good set of tyres on a vehicle at the wrong pressure can cause an increase in fuel consumhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=5226/05/2009 00:00:00Major developing countries like China are doing far more to address climate change than most Americans realise, the top climate change official at the United Nations said only last month, after a meeting in Washington of ministers from the world's biggest http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=5122/05/2009 00:00:00The National Audit Office last month published a report entitled, ‘Addressing the environmental impacts of government procurement.’ It clearly sets out the inadequacy of government attempts to make procurement greener.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=5021/05/2009 00:00:00The London School of Economics released a report last month that outlines the potential benefits of a large-scale, technology-focused economic stimulus plan in the UK. The report, The UK's digital road to recovery, presents an economic model for working ohttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=4920/05/2009 00:00:00The building sector is not investing enough in energy efficiency to reach emissions reductions targets, according to a scathing report published by World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) last month. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=4819/05/2009 00:00:00A new multi million pound competition intended to identify improved foundation designs has been launched. UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, has announced a global competition in conjunction with the Carbon Trust to find newhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=4718/05/2009 00:00:00The European Parliament has called for all buildings built after 31 December 2018 to ensure they produce as much energy as they consume on-site. Although the Commission proposal did not include any specific target dates for completely zero-energy buildingshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=4615/05/2009 00:00:00A Government initiative called the Warm Front Scheme saw significant funding changes recently. Warm Front is the Government's largest scheme designed to combat fuel poverty in the private owner occupied and rented sector of housing in England. Published inhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=4514/05/2009 00:00:00In 2008, UK businesses recycled close to two-thirds of all packing waste produced, which equates to saving about 8.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. Data from the Department of Energy, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) shows 2008 was a record yehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=3813/05/2009 00:00:00Leading up to Earth Day, the "Carbon Footprint of Spam" study commissioned by security software giant McAfee was conducted by ICF climate research experts based in the UK. It found the amount of energy wasted in one year creating, storing, viewing and thenhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=4312/05/2009 00:00:00President Barack Obama marked Earth Day recently by unveiling a program to develop the renewable energy projects on the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf that produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents. These regulations will enable thttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=4211/05/2009 00:00:00The UK’s supposed transition to a low carbon economy has had a huge setback. The transition was claimed to change every aspect of our lives, our work, and our society. The recent strategy was built on the Government’s vision for a Low Carbon Industrial http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=4108/05/2009 00:00:00In a new policy statement “Building Britain’s future – New industry, new jobs”, The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) identifies some of the key areas identified for immediate reform, centred around innovation, skills, finahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=4007/05/2009 00:00:00The UK recession deepened more than expected in the first three months of this year, but this should prove to be the worst of the quarterly falls in GDP and the recession is expected to moderate in the second half of 2009, the CBI has said.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=4406/05/2009 00:00:00The UK government’s 2009 budget promises to boost the low carbon economy, increase investment in renewable energy, and reduce UK carbon emissions by 34% by 2020.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=3905/05/2009 00:00:00Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon recently confirmed details of the UK Government’s electric car initiative. The initiative aims to make electric cars more affordable and attractive to motorists by providing a £2000-500http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=3701/05/2009 00:00:00The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has warned that Britain could miss out on tens of thousands of green jobs unless government puts more focus on renewable energy.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=3630/04/2009 00:00:00Fuel poverty - where a household cannot afford to keep warm - damages the health of those living in cold homes and affects their quality of life. The old, children, and those who are disabled or have a long-term illness are especially vulnerable. The main http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=3529/04/2009 00:00:00Alistair Darling has announced that from next month any car more than ten years old can be exchanged for £2,000 against the price of a replacement. Controversially, however, only half of that amount will come from the Government, with the other £1,000 takehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=3428/04/2009 00:00:00Mountains of IT waste otherwise destined for landfill have been recycled or re-used in the community thanks to an environmentally friendly initiative by Birmingham City Council. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=3327/04/2009 00:00:00Under the Climate Change Act, aviation and shipping are now part of the UK Government’s targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. Aviation is responsible for about two percent of global greenhouse gas pollution and that share is expehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=3224/04/2009 00:00:00The EU is committed to reducing its overall emissions to at least 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, and is ready to scale up this reduction to as much as 30% under a new global climate change agreement, when other developed countries make comparable efforts. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=3123/04/2009 00:00:00The UK government has done more than most others to set a framework for climate change. The climate change act commits the UK to cut CO2 emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050. It’s vital that the right policy strategy is set out, so that action can behttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=3022/04/2009 00:00:00One of the world's most famous skyscrapers - the Empire State building in New York - is going green. A project is underway to reduce the amount of energy used in the building by more than a third, saving millions of dollars a year. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=2921/04/2009 00:00:00Prime Minister Gordon Brown is promising this month's Budget will plot a "green" route to economic recovery. Trials of electric cars, a roadside network of vehicle-charging points and incentives for environmentally friendly carmakers are among planned meahttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=2820/04/2009 00:00:00Resource efficiency is all about managing raw materials, energy and water in order to minimise waste and thereby reduce cost. Resource efficiency can potentially save money and make a business more competitive, particularly with growing supply chain presshttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=2717/04/2009 00:00:00Bold investment in energy efficiency measures could now provide tangible short-term and long-term benefits to our economy - boosting employment, reducing the problems of fuel poverty, and delivering substantial carbon savings. This investment must be made http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=2616/04/2009 00:00:00Fridges, freezers, televisions and washing machines are to have minimum energy standards and energy labels following an EU ruling.