Energy & Sustainability

Blustery weather blows away wind farm records

Strong winds in December allowed UK’s wind fleet to meet an average of 5.3% of demand for the energy-intensive period of December and early January, a rise of 20%. Wind power typically supplies between 4-5% ...

Published : 9 Jan 2012 10:21am by Tom Moore View Article

Industry calls for waste management reform

UK manufacturers are urging government to develop a far more ambitious approach to the management of waste in the UK as survey evidence shows that the shortage of materials is now the biggest threat to ...

Published : 9 Jan 2012 8:19am by Roberto Priolo View Article

Civitas wind power report ‘relies on the work of cranks’ says RenewableUK

RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave & tidal industry, has also criticised a report published by the thinktank Civitas for failing to understand how wind power works as part of the UK’s electricity ...

Published : 9 Jan 2012 12:29am by Tim Brown View Article

Vauxhall Ampera RE-EV low carbon vehicle car

Top 10 green cars to watch out for in 2012

Next Green Car, the UK’s leading green car website, has compiled its definitive list of the greenest and most innovative low carbon cars due for launch in 2012. In 2012, purchase incentives for plug-in electric vehicles ...

Published : 5 Jan 2012 6:18pm by Tim Brown View Article

Ford’s wind turbines that power the Dagenham Diesel Centre

Ford unveils global water usage cuts

The automotive company aims to reduce the amount of water used per vehicle by 30% by 2015. The base figure has been set at the amount of water used per vehicle in 2009, the company ...

Published : 3 Jan 2012 1:30pm by Tom Moore View Article

New nuclear in the UK – post Weightman

In 2009 government announced plans to build 10 new nuclear power plants to replace the ageing sites that provide 18% of the UK’s electricity. But the Fukushima disaster in Japan had international repercussions and, despite ...

Published : 16 Dec 2011 11:02am by The Manufacturer View Article

Offshore wind could be worth up to £35bn to the UK by 2050

Siemens wind turbine site to create “jobs bonanza”

Siemens and Associated British Ports submitted plans for the development of a £210m wind turbine factory expected to create 700 jobs in Hull. This was deemed a “significant milestone” as Siemens and ABP jointly applied to ...

Published : 14 Dec 2011 5:55pm by Roberto Priolo View Article

Carillion installs solar PV systems for households as part of a community discount scheme to make renewable energy more affordable.

Government’s feed-in tariff changes to cost solar jobs

Thousands of workers at one of the country’s largest solar panel businesses have been put on notice of redundancy on the back of the Government’s decision to cut the subsidy for solar PV under the ...

Published : 12 Dec 2011 5:43pm by Tim Brown View Article

Offshore industry boost for the North East

The North East has secured two new renewable energy hubs. The Centres for Offshore Renewable Engineering signal a welcome boost to manufacturing in the North East, arriving as part of the government’s £5bn infrastructure plan. ...

Published : 1 Dec 2011 6:26pm by Tom Moore View Article

The Royal Mint achieves gold standard in energy management

The Royal Mint became one of the first organisations in the world to achieve certification for the International Standard for Energy Management (ISO 50001) today. Released in June 2011, ISO 50001 is the most robust ...

Published : 1 Dec 2011 4:48pm by Tom Moore View Article

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