Day: 5 August 2015

Government green-lights giant Dogger Bank offshore wind farm

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has granted planning permission for the construction of a giant offshore windfarm off the North East coast of England.

China to build giant solar thermal plant ‘the size of Bath’

China is set to begin the construction of what is expected to be the world's largest solar thermal power plant.

Community solar farm partnership offers local investors solar bond profits

A new joint venture will see solar farms offering returns on local investments to communities in Kent and Warwickshire.

Tory attacks on green policies will be felt for decades

The new Conservative-led UK Government has been in power since 7 May, and in the subsequent three months it has managed to wind back the clock 10 years in the world of renewables and the agenda to build low and zero-carbon housing in any volume.

edie explains: Sustainable Development Goals

Earlier this week, the UN agreed on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will frame its policies and agenda over the next 15 years. What are they? How will they be funded? And how will they impact the UK?

VIDEO: Bristol’s giant whale lights up Green Capital

A spectacular LED-lit monument made of recycled plastic bottles has been unveiled in Bristol to commemorate the city's year as European Green Capital.

Green Investment Bank funds £13.3m streetlight retrofit in Southend

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has become the first local authority in England to secure finance from the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) to replace its existing streetlights with low-energy alternatives.

FSC certification provides profit incentive for sustainable forestry

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification can provide net cost-benefits to forest operators, according to a new report from the WWF released today (5 August).

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