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=2515/04/2009 00:00:00The tides in the Severn Estuary are amongst the highest in the world, and have the potential to deliver approximately five per cent of the UK’s electricity. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=2414/04/2009 00:00:00The UK is currently number one in the world for operating offshore wind farms, with an astounding 598 mega-watt capacity. The UK overtook Denmark for this title in October 2008. By end of 2009, the UK will have 1042 mega-watts of offshore wind operating,http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=2309/04/2009 00:00:00Solar Powered Cars are traditionally defined as cars which run on energy from the sun. They got their first recognition as a possible transportation method through the series of annual races across Australia, known as The World Solar Challenge.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=2208/04/2009 00:00:00A new taskforce launched by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will help the government and the third sector to tackle climate change and environmental issues. The group will be jointly chaired by Defra, Department of Energy andhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=2107/04/2009 00:00:00Leading business group, The Confederation of British Industry (the CBI), has called on the chancellor to use the Budget for "confidence-building" measures to boost jobs, investment and competitiveness. It says the "alarming" state of public finances shoulhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=2006/04/2009 00:00:00Wind farms have been blamed for everything from causing headaches to risking the lives of air travellers. However, if Britain is to stand a hope of meeting its commitment to renewable energy, it must take wind farms to its heart.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=1903/04/2009 00:00:00With a 23 per cent market share, and 38000 wind turbines installed, Vestas is the world's leading supplier of wind power solutions. The Vestas wind turbine manufacturing plant, near Campbeltown, Scotland, which employs 92 people, was set to close, after ihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=1802/04/2009 00:00:00The European Commission has adopted regulations to improve the energy efficiency of both household lamps and also of office, street and industrial lighting products. http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=1701/04/2009 00:00:00Whole-house energy efficiency refurbishments to make all homes almost zero-carbon will be part of "the Great British Refurb" announced last month, by energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband. It is hoped that all homes in the UK will be near zero bhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=1631/03/2009 00:00:00Europe’s strong and innovative automotive industry plays a key role in the European economy. One-third of the world’s passenger cars are produced in the European Union, and approximately 40 percent of EU automotive exports are bound for the United States.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=1530/03/2009 00:00:00With the dawn of a troublesome economic era well and truly underway, news that consumers still want to buy green despite this, is a welcome surprise. New research from the Carbon Trust Standard (an independent company set up in 2001 by the Government in rehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=1427/03/2009 00:00:00British Waterways has been responsible for water networks in England, Scotland and Wales since the late 1940s when the waterways were nationalised. In recent years, however, the country’s waterways have started to be used for much more for energy saving phttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=1326/03/2009 00:00:00In recent years people have become increasingly aware of global warming and its effects on the environment. The temperature of the world is rising and this is being evidenced by melting ice caps, rising sea levels and extreme flooding. Although global warhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=1225/03/2009 00:00:00While climate change is a global phenomenon, its negative impacts are more severely felt by poor people and poor countries. They are more vulnerable because of their high dependence on natural resources, and their limited capacity to cope with climate varihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=1124/03/2009 00:00:00More than one third of existing homes are classed as 'hard to treat' in terms of raising energy efficiency, a legacy that cannot be ignored if ambitious carbon reduction targets are to be met. The obstacles that prevent homes from improving energy efficiehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=1023/03/2009 00:00:00Interest in green cars has soared in recent years as people are beginning to feel a moral obligation to protect the environment from further effects of global warming. This coupled with economic concern over rising fuel and running costs is further steerihttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=920/03/2009 00:00:00Domestic housing in the United Kingdom presents a possible opportunity for achieving its part in the 20% overall cut in UK carbon dioxide emissions targeted by the Government for 2010. However, the process of achieving that drop is proving problematic givehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=819/03/2009 00:00:00It may surprise many to know that despite all of the publicity surrounding recycling and efforts that have been made around the UK in recent years; we are still producing enough waste in one hour to fill the Royal Albert Hall, with only 12% of this being rhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=718/03/2009 00:00:00Air transport performs numerous important purposes in modern societies. Aviation facilitates economic and cultural exchanges and is a significant source of employment and growth in many regions. However, aviation also contributes to global climate change, http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=617/03/2009 00:00:00Cars are a significant source of carbon dioxide emissions and energy use. Despite emissions from other sources reducing over time, those from transport are still rising. In order to tackle this problem a number of countries have attempted to reduce CO2 emhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=516/03/2009 00:00:00Green Streets, the year-long social experiment in energy saving has come to an end, resulting in a huge 25% cut in energy use and a 23% cut in carbon dioxide. Eight streets and sixty four homes were enlisted by British Gas to take part in the eco-social ehttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=413/03/2009 00:00:00Prime minister, Gordon Brown, was very clear when stating:'If we do not reduce our emissions from their present path — by at least half, globally, by 2050 — we will bring upon ourselves a human and economic catastrophe that will make today’s crisis look smhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=310/03/2009 00:00:00Alarm bells have been ringing around the globe following Professor Chris Field, author of the landmark report on climate change, latest suggestion that future temperatures will be beyond anything predicted.http://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=109/03/2009 00:00:00Is it really possible to 'go green' saving the planet whilst at the same time making savings in your wallet too? If you are willing to do a little research, then there are ways where the everyday household can in fact save money and also receive governmenhttp://www.greenenergyuk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=204/03/2009 00:00:00