David Cameron urged to intervene in cabinet energy row
Chancellor and energy secretary's differences threaten to derail planned reforms to the UK's energy sectorDavid Cameron has been urged to intervene in a rapidly escalating row between the chancellor...
View ArticleBig energy users get seven times more Treasury meetings than green sector
Chancellor George Osborne has not met a single green sector representative since the coalition came into officeMinisters at the Treasury have held meetings with representatives from energy-intensive...
View ArticleVictory for Lib Dems over onshore wind subsidies row
The confrontation between Ed Davey and George Osborne threatened to derail the coalition's environmental agendaA bitter row between the Treasury and the energy department over subsidies for wind energy...
View ArticleUS navy veterans urge Congress to fund 'critical' green fleet programme
Nearly 400 military members sign letter insisting research on alternative fuels for military use is vital to national securityHundreds of military veterans joined the fight to keep the US navy's "green...
View ArticleNew subsidy rates for renewable energy announced
Onshore wind escapes the worst of mooted cuts, but uncertainty could still threaten green investment, industry figures warnNew subsidy rates have been announced for renewable energy in the UK, with...
View ArticlePro-wind. Anti-wind. It's all so depressingly irrelevant | Zoe Williams
Only in Britain could such a vital, urgent issue as renewables be driven by political expediency and local skirmishesThe UK is the Saudi Arabia of wind, and the other countries of Europe laugh at us....
View ArticleGeorge Osborne's gas push has shattered the climate change consensus | James...
The chancellor's push for gas power has repoliticised an array of environmental and economic issues, argues James MurrayWhen the history of climate change in the UK is written, probably from a bunker...
View ArticleBid to create world's largest community solar farm reaches funding milestone
Co-op's bid to buy 5MW solar power farm in Wiltshire provides a model other communities around the UK could copyWestmill Solar, a 5 megawatt PV farm sited between Swindon and Oxford, is one of the...
View ArticleUK energy flows 2010: sources, losses, exports and consumption of energy
Graphic from the Department of Energy and Climate Change shows a breakdown of UK energy flows from source to end product for 2010• Get the data• Data journalism and data visualisations from the...
View ArticleThe future of energy - video
In this video from the University of Cambridge, experts examine how the UK can keep the lights on while cutting emissions through new technology as well as behavioural change
View ArticleScotland opens first marine energy park
Climate change minister Greg Barker to launch Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy ParkClimate Change Minister Greg Barker will today cut the ribbon on Scotland's first designated zone for...
View ArticleProtesters demonstrate against nuclear power plants at Japan's parliament
Local election defeat of politician backing renewable energy to avoid Fukushima-like disaster prompts mass protests in TokyoTens of thousands of people protested against nuclear power plants outside...
View ArticleOlympic Park erects wind turbines
Quiet Revolution vertical axis wind turbines deployed to provide renewable energy to Olympic Park's lighting infrastructureIt was one of the most high profile criticisms of the Olympic Park's green...
View ArticleCampaigners dismayed as controversial Powys pylon route revealed
Network of more than 100 pylons serving windfarms in mid-Wales will travel through Vyrnwy valleyCampaigners have vowed to continue their fight against onshore wind farms in mid-Wales after the National...
View ArticleUK cuts feed-in tariff for solar panels
Households to get less money for generating solar power as subsidy is cut, but the deal is still good, says trade associationThe UK's solar industry maintained it has a sunny outlook on Wednesday...
View ArticleMitt Romney confirms he would end US wind power subsidies
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama draw up battle lines over US wind farm tax creditsMitt Romney looks set to declare war on America's wind energy industry, further emphasising the dividing line between the...
View ArticleSainsbury's claims title of biggest solar power generator in Europe
Supermarket announces that it has now installed over 69,500 solar panels on almost 170 of its storesSainsbury's has today revealed that it has installed over 69,500 solar panels on its stores, laying...
View ArticleGreen energy offers shares with an eco factor
Windfarms and other renewable energy projects aim to provide a steady return for those tired of the old banking modelInvestors looking for a green home for their cash that will hopefully deliver a...
View ArticleGreen businesses unite to pressure PM into supporting renewable energy
David Cameron told he must do more to rein in Treasury after series of U-turns on green powerDavid Cameron has been urged to stand up for renewable energy against what environmental campaigners see as...
View ArticleObama aims to fast-track new wave of renewables projects
Seven major clean energy projects will be expedited through government permitting processesThe Obama administration has this week handed a major boost to America's renewable energy sector, announcing...
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