Environmental award won by Branston
Branston Ltd, the UK’s largest potato supplier, is one of four companies to be the first to achieve a new international award for water reduction from the Carbon Trust. Branston was awarded the Carbon Trust Water Standard in recognition of the company’s continued commitment to measuring, managing and reducing its water consumption. The Carbon Trust […]
Energy Now Expo 2013 starts with a bang in Telford
The Royal Bank of Scotland have released figures showing that the Midlands is leading the way in renewable energy lending as the Energy Now Expo hits Telford for its two day event, showcasing renewable energy options to farmers and landowners. With lending figures of £9.73 million for the Midlands, it shows that there is strength […]
ADBA CEO gives evidence on Gas Generation Strategy
Emphasising the strategic importance of biogas and its potential in oral evidence given to a hearing of the Energy and Climate Change Committee this morning [13 Feb] on the Gas Generation Strategy, Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association, called for greater coherence of policy in support for anaerobic digestion and biogas, […]
New green energy plant project well under way
A new £8million anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, which will help to process food waste from across the north east and generate renewable energy for the local area, is now in development in County Durham. The north east’s first commercial food waste facility at Emerald Biogas on Newton Aycliffe Industrial Estate is set to launch in […]
TGC Renewables secures planning permission for 3.47MW solar PV project in Cornwall
Independent renewable energy project developer, TGC Renewables, has successfully secured planning permission for a 3.47MW solar project near Hayle, Cornwall. The project will provide the farmer landowner with a guaranteed rental income for the next 25 years and deliver enough energy to the local grid to power 796 homes. The project, located approximately 1.6km southeast […]
Outstanding response to stewardship campaign
According to all three approval holders who are behind the initiative, the outcome, a year on, is very positive, but the need to act in accordance with the stewardship measures is as important as ever. “In the UK the renewal status for all products containing the active ingredient chlorpyrifos is still pending,” said James Knight […]
LEAF launches sustainable water initiative
Following five years of extreme weather patterns, combined with a rapidly expanding world population, it is now recognised that farmers must manage water resources much more sustainably. The Simply Sustainable Water resource outlines six simple steps to help farmers manage water more sustainably. The steps are based on LEAF’s Integrated Farm Management (IFM) whole farm […]
CLA welcomes new England Director at Forestry Commission
CLA President Harry Cotterell said: “As the main organisation representing private forestry owners, the CLA congratulates Mr Gambles on his new role. “It is a challenging yet exciting time to be involved with the forestry industry. The CLA is already working closely with Defra on ash dieback disease and plant health generally, and with the […]
Mixed reaction to Government’s response on peat
The comments come following the publication of Defra’s response to recommendations from the Sustainable Growing Media Task Force. Defra states that it believes all growing media materials should be assessed using the same criteria but falls short of actually fully adopting that very proposal. “While we welcome that Government has accepted in principle that the […]
