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• Will Scottish Independence put a dent in green energy plans?
  on May 23, 2013 in Energy News Future Energy Renewable energy ed davey green energy renewable energy
  The date is fast approaching when Scotland will decide if it wants to remain as part of the UK or to ‘go it alone’ as they say.  One of the many considerations that have to be taken into account is the economy and what for each section of the li...
• Flood Risk to UK rising
  on May 20, 2013 in Uncategorized flood flood risk
  New data has emerged which shows that one in four London properties, with a collective worth of £250 billion, are now considered a serious flood risk by the Environment Agency. In the 2013 National Flood Risk Assessment, it is London boroughs which...
• Sales of Solar Panels Burning Up!
  on Mar 14, 2013 in clean power Future Energy green energy renewable energy solar pv
  The numbers of people using solar energy have increased dramatically in 2012 and can be attributed to the sharp decrease in the cost of solar photovoltaic panels.  Globally, sales increased by 1% – which brought in global revenue for green ene...
• Developing Countries Lack of Energy Affecting Healthcare
  on Mar 8, 2013 in Energy News Future Energy Renewable energy future energy supply green energy
  A new report has revealed that more than 1 billion people who live in developing countries have to cope without proper access to good healthcare.  Hospitals are having to treat patients in the dark and healthcare facilities are lacking in the power...
• Wind Power Capacity Grows 20%
  on Feb 14, 2013 in clean power Energy News renewable energy renewable energy targets
  Wind power across the globe expanded by 20% in 2012 – reaching a global energy capacity of 282 gigawatts (GW) as well as solar power seeing its capacity doubled 100gw. Across the globe, 45 GW of turbines were installed across the globe with C...
• Most Still Unaware of Green Deal
  on Jan 23, 2013 in Energy News energy saving green deal
    The Green Deal is scheduled to launch in the UK next Monday (28th January) – unfortunately, according to the latest survey from uSwitch, only 19% of people have any idea what its actually about. Essentially, the Green Deal allows you to...
• Energy Storage Test for SSE green Development
  on Jan 9, 2013 in Energy Energy News energy saving Future Energy energy efficient homes energy storage greenwatt way
  We have been observing SSE’s (in conjunction with Ofgem) Greenwatt Way project in Slough for a few years now – incase you’re unaware, it’s an interesting development of ten ‘zero carbon’ energy-efficient homes featuring the latest green b...
• EU Renewable Targets: Who are set to reach them?
  on Dec 3, 2012 in clean power Future Energy 2020 target green energy renewable energy renewable energy targets renewables
  The Guardian newspaper recently covered a news story regarding EU renewables targets and how each country is performing.  We have decided to visualise this data to show which countries are performing the best as well as where the EU stands against t...
• Energy Bill is Published
  on Nov 29, 2012 in Energy News energy bill uk energy bill
  Well, after months of huff and puff the UK Energy Bill is finally here. Energy secretary Ed Davey unveiled it today in the House of Commons: There have already been responses from various quarters – The Guardian is covering the announcement liv...
• New “Green Bank” Opened
  on Nov 28, 2012 in Energy News Future Energy green Bank green project investment Scottish Renewables Vince Cable
  Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced that a UK Green Investment Bank has been launched in Edinburgh.  The bank will have a purse of £3bn which will be used to invest in ‘green areas’ such as renewable energies, carbon capture and energ...

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