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Obama urged to fit solar panels on White House

9/2/2010 12:19:17 PM: Activist Bill McKibben and a group from Unity College are urging Barack Obama to fit solar panels on the White House.

Record numbers install solar panels

9/1/2010 12:19:13 PM: Energy regulator Ofgem has released figures which show record numbers of people installed solar panels in August.

Wind power produced in northern Scotland 'outstripped supply'

8/31/2010 1:19:10 PM: Power produced by wind turbines in the north of Scotland outstripped supply in the region for the first time this weekend.

Eon installs first turbine on MoD land

8/13/2010 10:25:51 AM: Eon has provided the first wind turbine ever to be installed on Ministry of Defence land.

Plans submitted for green energy plant in Teeside

8/10/2010 12:06:46 PM: Sembcorp UK and SITA UK have announced plans to construct a new green energy plant in Teeside.

Local authorities able to sell renewable power to grid

8/10/2010 12:05:43 PM: Chris Huhne has overturned a law that prevented local authorities from selling renewable power to the grid

New solar panel scheme launched

8/9/2010 11:24:04 AM: A new scheme to install solar panels for free 'will help bring alternative energy sources to grid parity'.

ETI calling for energy storage project applications

8/5/2010 5:24:11 PM: The Energy Technologies Institute is asking organisations to submit proposals for an energy storage demonstration project.

Drax delays biomass decision

8/4/2010 5:24:50 PM: Drax, the UK's largest coal-fired power station, has delayed presenting an investment case for the conversion of some facilities to biomass.

Defra publishes energy usage online

8/3/2010 5:24:16 PM: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has begun publishing its real-time energy usage online.

Market 'will decide success of low carbon technologies'

8/2/2010 5:24:03 PM: Chris Huhne has told the BBC that it is the market that will decided which low carbon technologies will replace fossil fuels.

Landowners showing interest in renewable energy

7/28/2010 5:24:10 PM: A greater number of landowners are showing interest in renewable energy.

Coalition sets out ambitious emissions targets

7/27/2010 5:44:08 PM: The coalition government has set out ambitious climate change targets for the next decade.

Green Party claims emphasis on CCS is 'misguided'

7/23/2010 10:24:05 AM: The Green Party has claimed that the UK's focus on carbon capture and storage technology is "misguided".

KPMG report claims nuclear power is essential for CO2 reductions

7/20/2010 3:24:02 PM: A KPMG report has suggested that nuclear power "has to play a key role" in the UK energy mix if emissions targets are to be met

Big 6 energy firm to invest in CCS

7/8/2010 4:44:40 PM: Scottish and Southern Energy has announced its intention to undertake carbon capture and storage at a plant in Scotland.

Supply chain 'struggling with offshore wind market'

7/5/2010 1:44:10 PM: An industry expert has suggested there are issues with the UK supply chain accessing the offshore wind market.

Industry body warns biomass incentives could increase CO2

6/29/2010 2:24:08 PM: An industry body has warned that current incentives on biomass energy generation could threaten jobs and increase carbon emissions.