All Posts Tagged With: "Essex"

Photo for Fuel for the future gets EEDA backing

Fuel for the future gets EEDA backing

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 [...]

November 19th, 2008 | Gareth Jones | 0 comments | Continued
Photo for UK based Sci-Tech Systems (Essex) has won the 2008 European Satellite Navigation Competition (formerly the Galileo Masters Competition).  Sci-Tech beat nearly 300 other submissions from across Europe to win the title of “Galileo Master”.

UK based Sci-Tech Systems (Essex) has won the 2008 European Satellite Navigation Competition (formerly the Galileo Masters Competition). Sci-Tech beat nearly 300 other submissions from across Europe to win the title of “Galileo Master”.

The winners Peter Hall, Christine Edwards, David Lewin and Roger Noble, a team of experienced sailing and business enthusiasts from a major sailing centre in East Anglia, received their award from Ann Sta Head of the Galileo Programme Division in the UK’s Department for Transport and one of the UK’s expert [...]

October 23rd, 2008 | John Pickstone | 0 comments | Continued
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Controversial environment official moves jobs

An official who cut the Environment Agency’s plan to build flood defences in Suffolk has moved to a new job. Dr Charles Beardall is now to become the regional flood and coastal risk manager for the east of England having been moved from his job as the Environment Agency’s area manager for Suffolk Norfolk and [...]

October 10th, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued
Photo for Stanstead airport extension gets go ahead

Stanstead airport extension gets go ahead

Plans for the extension of Stanstead Airport have got the go-ahead despite the concerns of local residents. The Essex airport will see passenger numbers increase by 10 million a year from the current level of 25 million, with the number of flights going up by over 20,000 annually. Many in the local area have citied [...]

October 10th, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued
Photo for Straw bale building opens in Essex

Straw bale building opens in Essex

Sustainable building techniques and energy efficient mechanisms have resulted in the construction of the UK’s first commercial straw bale building.The building, commissioned by art seller Sworders, has straw bale walls and was opened in Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex.Amazonails built the walls, first erecting the roof and packing straw bales into the timber frame structure. The [...]

October 2nd, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued
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EEDA publishes investment plan

The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has worked with two other regional development agencies to draw up a plan which aims to turn the area into a research and business hub.Under the Economic Development Investment Plan drawn up with the London Development Agency and the South East of England Development Agency, south Essex centres [...]

September 24th, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued
Photo for Essex gets Slo homes

Essex gets Slo homes

Construction of houses on a new development in Essex will create just a tenth of the waste created by traditional techniques.At the Newhall development in Harlow, 30 so-called Slo homes, or Simple Living Opportunities, are to be constructed – or rather installed.The buildings will each achieve three out of six stars on the Code for [...]

September 15th, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued
Photo for Essex Eco-DIY bungalow open to public

Essex Eco-DIY bungalow open to public

Owners of an Essex bungalow who are working towards urban self sufficiency and have installed microgeneration, rainwater harvesting and biomass central heating have put it on display today.As part of the Heritage Open Days, the Eco-DIY house in Clacton-on-Sea will be open to visitors who are curious about reducing their environmental impact.The home is being [...]

September 11th, 2008 | News Service | 0 comments | Continued