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Renewable energy supply chain toolkit will help local SMEs
SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) could get a boost to their business with the launch of a toolkit to encourage the use of local supply chains for renewable energy and low carbon retrofitting projects, says Terry McGivern, head of resource efficient buildings at the Institute for Sustainability.Renewable Heat Incentive: more businesses to benefit as changes come into force
A considerable expansion of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) means more businesses across the UK will be able to claim substantial subsidies for the heat they generate.SMEs to share resource efficiency manager to cut cost of going green
A ground-breaking project involving UK engineering giant Rolls-Royce and the manufacturers’ body EEF is about to launch aiming to tackle a critical challenge facing many SMEs – the unaffordable cost of going green.Abundance Generation scoops top UK Ashden award
Abundance Generation, the crowd-funding platform that allows direct investment in UK renewable energy, has won one of the UK’s most coveted prizes for green energy entrepreneurs – the ‘Gold’ Ashden Award.Good Energy takes stake in Swansea tidal lagoon
Green energy supplier Good Energy has made its first investment in a UK tidal power project – the 320 megawatt Tidal Lagoon in Swansea Bay.EU environmental goods and services sector grows by 50 per cent
The EU green good and services sector more than doubled in size in the last decade, according to latest figures released by European Commission.‘Big 10’ food and drink companies emit more greenhouse gases than Nordic nations
The ‘Big 10’ global food and drink companies together emit more greenhouse gases than the Nordic countries and would rank as the 25th most polluting country in the world if grouped together, the international charity and agency Oxfam claims in a new report on Tuesday.Ecotricity rescues UK wind firm Evance from closure
Green energy firm Ecotricity has acquired Evance, the troubled UK small wind turbine manufacturer.Solar firms already being hit by planned subsidy cuts
Solar businesses are already being hit by cuts to large-scale solar subsidies, which the Government is planning to bring in from next year – with warnings from the solar sector that it could “derail” an industry made up almost entirely of start-ups and new entrants.Global renewable energy jobs grew by 14 per cent
The number of people working in the global renewable energy industry grew by 14 per cent to 6.5 million in 2013, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). However, employment in renewable energy in the UK is stagnating, according to the most recent government data.Landlord-tenant divide bridged in first certified ‘Low Carbon Workplace’ building
A commercial building awarded a new Carbon Trust ‘green’ workplace certification is being hailed as the first to bridge the ‘landlord-tenant divide’ – one of the main issues blamed for a lack of progress on energy efficiency improvements in non-domestic buildings.Celebrations at last for vehicle engine innovator crowned 2014 Shell Springboard winner
A Lancaster-based entrepreneur has proved that grit and determination go a long way in the search for the UK’s most innovative low carbon idea, walking away with the coveted national Shell Springboard Award after being told by the judges first time round that his high-efficiency vehicle engine didn’t make the grade.Low carbon SME export boom being hampered by lack of funding
Small businesses are driving the UK’s low carbon export boom, but are not realising their full potential because of lack of appropriate funding and support to unlock growth opportunities in emerging markets, according to new research commissioned by energy giant Shell.£3m anaerobic digestion loan fund launches for farmers
Farmers in England looking to set up small-scale anaerobic digestion plants on their farms will from today be able to apply for funding from a new Government-backed renewable energy capital loan fund.National Trust switches on hydroelectric turbine in Snowdonia
A hydroelectric turbine in Snowdonia, Wales, will begin generating power on Wednesday in the National Trust’s first large-scale renewable energy project.
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