CBI chief warns over Government’s “mixed messages” on environment
The Government risks sending a “worrying signal” to businesses by rolling back on policies to support clean technology, business leaders have warned.
The Government risks sending a “worrying signal” to businesses by rolling back on policies to support clean technology, business leaders have warned.
Businesses, energy sector bodies and unions have joined calls for the Government not to implement major cuts to solar power subsidies.
Sir David Attenborough has urged countries to sign up to a global scheme to make clean energy cheaper than fossil fuels, warning the Earth is in danger from climate change.
Pledges to cut greenhouse gases being made by countries in the run up to key climate talks are not enough to keep global temperature rises below dangerous levels, according to a Government source.
Recent policy announcements withdrawing support for renewable energy have seen the attractiveness of the UK’s renewables market as an investment destination plummet, according to EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI).
Tidal power generator Atlantis Resources has appointed Simon Counsell as chief financial officer following the resignation of Duncan Black.
Renewable energy firms are at risk of “shutting up shop altogether” as a result of the early withdrawal of government subsidies, a Westminster committee has been told.
New research has shown for the first time that recent announcements from Whitehall are having a significant impact on investor confidence and their ability to lend to onshore wind farm developers. Green-energy body Scottish Renewables (SR) is today publishing survey findings it says shows for the first time how UK Government policy is scaring off potential windfarm investors.
A major offshore wind farm which would have been visible from a World Heritage Site coastline has been turned down.
SeaZip is to expand the number of specialised service vessels in its fleet to six, with an order for two Damen fast crew supplier (FCS) 2610 boats.
A green energy firm has launched its battle to build a windfarm on an iconic mountain - by claiming festooning it with 14 turbines would not ruin the landscape.
A new technology that aims to deliver 100% clean electricity from hot water has been launched.
The planning rules on the installation of some renewable technology should be changed to make it easier for households and businesses to reduce their carbon emissions, environmental groups have said.
A unique project is helping map new opportunities for collaboration between the forestry and energy industries in Scotland.
Denmark's Dong Energy has taken a step closer to delivering one of the world's biggest offshore development zones.
A postcode in Glasgow is the top mainland spot for small-scale renewables in Scotland, new figures have revealed. Scottish Renewables said the 2014 Commonwealth Games have made the G40 postcode in the city’s East End a hotspot. It comes as the body revealed the latest figures for how the sector fares in the country.
An international consortium is to develop two new wind farms, generating up to 250 mega watts, in South Africa.
Switching to LED street lights could save millions of pounds a year for local authorities across Scotland, new figures suggest.
Indian renewable power producer Mytrah Energy made a pre-tax loss in the first half of 2015 whilst making progress towards new construction projects.
Great Yarmouth-based 3 Sun Group has launched a new asset integrity service for on and offshore structures in the oil & gas and renewables sectors.
The world’s first independent standards and certification system for oil and gas production is expanding into renewable energy, Equitable Origin (EO) announced today.
Renewable Energy Generation has been granted planning permission for the three turbine Pen Bryn Oer wind farm in Wales.
Dundee University is to lead a major research project to determine whether cheaper, more environmentally responsible and more effective foundations can be developed for the offshore renewables industry.
Scotland’s summer may have been a washout, but the wet and windy weather has proved to be a “belter” for renewable energy, with the amount of electricity produced by wind turbines up by more than 50% on last year. Wind power alone supplied 660,117.23 Megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity to the National Grid in July, which is enough to supply on average the needs of 72% of Scottish homes - the equivalent of 1.75 million households. That is up by 58% from the same month in 2014, according to environmental campaigners at WWF Scotland.
The North Sea is the focal point of a new EU-backed conference on the future of energy in Europe.