Downing LLP agrees investment terms for a £20m biomass installation pipeline with Strand Energy Ltd
Downing LLP has recently agreed terms for a £20m pipeline of biomass installations with Strand Energy Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement Downing and Strand Energy Ltd will form a joint venture – Strand Energy (Biomass) LLP – to invest in biomass heating installations. The joint venture has an initial target of £20m GBP of […]
Environment Secretary collects first ‘Whitehall Honey’ during National Honey Week
The first jars of honey produced from Defra’s beehives have been collected by Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss together with a beekeeping apprentice today. Defra’s first yield of 6.5 kilograms have been bottled with the label ‘Whitehall Honey’ – just in time for National Honey Week. Defra installed beehives on the roof of its building in […]
Anaerobic Digestion industry fights to survive
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association has today strongly objected to DECC’s plans to massively cut back government support for new AD plants. The association’s response to the review of the Feed-in Tariff called for the government to set out much more ambitious plans for delivering new anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. DECC’s proposals would cut […]
Woodland owners missing out on millions
A multi million pound hole in the rural economy has been uncovered by a new survey, which reveals farmers and landowners across England are missing out on millions of pounds of untapped income. The full extent of this missed opportunity, which is due to landowners failing to reap the rewards of woodfuel and other timber […]
Renewables bring down the wholesale cost of energy, finds new study
A new report shows that renewables are cutting the wholesale price of energy and lessening the impact of subsidies on bill payers. The report has been published today by independent energy company Good Energy and is backed by experts at the University of Sheffield. It follows recent announcements by the Government that it will cut […]
Discovery about new battery overturns decades of false assumptions
New findings at Oregon State University have overturned a scientific dogma that stood for decades, by showing that potassium can work with graphite in a potassium-ion battery – a discovery that could pose a challenge and sustainable alternative to the widely-used lithium-ion battery. Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous in devices all over the world, ranging from […]
New campaign urges Government rethink over cuts to small-scale renewables
A new joint campaign is being launched today by the Solar Trade Association and RenewableUK opposing the Government’s plans to cut financial support to small-scale renewables, including wind turbines and solar panels. The campaign, entitled People Power, is calling for members of the public, as well as the thousands of renewable energy employees, to petition […]
World Energy Council comment on UN Global Goals Summit
As world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly to formally adopt new Sustainable Development Goals, the World Energy Council welcomes the inclusion of the energy goal: ‘Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’. Christoph Frei, Secretary General of the World Energy Council said: “The adoption of energy among sustainable development […]
Scotland shows support for solar energy with key guarantee
The Scottish Government has boosted solar investor confidence north of the border by announcing that, contrary to what the Department of Energy and Climate Change has proposed for England and Wales, it will retain the ‘grandfathering’ guarantee for investment in solar. Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing cited the need for “clarity and certainty” for solar […]
