Day: 18 December 2012

CCS has ‘no friends’ but must get Britain’s backing

The progress of carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been disappointing but is a crucial technology and still has potential in the UK, according to Carbon Trust chair James Smith.

€40m up for grabs to solve European water challenges

Research funding worth €40m (£32.5m) will be made available in 2013 to support the development and uptake of innovative solutions to water challenges in Europe.

Solar industry welcomes DECC’s revised support package

The Government has announced a revised support package for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry today following discussions with industry associations.

£3bn water aeration market set to double by 2020

The increased demand for secondary wastewater treatment in the developing world could double the revenue of the global aeration systems market, according analysts.

Resource Revolution Awards 2013 now open for entry

The Resource Revolution Awards 2013 to recognise and reward transformational change in modern waste management have officially launched.

Time for change

Households forced to fund £7.6b 'green' levy and no end to fuel poverty in sight Over a week later and I am still stunned, bemused and concerned by the Government's so-called energy policies. It was always my understanding that a Government is elected by the people to look after the good of the people in a socialist society, but recent announcements are forcing me to rethink my view. The 'green' levy, for example, is a case in point; how can the Government justify the introduction of additional taxes which will push households‚¬"¢ fuel bills up still higher?

Vattenfall joins Carbon Trust’s wind power R&D programme

Energy giant Vattenfall has joined up to the Carbon Trust's £45m research, development and demonstration programme, which aims to drive down the cost of offshore wind power.

Electricity Market Reform and the Demand Side – an update

In 2011 and in response to the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) White Paper, Steven Fawkes and others argued that Demand Management, Demand Response and Distributed Generation (summarised as D3) should be at the heart of the reform of the electricity market.

Heineken shows Shanks plenty of bottle

Heineken is set to recycle all of its remaining brown bottles as it looks to become the 'greenest' brewer in the world.

EU ministers urge Member States to safeguard water resources

EU Environment Ministers have set out key actions to improve governance of those involved in managing water resources.

BMW and Boeing team up to explore carbon fibre recycling

BMW Group and Boeing have entered into a strategic partnership to research the potential of carbon fibre recycling as both companies look to pioneer use of the material in their products.

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