Amanda Bryan appointed Forestry Commissioner
Ms Bryan is a self-employed rural development consultant working across the Highlands and Islands, with a background in sustainable marine, rural and community development. She specialises in community consultation and engagement on projects and initiatives championing woodland and biodiversity management, forestry, tourism and recreation. She has been a non-executive member of the board of Scottish […]
Evance small wind turbines now available for Mole Valley Farmers
There has been a large increase in the take up of small wind turbines across the country as more and more farmers and landowners look to reduce their energy costs and operate more sustainably. To support those in the South of England the Evance R9000 small wind turbine is now available to all 30,000 members […]
Proposal for exclusion of sub 5MW solar from RO potentially ‘self-defeating’
DECC today announced a consultation on proposals to exclude solar under 5MW from the Renewables Obligation (RO) from next year [1]. This is expected to be published shortly. As today’s document acknowledges, this introduces uncertainty and delay for investors in solar power, with changes to support expected in April 2013. The STA [2] is keen […]
RO banding review raises serious questions over Coalition commitment to AD
Government is proposing to exclude Feed-in Tariff eligible (FIT) technologies, including anaerobic digestion, from the Renewables Obligation (RO), it was revealed in today’s RO banding decision. This follows the imposition of a very tight cap on capacity under the Feed-in Tariff, announced last week. REA Head of Biogas David Collins comments: “Recognising that anaerobic digestion […]
The Grass Group shows new products at Saltex
Vanmac BV, the manufacturer of the Trilo brand, announce the Trilo S3 a smaller vacuum sweeper to work at 1.5 metres wide to work at hard to get areas where ground pressure and dimensions matter. Along with a smaller working width came a reduction in weight to only 1.2kg, so that only a mid-range compact […]
Welsh government to develop bee action plan
The environment charity is urging David Cameron to introduce a national Bee Action Plan too. The move follows the launch of The Bee Cause campaign by Friends of the Earth earlier this year which called for the Welsh and UK Governments to develop Bee Action Plans to protect the 250 plus species of bee in […]
A trio of new products from Charterhouse
First up is the Redexim Verti-Drain 1517, larger sister to the 1513. These high speed Verti-Drains offer increased outputs to ease busy workloads. This new model has a working width of 1.76M and handles depths of up to 50mm (6”); it weighs in at 520kg and only needs a tractor from 28hp to pull it. […]
Renewable energy high on the agenda of Welsh farmers
Speaking at the Royal Welsh Show, Euryn said that HSBC has seen a strong increase in interest in renewable energy from the Welsh farming community in recent months. So far in 2012, HSBC’s Agriculture Team in Wales has already provided more than £5 million for its farming customers to fund wind turbines, hydro schemes and […]
Treasury must back green growth
Biogas from anaerobic digestion is a flexible form of renewable energy, which can generate electricity and heat, replace fossil gas in the grid or be used as a transport fuel. It has the potential to meet the equivalent of over 10% of the UK’s domestic gas demand. Reacting to the Energy Select Committee report, Charlotte […]
