Green Power in the UK & news of Energy Efficiency & Eco Home developments
The power regulator, Ofgem, is bringing in a new scheme that forces supplier to prove they are cutting emissions. 2 hours ago
BBC News Green energy labels launched by Ofgem BBC News The power regulator Ofgem is bringing in a new scheme designed to show if a supplier is making real cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. ... Britain launches labeling for green power tariffsReuters UK
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2010-02-08 European clean energy stocks underperform as NEX... New Energy Matters (subscription) Further falls rattled the WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index, or NEX, as it tumbled 3.6% last week to end at 214.4, led by a 6.9% decline from ...
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RESIDENTS of a South Lakeland town have seen the benefits of low carbon technology at an energy-saving event. 11 hours ago
Directgov £60 million for green homes Directgov Britain's biggest ever green home-building programme is about to begin. A £60 million government spend will enable 600 new homes, a third of them affordable ...
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BBC News Government cash boost for more than 600 'green' homes 24dash More than 600 new "green" homes will be built in and around four planned eco-town sites, as part of a £60 million Government cash boost to get the projects ... New green homes set to boost electric car useTheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk (blog)
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CLG: Government taking steps to create green construction jobs news.careerstructure.com The government is taking a variety of steps to create more green construction jobs, the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) has claimed. ...
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States take more action on energy efficiency SmartPlanet.com (blog) The idea is to help drive “maximum” improvements in all sorts of places — from homes to industry — over the next decade. ...
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Research and Markets: European Energy Efficiency Policy Handbook, 2010: Policy ... Earthtimes (press release) GlobalData, the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research European Energy Efficiency Policy Handbook, 2010:Policy Measures ...
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Billion to showcase network and green power innovations at CeBIT 2010 SourceWire (press release) (Taipei, Taiwan, Feb. 8, 2010): Leading Asia Pacific-based provider of network equipment and green power products Billion Electric Co., Ltd (Taiex: 3027, ...
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BBC News Green housing gets Government boost Builder and Engineer Housing Minister John Healey has today backed the country's biggest ever green home building programme, with four areas sharing £60m cash to build over 600 ... Eco-homes Set to DebutSmartMeters
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NINE families have moved into Cross Keys Homes' first affordable green homes at The Meadows, in Eye, near Peterborough. (08/02/2010) 16 hours ago
Eye: New green homes for tenants Peterborough Today NINE families have moved into Cross Keys Homes' first affordable green homes at The Meadows, in Eye, near Peterborough. Since then, nine families have set ...
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Greenwise Business Green Grid launches free online energy efficiency tools for data centres managers Greenwise Business The Green Grid, the business consortium promoting energy efficiency in the global IT industry, has launched a new set of tools to help data centre operators ...
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Going green with the Blue Mile Western Morning News Triple round-the world sailor Conrad Humphreys has launched the Blue Mile, which will share his passions for the water and the environment with hundreds who ...
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ANGRY villagers are taking on a Premier League footballer to fight plans for his state-of-the-art eco home in Harwood. 18 hours ago
ANGRY villagers are taking on a Premier League footballer to fight plans for his state-of-the-art eco home in Bolton. 18 hours ago
Neville's eco home</b> plan 'will open floodgates' The Bolton News ANGRY villagers are taking on a Premier League footballer to fight plans for his state-of-the-art eco home in Bolton. Manchester United star Gary Neville ...
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Cash handouts of up to £500 are being offered by Lambeth Council to help residents set up green schemes in their neighbourhoods. Read more > 18 hours ago
Car Hire Leader Introduces Environmentally-Friendly Hybrid Cars Into Fleet Earthtimes (press release) A leading car hire broker has introduced a fleet of environmentally-friendly hybrid cars into its UK airport fleet - meaning that customers can reduce their ...
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Cotswold homes needed to undergo environmentally friendly makeovers Cotswold Journal COTSWOLD District Council is seeking homeowners willing to participate in Target 2050, through which their homes will undergo a makeover to become more ...
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A COMMUNITY group in the Howe of Fife is to launch an initiative aimed at reducing energy waste in traditional rural homes. (04/02/2010 12:10:27) 20 hours ago
Big shot: Dan Labbad, UK Green Building Council Times Online Dan Labbad, incoming chairman of the UK Green Building Council, does not fit the stereotype of the expatriate Australian living in London, in so much as he ... Lend Lease boss to chair UK Green Building CouncilBuilding Design
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UK communities going green with USD 9.4m government funding (06 Feb 2010) New Energy Matters (subscription) The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change has doled out GBP 6m to communities across Britain to help with the installation of low-carbon technologies ...
