ADAS grow environmental services by offering tailored archaeological assessments
With local authorities requesting considerations to be made for heritage sites, ADAS has assembled a team of consultants with experience in archaeological plans, strategies, standards and systems on projects across the country. The archaeology team offers a number of services based on developers’ needs, starting with the Desk Based Assessment (DBA). The DBA looks at […]
E4environment service assists Shropshire farm
A Shropshire farm has become the first to install solar PV panels under a new service partnership agreement aimed at UK-wide agricultural based businesses interested in renewable power generation. Environmental consultancy E4environment, which advises clients on waste, renewable energy and environmental issues, originally established the partnership with leading agronomy and land management advice company Agrovista […]
Prospects of a new income stream fuels rural interest in wind farms
Growing concern about climate change and energy security has sparked the country-wide development of renewable energy facilities and commercial interest from landowners and developers, says RICS. RICS surveyors in rural areas are seeing a substantial increase in demand for due diligence reports from banks who are seeking advice on the viability of using a given […]
New biomass partnership fuelled by growing demand
Low carbon heating business Natural Warmth has joined forces with Ed Milbank – owner of Barningham Estate, near Barnard Castle in Teesdale – to create a new biomass business on Mr Milbank’s expansive estate. Combining the renewable heat expertise of Natural Warmth founders Stephen Heslop and Andy Howard with Ed Milbank’s extensive knowledge of forestry, […]
On Farm Energy Generation event
With the agricultural sector being hard hit by ever diminishing revenue streams and rising energy costs, farmers are increasingly looking towards alternative resources to maximise the return from their land. Run in association with the Royal Agricultural Society of England, On-Farm Energy Generation looks at how you can generate an income stream from land-based energy, […]
Gazasia develops clean fuel made from organic landfill waste for Asian market
Gazasia creates liquid biomethane – a carbon-neutral, sustainable and high-quality vehicle fuel – by cleaning and refining the natural gas produced by organic waste found in landfill sites. In the Philippines, as throughout much of the world, landfill remains the most common means of waste disposal. But left alone, it creates potentially damaging gases, including […]
Leading global forest research center taps FAO expert as new Director General
As forest conservation and sustainable development take centre stage in the lead up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (known as Rio+20), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) announced today the appointment of leading forestry, climate change and food security expert Peter Holmgren as its new director general. The CIFOR board announced […]
New framework means better stability for solar industry and consumers over next three years
New framework provides better certainty for consumers and industry The Solar Trade Association (STA) welcomes many aspects of DECC’s new Feed-in Tariff (FIT) cost control framework for solar PV published today, but remains concerned about the state of the UK solar market in the recession. The new framework shows how tariffs will be reduced in […]
Freeing forestry and land agents from gangmaster red tape will boost rural economy, says CLA
Agriculture Minister Jim Paice announced that the GLA is to focus on protecting the most vulnerable temporary workers from exploitation while freeing those in low-risk sectors such as forestry and land agency from gangmaster regulation. CLA President Harry Cotterell said: “We have lobbied on this issue and today’s announcement is a victory for forestry and […]
