UK Power Reserve acquires Taunton-based CHP facility
UK Power Reserve (UKPR) has completed a deal to add a new gas fired generation facility to their fast increasing portfolio. Based near Taunton in Somerset, Cantelo Nurseries is one of the largest growers of organic peppers in Europe, with an equally large demand for heat and power. The Cantelo Nurseries gas fired generation facility, […]
Video demonstrates why Government must act to minimise flood risk for farm businesses
A poignant video of a farming couple from the Somerset Levels coming to terms with being flooded last winter highlights why the Government must urgently invest to fill the £500m shortfall in the nation’s flood defence funding, the NFU said today. Dairy farmers Brian and Mary Hutchings from Moorland were forced to evacuate their stock […]
NFU releases new video: “Back British Farming: How farmers protect the environment”
The NFU releases a new video today to show how much farmers across England do to protect wildlife and the environment. 98 per cent of farmers say that protecting farm wildlife is important, and the video celebrates the work that has been done on farmland to ensure environmentally friendly habitats are created or preserved. Farms […]
REA and STA to go separate ways
The two associations became affiliated in March 2011, when the STA merged with the REA’s Solar Power Group and relaunched with representation of both the solar heating and solar power industries. Next year the two associations will become independent once again, allowing them both to focus on their core strengths. REA […]
Cows moooo-ve back in to cut grass at local wildlife haven
Following a successful trial last autumn, a herd of cows will once again replace lawn-mowers to cut the grass at one of Worcestershire’s most important wildlife locations. The Canal & River Trust, which looks after Coney Meadow reed bed on the banks of the Droitwich Canal, has this week recruited the six Shetland cattle for […]
Kate Humble to launch Bee Friendly Monmouthshire
Kate Humble will launch the Bee Friendly Initiative at 11am on Friday 10 October. Kate will sign up to the Bee Friendly Monmouthshire pledge – to make the Humble by Nature farm favourable for pollinating insects, and will become the first organisation in Monmouthshire eligible to display the Bee Friendly Monmouthshire logo. Kate Humble has […]
Adam Hart becomes patron of Bees Abroad
Professor Adam Hart, co-presenter of the recent Hive Alive series on BBC2, has agreed to become a patron of Bees Abroad, the charity seeking to reduce poverty in developing countries through beekeeping. Adam Hart is Professor of Science Communication at the University of Gloucestershire and an enthusiast of ‘social insects’ – those insects that live […]
VG Energy and Norvento sign Seven-Turbine Supply Agreement
Leading UK-based renewable technology specialist, VG Energy (VG) and Spanish medium-scale wind turbine manufacturer Norvento have agreed the sale of seven nED100 100kW turbines for a portfolio of sites under development in Scotland. This sale will provide a strong momentum to VG as it becomes Norvento’s first Scottish nED100 Agent. Under the terms of […]
Wastewater reclamation authority marks start-up of advanced biogas production system
The Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority (VVWRA) held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday September 26, 2014, to mark the successful start-up of the operation of its new OmnivoreTM biogas production system, supplied by Anaergia Inc., and funded in part by the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program. Municipal wastewater treatment […]
