Day: 29 April 2015

Green investment specialists unite for social housing solar scheme

Ecology Building Society has invested £250,000 into crowdfunding site Abundance as part of a new partnership to extend support for UK renewable energy projects.

Is this hydroelectricity scheme the world’s most beautiful power plant?

Norway, a country that already generates 80% of its electricity from hydropower, has added to its renewables repertoire with an eye-catching wooden-clad 30GWh plant, designed to educate hikers from across the world about green power production.

EU ships forced to track emissions

Shipping owners using European ports will have to report on the CO2 emissions of their vessels, under a new proposal approved by MEPs on Wednesday.

Supreme Court orders UK Government to slash pollution

The UK is in breach of European air quality standards and must draw up plans to reduce the amount of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Public confidence rising that the UK can ‘keep the lights on’

The number of people identifying energy supply as one of the top three issues facing Britain has fallen by a third since March 2014, to 21%.

Pickles makes U-turn on Suffolk solar farm

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has made a surprise U-turn decision on the expansion of what would be one of the UK's largest solar farms.

Onshore wind worth £900m to UK economy, report finds

A new report released today (29 April) has revealed that the UK's onshore wind industry contributed £906m to the UK economy last year, of which almost 30% directly benefits local areas.

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