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  • World’s largest turbine installed at UK offshore wind farm

    World’s largest turbine installed at UK offshore wind farm Sep 09, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: DONG Energy DONG Energy has installed the first of the world’s largest turbines at a wind farm off the UK coast. The 32 turbines, made by Vestas, at the Burbo Bank extension will generate a total of […]

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  • UK plans to decarbonise heat ‘will cost £12k per household’

    UK plans to decarbonise heat ‘will cost £12k per household’ Sep 12, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Policy Legislation, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The previous government’s plan to decarbonise heating by fitting electric heat pumps in most homes by 2050 would cost around £300 billion. That’s according to a report by think tank Policy Exchange which […]

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  • Proposals for new green bond evaluation tool

    Proposals for new green bond evaluation tool Sep 10, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 SP Global Ratings has launched plans for a new green bond evaluation tool. It will analyse the environmental impact of projects and initiatives financed by bonds. The ‘Green Bond Evaluation Tool’ will also identify projects that aim to […]

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  • Community energy start-ups fall by 80%

    Community energy start-ups fall by 80% Sep 11, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Co-operatives UK Community energy start-ups have fallen by more than 80% this year. That’s due to changes in the government’s energy policies, which include the elimination of subsidies for onshore wind and the reduction of support for solar […]

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  • Water deregulation in England – an aid to navigation

    Water deregulation in England – an aid to navigation Sep 09, 2016 george marshall Industry Round-up 0 The water market in England is deregulating, giving business the chance to tap into savings and other opportunities. Here’s how it will affect your organisation. In April 2017, water industry deregulation will start in England, giving businesses, charities […]

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  • CO2 is ‘not causing climate change’, scientists insist

    CO2 is ‘not causing climate change’, scientists insist Sep 09, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Latest Videos, Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0   A group of scientists claim climate change is happening as a result of natural processes rather than the release of Carbon Dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. The ‘New Dawn of Truth’ climate change conference […]

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  • MPs warn UK will miss 2020 renewable targets

    MPs warn UK will miss 2020 renewable targets Sep 09, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Policy Legislation, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock The government is not on track to achieve its renewable targets set for 2020. That’s according to the Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) which has warned the Tory Administration, on its current course,  will […]

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  • World Bank: Air pollution deaths cost world $5tn a year

    World Bank: Air pollution deaths cost world $5tn a year Sep 08, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Premature deaths as a result of air pollution are costing the global economy trillions of dollars every year. A new study from the World Bank found air pollution to be the […]

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  • Jeremy Corbyn pledges energy policy ‘for the 60m, not the Big Six’

    Jeremy Corbyn pledges energy policy ‘for the 60m, not the Big Six’ Sep 07, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Policy Legislation 0 Image: Twocoms / Shutterstock.com Jeremy Corbyn has promised to create an energy policy “for the 60 million, not the Big Six” if he becomes Prime Minister. In his ‘Environmental Manifesto’, the Labour leader says he aims to […]

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  • Free EU tool to design efficient data centres

    Free EU tool to design efficient data centres Sep 08, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock An EU-funded research project has launched a free online tool to help design energy efficient and renewable data centres. Data centres are large networks of computer servers used to store, process or distribute large amounts of data. […]

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