Nottingham City Council wins national Climate Champion title
NOTTINGHAM City Council has won the title of Climate Champion in Guardian’s Public Service Awards, in recognition of its plans to be the first...
Outer Hebrides propose their own Local Electricity Bill
COUNCIL for Outer Hebrides in Scotland is proposing their own Local Electricity Bill which, according to the council, has 'the potential to transform the...
Hywind floating offshore wind data shared with renewables industry
OPERATIONAL data from the world’s first floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Scotland, is now available to access for free to supply chain businesses and...
Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally, says research
LOW-ENERGY methods for moderating temperature and humidity have been evaluated in a series of experiments by researchers from the University of Cambridge.
The researchers found...
Three wind projects are combined into 3,100mw hub
THREE ScottishPower Renewable projects (East Anglia One North, Two and Three) will be combined into one single delivery programme with a capacity of 3,100...
Waste Christmas ham fat used to make diesel in Finland
REMNANTS of festive feasts are not going to waste in Finland as fat from the traditional ham will be used to make renewable fuel.
Called...
Report shows rise in UK’s decommissioning competitiveness
UK’s decommissioning sector’s growing competitiveness is revealed in a new report by Oil & Gas UK.
Now in its tenth year of publication, the report...
Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project given the go-ahead
CONSTRUCTION of the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm is now underway following confirmation from EDF Renewables that financial close for the project has...
Great Britain second best in the world for water and sewerage services
NEW international survey has revealed that the satisfaction rating for Great Britain’s water supply and sewerage services is the second highest in the world.
GB...
Electric vehicles and low carbon technology to increase quickly at north of Scotland, says...
NORTHERN Scotland’s roads could see 116 times the number of electric vehicles by 2032, according to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN).
The future electricity scenario...
