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22 January 2008
The Government-sponsored Technology Strategy Board is backing R&D into more energy efficient lighting, lasers, high brightness LEDs (Light-Emitting Diodes)and displays with a new £10 million investment programme opened up for competition just before Christmas.
30 September 2007
Stretched foils provide the key to this new low carbon college building in Glasgow. Ben Kochan reports
31 August 2007
The Government is pushing ahead with its plans, announced in the Energy White Paper, to give all consumers access to smart metering. But there are still questions to be answered. Simon Napper explains.
31 August 2007
Gas and electricity suppliers will have to install “smart” meters providing real time information to all but small businesses over the next five years under plans announced by the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.
30 July 2007
Green roofs provide many environmental advantages but can this environmental technology overcome vested interests and lack of statutory regulations?
30 July 2007
The penetration of smart metering will increase dramatically acording to a Datamonitor report.
30 June 2007
Frankfurt-based Consolar GmbH has announced a breakthrough in solar energy, with major implications for building-integrated renewables within the sustainable building market, and for energy security.
30 June 2007
Npower has launched a service to help householders generate electricity from solar panels, giving advice about the £12,000 panels and put customers in touch with the installation firm Ecofirst.
30 June 2007
The idea of exporting surplus power to the Grid may make domestic energy generation seem attractive. But how would it work in practice? Do the figures stack up, asks Simon Napper?
30 June 2007
New research from the University of Manchester shows that even a small amount of urban green space can have a positive environmental impact