Environmental News and Information

This section aims to provide Environmental Specialists with news and information about the sector in which we work, developments in technology or companies as well as stories from acrross the East of England region.

Windier weather brings welcome boost to offshore wind-farms

The news is that it is getting windier down south. This unexpected quirk of climate change has given a welcome boost to offshore wind-farm developers.
Experts have said that as a result the waters off the coast of East Anglia and Essex could be home to many more wind farms.
Research from Atmos Consulting, has found that [...]

Norfolk in fast lane of electric dream

Norfolk has been urged to seize the moment and put Norwich in the fast lane of the government’s £250m vision of getting more drivers into electric cars.

Ministers unveiled radical plans to make electric cars a reality with drivers accessing grants of up to £5000 to buy one from 2011.
Electric cars can range from £10,000 for [...]

Government backs EERA’s £25 million housing renewal and regeneration programme

The East of England Regional Assembly’s Housing and Sustainable Communities Panel put forward sixteen local-authority led projects to the Government.
This includes over £6.6 million for domestic carbon reduction and refurbishment schemes in Essex and Hertfordshire; over £5.3 million for refurbishing properties and restoring long-term empty properties in Great Yarmouth; over £2.2 million towards energy efficiency [...]

Greenwoods Solicitors LLP launches enviroassist

This Spring sees an exciting new development - the launch of enviroassist - a new package of services for businesses in the environmental goods and services sector from Greenwoods Solicitors LLP.
enviroassist not only offers legal services but as Associate, Alastair Gunn explains: “It will enable businesses in this sector to access - through enviroassist - [...]

Internationalising Environmental Solutions from the East of England

East of England International (EEI) in conjunction with EnviroTech is running a one day seminar to introduce new initiatives to help environmental companies in the region.  The programme will provide networking opportunities with like minded individuals, and the chance to have one to one meetings with sector experts.  The seminar will cover the following topics:
 
An [...]