Day: 12 December 2011

Viridor to build MBT, AD and gasification ‘super-hub’ in Glasgow

Viridor is set to develop a £150m 'zero waste hub' for Glasgow City Council to treat and dispose of its residual rubbish.

Reuse ‘way forward’ as resource security fears grow

Product reuse will grow in importance as the issue of resource security becomes more critical, according to WRAP's chief executive Liz Goodwin.

Consumer confidence in solar ‘key’ to FITs survival

Government is wrong to cut the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) in the way it did but bad practice in the solar industry needs addressing, according to a new report.

Ofwat investigates Anglian Water over pricing

Anglian Water is under investigation by Ofwat over claims it may have abused its position by excluding competition, leading to a potential infringement of the Competition Act 1998.

Renewables have ‘no prospect’ of being economically competitive

Wind and solar power have 'no prospect' of becoming economically viable and will 'do little' to cut carbon emissions, according to a new report.

COP17 ends with a legally binding deal … sort of

A legally binding deal was signed at COP17 after concerns by major emitters India, China and the US were eased.

Final day for former FITs levels

Controversial changes to subsidy levels for renewable energy generators come into force today (December 12).

Energy industry mitigation for climate change plans published

Security measures aimed at protecting the UK's energy infrastructure from the effects of climate changes were published over the weekend.

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