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A North East manufacturer of automotive parts has received £1.65 million of Government funding that will help it supply electric vehicle (EV) battery components to the Nissan LEAF.
A new charity set up to eradicate world energy poverty has highlighted how the vast majority of projects to provide clean energy to those without access to electricity and heating are failing to achieve their goals.
Firms looking to improve the skills and qualifications of their workforce to deliver the Green Deal are to benefit from £1.4 million of new Government funding.
Two of Britain’s leading banks – Barclays and RBS –have ranked among the world’s top 10 financial institutions branded "climate killers" in new research that tracks banks’ involvement in financing coal mining and coal power plants.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is insisting carbon capture and storage (CCS) will still benefit from £1 billion of Government funding, despite news the Treasury will divert some of the money to new infrastructure projects between now and 2015.
The £860 million Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will open for applications from businesses on Monday, the Government has confirmed, but the domestic market may have to wait longer than another year to benefit from the scheme.
The automotive industry is calling on George Osborne to use next week’s Autumn Statement to pledge continued support for the electric vehicle market through the Government’s green car grant.
The Government has announced £200 million of extra funding to encourage households and businesses to sign up to the Green Deal when the scheme launches next year.
An escalation of the Eurozone crisis could lead to a £3 billion UK climate change funding gap, according to a report by Ernst & Young.
Chancellor George Osborne has today announced more than £100 million of additional funding will support Scottish renewable energy in a deal over unspent surplus cash from Scotland's energy industry.
Green and social entrepreneurs have a new source of funding – a newly launched crowd-sourcing online community backed by celebrity chef and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will announce its proposal for cuts to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) within a matter of days, with solar expected to come off better than had been feared.
The Government appeared to scale back its investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) today, as it confirmed that it would not be backing with £1 billion of public money the flagship Longannet CCS demonstration project in Scotland.
The Green Deal Finance Company says it’s the answer to the financing challenge facing the Government’s flagship Green Deal policy to insulate millions of UK homes and businesses over the next few years. Louise Bateman talks to Paul Davies, senior partner at PwC, who is coordinating the new not-for-profit venture.
The Green Deal Finance Company, the new not-for-profit venture promising to unlock billions of pounds of investment to bankroll the Green Deal, will be "open to all" businesses that want to join it.