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Siemens to invest £160m in UK offshore wind manufacturing facility
Siemens is to double its investment in a wind turbine manufacturing plant in the UK, creating 1000 jobs.RBS to provide grants and ‘road-testing’ for resource efficiency innovations
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is on the hunt for innovative ideas and “garage-tested” green solutions that could enable the bank to become more resource efficient and, it says, help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) get their products to market more successfully.London Underground ad campaign aims to galvanise businesses to go green
An advertising campaign, supported by the Eden Project, is running across the London Underground, on tube platforms and the DLR, to promote sustainability to businesses in the capital and a new green certification programme.Floods cost small businesses £830 million
Small businesses are facing a bill of three quarters of million pounds as a result of the extreme weather that has devastated large parts of England this winter, according to figures released today by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).Green Investment Bank and Societe Generale launch £50m energy efficiency fund
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has teamed up with France’s Societe Generale to create a £50 million fund to help unlock non-domestic energy efficiency projects in the UK.Carpet manufacturer Interface reduces carbon emissions by 90 per cent
The European division of Interface, the pioneering sustainable carpet manufacturer, has cut its carbon emissions by 90 per cent and reduced its water usage by 95 per cent.IKEA hits new heights on renewable energy
Global furniture retailer IKEA is generating more than a quarter of its electricity needs from renewable energy, according to its first progress report since launching its 2020 sustainability goals a year ago.Energy Entrepreneurs Fund opens bids for final £10m
The final tranche of the Government’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund has opened for small businesses with innovative low carbon energy ideas that can help cut the cost of consumer bills.RBS launches energy efficiency loan fund for SMEs
UK small businesses can now access energy efficiency loans and energy saving advice from one of Britain’s biggest banks.Kingspan launches commercial rooftop solar “100 per cent funded solution”
Leading insulation manufacturer Kingspan has launched a new “fully-funded” solar energy solution in a bid to get more businesses to harvest the energy from the sun from their rooftops.83 per cent of businesses to miss growth targets due to energy price hikes
Business are facing lower growth prospects and are considering cutting the number of people they employ because of energy price increases, according to a new survey.Onsite renewable generation to meet 14 per cent of UK’s energy needs by 2030
Onsite renewable and low carbon energy generation – also known as decentralised energy – will contribute 14 per cent of the UK’s energy needs by 2030 and save businesses that invest in it tens of billions of pounds, a new report has found.Ed Davey unveils £20m energy demand reduction pilot as Lib Dems vote for nuclear
Businesses could receive financial incentives for reducing the amount of electricity they use through a new Government pilot worth at least £20 million.Radiation leak from Fukushima nuclear plant could kill within hours
The crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has radiation leaks strong enough to deliver a fatal dose within hours, Japanese authorities have revealed, as the Government prepares to step in to help contain leaks of highly toxic water at the site.Large-scale UK indie renewable energy investment reaches £768m
Commercial-scale independent renewable energy projects are becoming a force for change, generating three quarters of a billion pounds worth of energy a year, according to the UK’s leading purchaser of energy generated by the indie sector.
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