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  • 09 May 2013

    Green Investment Bank boss prepares way to borrow in less than two years

    The chief of the UK's £3bn green investment bank is preparing to move the bank to borrowing and raising debt, in order to vastly expand its scope in bringing forward renewable energy and other environmental projects across the country.

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  • 09 May 2013

    Urban Wind snaps up troubled Myriad Wind

    Glasgow-based Urban Wind has acquired the Preston-based small wind division of renewable energy firm Myriad CEG.

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  • 08 May 2013

    30 firms share in £16m low carbon energy innovation funding

    As many as 30 UK firms are to share millions of pounds of funding in a major Government programme that aims to accelerate commercialisation of low carbon energy technologies.

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  • 08 May 2013

    CBI calls for urgency to get Energy Bill onto statute books

    The CBI today urged Ministers to act urgently to get the Energy Bill onto the statute books or face the danger of the "lights going out and not coming back on".

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  • 07 May 2013

    UK calls for "urgent steps" to reform EU Emissions Trading System

    The UK and eight other European countries, including France and Germany, have joined together to call for urgent action to rescue the EU’s flagship scheme for cutting carbon emissions.

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  • 07 May 2013

    Renewable Energy Association accuses green groups of scaremongering over biomass

    A major row has broken out between green campaigners and companies using wood, straw, waste and other 'biomass' fuels to run power stations over how environmentally friendly such fuels are.

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  • 02 May 2013

    Green Deal and ECO: elderly and disabled put off by complexity and debt worries

    Older and disabled people are put off the Government's flagship energy efficiency programmes because of their complexity and fear of taking on debt, unpublished Government research shows.

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  • 01 May 2013

    Six energy firms to be investigated for missing CERT and CESP targets

    Six energy firms – including three of the 'Big Six’ – are to be investigated by the energy watchdog after failing to meet targets on energy efficiency under Government initiatives to cut consumers bills and reduce carbon emissions.

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  • 01 May 2013

    Naked Energy to begin UK trials of its ‘two-in-one’ solar system

    Naked Energy, the UK cleantech firm that has developed a super-efficient 'two-in-one solar’ energy system, will shortly begin trialing its patented technology with two commercial partners.

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  • 01 May 2013

    Cities may have to ban cars because UK has breached air pollution limits

    The UK Government has failed in its legal duty to protect people from the harmful effects of air pollution, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.

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