Entries for August 2009

Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband has proposed plans to change the way power plants are connected to the UK’s power grid.

Warrington Housing Association has taken over ownership of rented retirement apartments in Lymm and spent £1m in giving them a much needed upgrade.

Tesco has teamed up with Mid Devon Council to produce its first ever ‘eco store’ in Crediton.

Gensler, the award winning global architecture firm, has achieved a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver Certification for its new office in London.

Scottish Power is planning to supply the isle of Islay with tidal power, according to The Guardian newspaper.

The Australian Senate has passed a climate change bill that proposes to obtain 20% of electricity from renewable resources by 2020.

The Scottish European Green Energy Centre located at the University of Aberdeen has announced it will receive crucial funding from the Scottish Government.

Carbon emissions reduction targets may need to be watered down to reach a deal at the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen in December, John Prescott has reportedly warned

One of the UK’s leading multi disciplinary architectural practices has just finished work on Wales’ first houses to achieve Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Envirolink Northwest has announced it will provide £120,000 in funding to encourage companies and organisations to buy recycled products.

The first living wall to be built in the UK has died, after the watering system failed, four years after it was created

The Homes and Communities Agency has just announced the second round of successful applicants for the low carbon infrastructure intiative.

The Government has announced that it will provide £6m in funding for deep geothermal power in the Renewable Energy Strategy.

Professional and amateur builders have begun work on the UK’s first affordable straw bale homes this month

The Energy Saving Trust is offering building contractors free advice on how to achieve higher levels of energy efficiency in new and refurbished buildings.