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Young leaders changing perspectives on climate change

Woodcraft Folk have been selected as the Overall National Champion and winner of the Education and Awareness Raising Category at The National Energy Efficiency Awards 2008 sponsored by EDF Energy. The prestigious Awards ceremony, held on 2nd December at the Globe Theatre in London, showcased the innovative energy efficiency work of 42 finalists across the [...]

December 5th, 2008 | John Pickstone | 0 comments | Continued
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New Creda electronic panel heater is the fuel of the future

Creda, leaders in electric heating solutions, have announced the arrival of the TPRIII Electronic Pilot Plus range of energy efficient panel heaters, incorporating electronic thermostatic controls to give precise regulation of room temperature – essential for energy saving and comfort. 
Boasting a long-life, superior performance and elegant good looks the TPRIII is also utterly reliable, delivering [...]

December 3rd, 2008 | christine | 0 comments | Continued
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What’s the carbon footprint of your product?

Businesses can from today assess the carbon footprint of their goods and services and play a greater part in fighting climate change, thanks to a new standard launched by BSI British Standards, the Carbon Trust and Defra.
The standard - called PAS 2050 - is a consistent way of counting the greenhouse gas emissions embedded in [...]

October 30th, 2008 | Gareth Jones | 0 comments | Continued
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Brown Says Downturn Won’t Hit Green Plans

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday the global economic downturn would not affect a government drive to reduce the country’s carbon emissions. However, an industry executive cast doubt on the ability of the UK’s existing power transmission network to cope with planned increases in wind power output. Brown told a wind energy conference [...]

October 30th, 2008 | Gareth Jones | 0 comments | Continued
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Brown To Make Green Jobs A Reality

Thousands of loft insulators and draft-proofers are to be trained by the Government to help ease fuel poverty.
Speaking at an EU summit in Brussels in the wale of the highest UK unemployment figures since 1999 being announced, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said offering retraining programmes would be a key factor in helping people to find [...]

October 24th, 2008 | John Pickstone | 0 comments | Continued
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CSEng raises profile of bio-based technologies in Cleantech

Peterborough-based sustainable technologies experts, the Centre for Sustainable Engineering, are shouting louder about the numerous environmental and commercial benefits of technologies which are based on biology.

The Centre for Sustainable Engineering (CSEng) is focused on accelerating of the development and commercialisation of sustainable technologies into markets, based on a strong knowledge base of what and [...]

October 21st, 2008 | John Pickstone | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind turbines suitable for Fens site

A renewable energy developer seeking permission for a wind farm claims turbines are the most advanced of the clean technologies.
Notus Energy, which has submitted plans for a 19-turbine project, also claims that turbines provide a good return in terms of energy and benefits for the money required to set them up.
The Marshland Wind Farm proposals [...]

October 20th, 2008 | John Pickstone | 0 comments | Continued
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Hertfordshire pubs to launch green ale

Two Hertfordshire pubs are to become the first to launch a carbon-neutral ale.The Three Hammers and King William IV in St Albans are to serve Adnams’ East Green cask ale in September.The ale, which is grown from aphid resistant hops which require less pesticide than other varieties, has alcohol strength of 4.3 per cent.An Energy [...]

August 29th, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued