Day: 11 July 2013

Resource economy ‘still in its infancy’ – SITA chief

The waste industry must manage the transformation towards a circular economy in a mutually beneficial way to overcome the challenges presented by supply and demand of secondary raw materials.

Companies facing mandatory energy-efficiency audits under Government proposals

The Government has today published proposals which will require all large companies in the UK to undertake mandatory energy-efficiency assessments.

World’s largest wind farm gets planning consent

Planning consent has been granted for what will be the world's largest wind farm off the Lincolnshire and Norfolk coast.

Tidal energy could power half of Scotland’s electricity needs

Tidal power in the Pentland Firth has the potential to power almost half of Scotland's electricity demands, according to new research.

European Parliament votes for controversial biofuel cap

The European Parliament's environment committee (ENVI) has today voted in favour of legislation to cap the percentage of biofuels in European renewable energy transport targets at 5.5%.

Ed Balls: George Osborne is scaring away long-term green investment

Ed Balls has slammed the Coalition Government for restricting growth in the green industry by its failure to agree a decarbonisation target in the Energy Bill and "shackling" the Green Investment Bank.

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