Woodlands in the East of England are set to provide fuel for the future after a new project received one of the largest funding awards of its kind in England.
The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has awarded £4.3 million to increase the use of wood-based energy production.
The £10.7 million Woodfuel East project will help [...]
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Fuel for the future gets EEDA backing
Sustainable construction courses offered
Sustainable construction techniques and how to administer buildings sustainably are set to be taught at Bedford College.Argon Housing, a Bedfordshire social housing provider, has helped develop a pair of two-year qualifications that will teach skills needed for and by the construction industry.The foundation degrees in Sustainable Construction and Building Services & Sustainability, will include vocational [...]
September 26th, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued
Plans for windfarm resubmitted
Plans for a windfarm in north Bedfordshire are to go back to the council which rejected them originally after being significantly modified.Nuon Renewables has scaled back the project, cutting the number of turbines it had planned for the site by two thirds from nine to three.The project, which is expected to cost £7 million, will [...]
September 22nd, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued
Fuel saving sat-nav developed
A satellite navigation system that can help drivers cut down their fuel expenditure and carbon emissions has been developed by Bedfordshire’s Cranfield School of Management.The VREAM is a vehicle routing device designed by Dr Andrew Palmer of the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain management at the campus.Using a digitised model of road networks and [...]
September 22nd, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued
Mid Bedfordshire trials food for compost and energy
Mid Bedfordshire council used scraps of food waste to generate renewable electricity as part of a waste management pilot project.The scheme administered by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) saw a total of 4,400 tons of food waste used to nourish the land.According to the organisation, the 19 local authorities throughout England and Northern [...]
September 17th, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued
Bedfordshire recycling brand celebrates 10th birthday
A recycling brand dreamt up by Bedfordshire County Council is celebrating its tenth birthday. The "Recycle Now!" brand is recognised by up to 93 per cent of the population of the UK and is more recognisable than the likes of Fairtrade, a TNS Omnimas report said. Mark Burley, managing director of Waterhouse Design who created [...]
September 3rd, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued
Marston Vale eco-town plans on tour
Developers behind the Marston Vale eco-town project are to hold roadshows in mid-Bedfordshire to showcase their plans for the development.O&H Properties Ltd, the developer behind plans to build 15,000 homes at Marston Vale by 2020 is hosting the roadshows as part of the consultation process.Marston Vale is one of 13 sites shortlisted for eco-town developments [...]
August 27th, 2008 | News Service | 3 comments | Continued
Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire supermarkets recycle food waste
Supermarkets in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire are sending their waste food to an anaerobic digestion plant as part of a trial.Biodegradable waste from five Waitrose branches is collected by recycling firm Cawleys and taken to Biogen’s anaerobic digestion plant in Bedford.In the plant, the waste, which can include paper plates and biodegradable products as well [...]
August 20th, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued