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Government backs Ford over low carbon cars

3/18/2010 8:58:07 AM: The car manufacturer is planning to invest £1.5 billion in green vehicles.

Carbon Trust supports development of green biofuel

3/17/2010 3:18:05 PM: Municipal waste is to be converted into fuel for transport.

Renewable projects approved in Scotland

3/17/2010 9:18:07 AM: The ten initiatives will help generate as much as 1.2GW of energy.

Councils to get £10m grant to update green homes expertise

3/10/2010 12:18:11 PM: UK councils are to benefit from nearly £10 million in funds to help them update their green skills and advance the 'second wave' of eco-towns.

New group launched to lobby on European supergrid

3/9/2010 3:18:01 PM: A lobby group was launched yesterday (March 8th) in order to influence policy proposals for a pan-European supergrid.

Eco-homes made from patented recycling process

2/26/2010 3:18:03 PM: Eco-homes could eventually be made from recycled everyday materials, after a Welsh company patented a recycling procedure.

£100m foreign boost to UK wind power industry

2/26/2010 12:18:04 PM: Mitsubishi Power Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding to invest up to £100 million in research and development in the UK wind power industry.

Govt launches retrofit test run across UK

2/26/2010 9:38:03 AM: Eighty-seven social housing developments across the UK will be part of the largest retrofitting initiative undertaken by the government.

Smart grid held back by govt inaction, says committee

2/25/2010 9:38:06 AM: The UK's Energy and Climate Change Committee has said that the smart-grid roll out must happen faster to secure energy supplies for the future.

Report warns that lithium-ion battery market faces trouble

2/24/2010 12:18:06 PM: The lithium-ion battery market may go over-capacity because there will not be an equivalent take up in electric vehicles within the next decade.

Low carbon technologies courses to boost construction skills

2/24/2010 9:18:03 AM: The Green Register, the green construction body, will be holding courses for workers wanting to develop their green skills in advance of the UK's eco-homes venture.

North-east factory to make world's largest turbine blades

2/19/2010 9:09:11 AM: A factory is to be built in Newcastle to make the world's biggest turbine blades.

UK to design world's biggest wind power test rig

2/18/2010 12:09:04 PM: The UK's Energy Technologies Institute has announced plans to create the world's largest open-access offshore wind turbine test rig.

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.

EU biofuel targets threaten lives in developing countries

2/16/2010 3:09:08 PM: Action Aid argues that 100 million people overseas could starve because of the EU targets to increase biofuel production for transport.

£400m funding boost for renewables under Lib Dems

2/12/2010 3:29:04 PM: The Liberal Democrats have committed to spending £400 million on upgrading UK ports if they win the general election.

Govt to launch study into landfill bans

2/12/2010 12:09:03 PM: The environment minister this week confirmed plans to launch a consultation on landfill bans for selected materials.

Lower carbon aero engine funding given

2/11/2010 12:29:25 PM: The government announced today that it will give £45 million funding to research and development into creating more fuel-efficient, lower carbon aero engines.

Thinktank calls for end of tax breaks for high polluters

2/8/2010 3:09:09 PM: The Green Alliance has said that the government could cut the budget deficit and meet green targets by ending tax breaks for high-polluting industries.

Low carbon energy revolution needs green skills

1/20/2010 9:09:06 AM: The UK workforce lacks the green skills needed to take advantage of the massive investment in offshore wind energy, claims one green organisation.