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British-grown rapeseed oil makes the perfect alternative to fossil fuels(06/04/2011)
LowC Communities Limited, a Lincolnshire-based energy company, has developed a viable, rapeseed oil generation system that is providing low-carbon ‘green’ electricity, heating and hot water for an ever-increasing number of buildings. Using locally-grown rapeseed, the company has designed and installed the innovative power generation system at a number of schools and offices throughout the UK – resulting in extraordinarily low levels of greenho... [more]
Urgent action is needed to address the energy crisis facing the UK(09/10/2009)
The latest OfGem report estimates that an extra £200 billion investment is needed to secure supplies and to meet carbon targets. This could mean rises of up to 60 percent in energy prices for the consumer. In response to this OfGem report highlighting the seriousness of the energy crisis facing the UK, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has urged urgent action to avoid the lights going out in the future. Director General of the Instit... [more]
Photovoltaic solar panels convert sunlight into electricity in forty educational establishments across rural Northern Ireland(12/02/2009)
For several years NIE Energy has worked on an ad hoc basis with the five Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards in installing renewable energy systems at schools throughout the region. NIEE's Switched on Schools project has seen the installation of photovoltaic solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity and renewable energy streetlights in forty educational establishments across rural Northern Ireland. Supported with European ... [more]
Microgrid helps UK communities to become carbon neutral(07/11/2008)
The Cheshire village of Ashton Hayes is being used by power engineering specialist EA Technology as a test bed to develop a new way of generating and managing energy communally. The model would then be available as a ready-to-use template for other communities. The Ashton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral project has already seen success in reducing its energy usage. EA Technology is working with the project team to take the work a step further by d... [more]
Ofgem proposals on Green Tariffs are misleading says the Energy Saving Trust(05/08/2008)
The Energy Saving Trust is not supporting Ofgem's expected proposals on Green Tariffs because: 1. They are misleading. Consumers presume that green means that the energy produced comes from a renewable source. A study commissioned by Ofgem shows that for most, 'green' in energy terms means the same thing as renewable energy. The study goes on to say that most expect all of the electricity included in the tariff to be from renewable sources. ... [more]
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