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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.

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

Sustainable building products 'still not mainstream'

5/28/2010 5:39:28 PM: An expert has claimed that until sustainable building practices increase, products supporting the industry will not become mainstream.

Low Carbon Buildings Programme closes

5/25/2010 9:19:06 AM: The Low Carbon Buildings Programme will be closed to new applications with immediate effect due to government spending cuts.

What are the possibilities for geothermal energy?

4/26/2010 2:40:11 PM: As a world congress on geothermal energy production gets underway in Indonesia, is this renewable source really an option for the UK?

Local councils need to help create green infrastructure

2/22/2010 9:18:14 AM: Local authorities need to work with green community ventures to reach national emissions targets, a new report from the UK-GBC has recommended.

Homes in Manchester to form low carbon micro-grid

2/17/2010 3:29:05 PM: Social housing developments in Manchester will become the testing ground for a micro-grid project that will save 20 million tonnes of carbon.

Microgeneration pay scheme to launch in spring

2/1/2010 12:09:23 PM: The government announced that it will be launching the FiTs scheme in April this year.

FiTs need to be 'worth it'

1/28/2010 12:09:10 PM: The government should raise prices to encourage homeowners to install renewable energy equipment.

Low carbon energy generation needs higher returns, says group

1/19/2010 9:09:10 AM: The government needs to increase its targets for small-scale renewable energy, according to Friends of the Earth.

Home energy efficiency scheme launched

12/7/2009 9:05:09 AM: The Department of Energy and Climate Change has launched pilot tests of its £4 million home Energy Pay As You Save initiative.

New microgeneration planning rules launched in Wales

9/2/2009 3:57:18 PM: Welsh homeowners will be able to install microgeneration power and heating systems without planning permission.

Green Skills Training Centre to support Welsh low carbon sector

7/31/2009 11:37:02 AM: British Gas is working with the Welsh Assembly Government to create a new training centre for green skills in the south.

Conservatives call for more action on UK smart meter rollout

6/12/2009 12:55:05 PM: The Tories believe that more impetus should be given to the nationwide smart meter rollout.

Green home myths dispelled

5/28/2009 9:51:05 AM: An energy efficiency expert has dismissed some of the biggest beliefs held by homeowners reluctant to embrace low-carbon technologies.

British school installs biomass boiler

5/7/2009 12:25:08 PM: A school in Devon is planning to install a biomass boiler as part of a £60,000 energy efficiency scheme.

Small wind sector shows how UK can lead low carbon economy

4/8/2009 6:05:02 PM: Export revenues from the small scale wind sector have doubled, figures from the BWEA show.

Sustainable design does not have to cost more

3/27/2009 5:48:06 PM: Designing buildings with sustainability in mind does not have to cost more, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Scotland.