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More than 30 locations across the UK have put bids in to host the £3 billion Green Investment Bank (GIB) – a third more than the Government was anticipating.
The UK Met Office has issued a severe weather alert warning of heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, which could trigger flooding.
Directors at one of the UK's leading renewable energy installers AVC Energy are refusing to comment on claims its entire workforce has been placed on notice of redundancy.
A new study into the economics of decarbonising cities has found that UK urban centres that 'go green' will see a return on investment in between four and eight years, while cutting their energy bills by billions and creating thousands of new jobs.
Dutch metals recycling firm Van Dalen said it is aiming to double its capacity in the UK over the next three years following a £6 million investment in its operations.
A wind turbine plant that is set to create hundreds of jobs in Yorkshire came a step closer to realisation this week, when German engineering conglomerate Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) submitted plans for development of the project.
The Met Office has this afternoon stepped up the number of severe weather warnings for later this week as a huge snow storm and hurricane-strength winds threaten to cause severe disruption.
Forecasters at the Met Office have today increased the warning of heavy snowfall from a yellow alert to an amber warning across parts of the UK.
A new renewable energy installation company has launched offering 'free’ solar to the commercial sector with plans to invest £100 million in the sector within two years.
The Government has given formal consent to two new biomass plants planned by Drax Power, the owner and operator of the UK’s largest coal-fired power plant.
A massive solar array will begin to power Toyota’s Derbyshire plant with renewable energy this summer, the company announced today.
Marks & Spencer will open its most sustainable shop this April.
A hotel in York that caters for conferences has seen a three-fold increase in the number of delegates arriving at the venue by bicycle in the last year.
A research project that will benefit small, renewable generators who want to connect directly to the distribution network, received funding this week from Ofgem.
Waitrose is the latest supermarket to introduce electric car charging points at it stores.