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  • Lancaster University launches research to reduce energy bills

    Lancaster University launches research to reduce energy bills Jun 07, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance 0 Image: Thinkstock Lancaster University has teamed up with an energy supplier to undertake research to reduce energy bills. The university will develop forecast systems which will determine more accurately gas and electricity consumption across the country. It will use historical […]

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  • UK renewables hits ‘record employment levels’

    UK renewables hits ‘record employment levels’ Jun 07, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock The UK’s green energy sector employed more than 116,800 workers in 2015. That’s an increase of more than 4,700 workers compared to 2014, according to the Renewable Energy Association (REA) which highlights that’s a record level of […]

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  • Brazilian film festival powered by bikes

    Brazilian film festival powered by bikes Jun 06, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Facebook/ Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival A film festival powered by energy generated from bikes is taking place in Brazil. The ‘Cine Pedal Brasil’ festival is a free outdoor screening of films which projects movies thanks to the energy produced by the audience […]

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  • England ‘not windy enough to justify more onshore wind’

    England ‘not windy enough to justify more onshore wind’ Jun 06, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Infrastructure Generation 0 Hugh McNeal. Image: RenewableUK England is not windy enough to justify more onshore wind developments. That’s according to Hugh McNeal, CEO at RenewableUK, who added wind speeds in the region are not high enough to make projects economically […]

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  • UK cut 27.7% emissions but still among top emitters

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  • Global energy management campaign launched

    Global energy management campaign launched Jun 05, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Energy Efficiency, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock A global campaign to promote energy management system standards has been launched. The Energy Management Campaign encourages governments, businesses and industry to use the ISO 50001 standard as a mechanism to demonstrate progress towards climate and energy goals. The […]

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  • Philips aims to sell two billion LEDs by 2020

    Philips aims to sell two billion LEDs by 2020 Jun 04, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Energy Efficiency, Top Stories 0 Image: Philips Lighting Philips Lighting has set a target to sell more than two billion LEDs by 2020. The company announced its plans at the Clean Energy Ministerial Summit in San Francisco this week and added […]

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  • Canada to double clean energy spending by 2020

    Canada to double clean energy spending by 2020 Jun 03, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock Canada has pledged to double its investment in the clean energy industry by the end of the decade. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said funding for clean technology research and development will increase from $387 million in […]

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  • Early retirement for two US nuclear plants

    Early retirement for two US nuclear plants Jun 03, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon 0 Image: Thinkstock Two money-losing nuclear power plants in the US are to shut down earlier than expected. Power company Exelon made the announcement after state policymakers declined a financial support plan that would have helped keep the plants running. The […]

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  • WWF and RSPB call to remain in EU to protect environment

    WWF and RSPB call to remain in EU to protect environment Jun 03, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Shutterstock Two charities in the UK have joined forces with Prime Minister David Cameron to urge people to protect their environment by voting to remain in the EU. WWF and RSPB said the UK’s membership […]

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