News from 7 April 2009 on edie

Irish awards winners announced

The winners of the Environment Innovation Award have been announced at the Resource & Recover trade show in Dublin.

Flood protection for critical infrastructure under the spotlight

The summer floods of 2007 have acted as a catalyst for a change in the way we deal with extreme weather and now researchers are working with utilities to see how we can build resilience into the facilities that provide us with critical services.

New campaign to reduce bag use

The UK Government has launched a new campaign to get consumers re-using shopping bags after it emerged each person gets through an average of 13,000 in their life.

EC approves legislation on external power supplies

Businesses could be set to save money on electricity as a result of new legislation regarding external power supplies.

Farmers discuss training opportunities with Environment Secretary

Northern Irish farmers could be among those to benefit from the proposed skills training programme.

EU updates household appliance energy labelling system

An upgraded energy efficiency labelling system for household electrical goods has been introduced by the European Union.

Transport moving in the “wrong” environmental direction, EU report says

The transport sector is travelling in the "wrong direction" environmentally, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report.

US government announces $6 billion nuclear clean up fund

US energy secretary Steven Chu has announced $6 Billion (£4 billion) package to clean up former Cold War nuclear weapon facilities.

Future bright for green investors, report says

The future is looking bright for green investors as the stock market shows signs of life, according to a new report released.

Spain announces combined methane and hydrogen biogas production plant

A biogas plant aimed at producing both methane and hydrogen from the same food waste fermentation process energy has been set up in northern Spain.

Eversheds comment: UK green energy targets

The UK has set ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions and increase the energy we use from renewable sources, however, we are a long way off from meeting these.

Energy

Day: 7 April 2009