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City going green for biggest-ever Irish festival Manchester Evening News The country's largest Irish festival is returning to Manchester for two weeks of music, art and comedy. The 15th Manchester Irish Festival will see about ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - With a sculpture fetching over $100 million at auction this week, it looks like art is still hot. Now, it's also green. 3 days ago
Source: Reuters By Christopher Michaud NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters Life!) - With a sculpture fetching over $100 million at auction this week, it looks like art is still hot. Now, it's also green. Christie's auction ... 3 days ago
Andrew Charlesworth, BusinessGreen , Friday 5 February 2010 at 13:54:00 And Copenhagen wasn't a failure but a moment of reality Energy efficiency will play a vital role in delivering energy security, Tony Hayward, group chief executive of BP told the London Business School in a speech yesterday. Energy security has become a defining issue for the 21st century and "in all circumstances, energy ... 3 days ago
Five "must knows" in going green Lexology (registration) Seventy-five cities, 22 states and two federal agencies have instituted policies requiring or encouraging new construction to achieve ...
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Soft loans that are paid back at the rate at which they save money are now on offer to some Hampshire householders interested in improving the energy efficiency of their homes. 3 days ago
Policymakers are fooling themselves if they believe greener sources of energy alone can adequately meet Britain's needs for the next decade, the chief executive of BP warned last night. 4 days ago
A national mandate requiring utilities to generate 25 percent of power from sources such as wind and solar energy by 2025 will create three times more jobs than weaker measures Congress is considering, a study released by renewable energy advocates said on Thursday. 4 days ago
Three communities in Wales are today celebrating winning up to £500,000 each to help install new green technologies. 4 days ago
Only Poland voted against a proposal from the European Commission on the rules for funding pilot projects. 4 days ago
THEY were once viewed as undesirable short-term accommodation fit only to fill the void caused by the destruction of vast swathes of housing stock during the Second World War. 4 days ago
Ballymena is bidding to become Northern Ireland’s first carbon neutral town thanks to an innovative new scheme to heat homes and businesses using energy from beneath the earth’s crust. Related Stories Number of pupils caught cheating in exams rising Children say Neagh to lough litter Lifeline for Foyle ferry as funding package is agreed 4 days ago
End-User Preference for Environment-Friendly Energy Solutions Invigorates ... Your-Story.org (press release) SINGAPORE, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ — Volatile oil prices combined with heightening concerns over global warming have paved way to the successful deployment of ...
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HOUSEHOLDS could soon be making around £1,000 a year by installing wind turbines or solar panels on their homes, under a new scheme. 7 days ago
Financial Times Shell deal promises river of green fuel in Brazil Times Online Royal Dutch Shell is plunging into Brazil's sugar cane ethanol industry in a $12 billion (£7.5 billion) venture with Cosan, the market leader, ... Oil firms reveal green fuel dealCool Earth
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LUCKY students will not have pay energy bills thanks to an eco-friendly landlord. Stephen Beech is to spend up to £20,000 per home to install solar panels to the roofs of the 80 properties he owns in Fallowfield, Longsight and Rusholme. 7 days ago
The cash payments that will be made to homes, businesses and communities for generating green electricity - announced today (Monday 1 February 2010) by climate secretary Ed Miliband - are lacking in ambition, says Friends of the Earth. 7 days ago
The man from Carbon Accounting Systems continues his series of green tips - this week it is how to be healthy, wealthy and wise (21/01/2010 14:38:06) 9 days ago
Daily Mail Gary Neville plans eco-home on Bolton moor Mirror.co.uk Manchester United defender Gary Neville, 34, wants to build a zero carbon eco-bunker on the windswept moors near Bolton. ... Gary Neville plans Teletubbyland-like eco-homeNewsLite How Neville's eco-home would look on the insideManchester Evening News Say 'Eh-Oh' To Man Utd Star's New Eco-HomeCity Talk 105.9
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ETXexpress modules feature S5 Eco power-off state Electronics Talk (press release) Kontron's ETXexpress family of COM Express computer-on-modules now includes three new ETXexpress-PC SKUs, adding support for the Mobile Intel GM45 Express ...
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Bristol councillors have agreed that biomass power stations should use 'green' fuels which are sourced locally. 18 days ago
Bordesley Green builders' merchant hit with £8k safety fine BirminghamMail.net A BIRMINGHAM builders' merchant was ordered to pay more than £8000 after failing to ensure the safety of its employees. Cambabest Limited, based in Venetia ...
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Future Capital rolls out green fuel fund FT Adviser Future Capital Partners has launched a renewable transport fuel fund that will allow investors to take part in the burgeoning sector. ...
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Sainsbury's drop LPG fuel from new petrol station line-up (14/01/2010 16:04:58) 24 days ago
Green fuel? You'll have to drive miles for it Bedford Today Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has been slammed after dropping an eco-friendly fuel from its new petrol station designs. Angry Wayne Roberts, who drives two ...
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Chemists find ways of harnessing the troublesome gas for use in fuels or household products rather than burying it deep beneath the ground 25 days ago
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