Day: 28 October 2010

Castle to heat itself with locally grown wood

A castle is to be powered with locally grown wood in an effort to become more self sufficient.

Town’s power source not chicken feed

Chicken and pig poo is being used to power an English town in what is being claimed as one of the first initiatives of its kind in the world.

Funding granted for climate change research

The UK's largest engineering design consultancy, Atkins, today welcomed the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's decision to fund critical cross-sector research.

Car dealerships to go green

Car dealerships across the UK are going green in a bid to slash their emissions by 50,000 tonnes a year.

Six water companies fail leakage targets

Six water companies have failed to meet their leakage targets according to the annual report from the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat).

Schwarzenegger backed plant will double US solar energy output

Construction work is today (October 28) underway on what will be the world's largest ever solar energy plant.

Oil and gas production boost raise Shell profits

Royal Dutch Shell announced a third quarter jump in profits off the back of a 5% increase in its oil and gas production.

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