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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 an amber Severe Weather Warning today as it forecasts a week-long polar blast of sub-zero temperatures.
Investors were being invited to back two of the UK’s most commercially advanced marine energy projects, today, as details of the country’s first marine energy park – stretching from Bristol to the Isles of Scilly – were unveiled.
A cow named Hyacinth is leading a campaign to 'green’ a city by disposing of all its food waste by anaerobic digestion, reports ClickGreen.
The UK Met Office has issued severe weather warnings across many parts of the UK for the next two days, including gale forces winds and sleet and snow in some parts.
A Wilshire-based rural property developer is diversifying into renewables, with plans to open its first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at Warminster next year.
The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for West Cornwall.
Britain's unseasonably sunny and warm weather is about to come to a wet and abrupt end after the Met Office issued a series of severe weather warnings.
Low carbon businesses in Britain’s coastal communities are set to benefit from a new multi-million pound Treasury fund.
A poultry farm in Hereford has diversified into renewable energy generation by converting chicken litter into biogas for green electricity and heat.
The cost of retrofitting some of the UK’s existing housing stock could be up to 10 times that of the finance being proposed under the Green Deal.
A Cheshire-based plastic card manufacturer has partnered with a South West green loyalty scheme to produce its cards using biodegradable materials.
The UK’s first commercial wind farm was officially re-opened by Chris Huhne yesterday after being revamped with more powerful turbines.
The site for a £2 billion offshore wind farm capable of powering up to 820,000 homes off the Dorset and Hampshire coasts and to the west of the Isle of Wight, has been unveiled today.
A battery management system that increases the performance of electric and hybrid-powered vehicles has got through to the final round of the Shell Springboard Awards, which award funding to low carbon innovation projects.