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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.

Framework for generator connection to be established

3/4/2010 11:58:07 AM: The government has published the consultation version of its framework for connecting renewable energy projects to the grid.

Renewable energy project planning speeded up

3/2/2010 9:18:03 AM: The government yesterday (March 1st) launched the beginning of a new speedier planning regime for green projects which could collectively supply electricity for up to 22 million homes.

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.

Scottish govt pledge £7m to boost recycling rate

2/18/2010 3:09:26 PM: The Scottish government has pledged £7 million into boosting recycling rates after it revealed that it was still five percent behind its 2010 target.

Wind leads electricity sector

2/10/2010 3:29:11 PM: A British energy agency calls for policy to drive the growth of the wind sector, after new figures show that wind dominated new energy technology last year. <br/>

Low carbon challenge nets millions

2/4/2010 12:09:12 PM: The government has announced that 12 communities across the UK have each won up to £500,000 after successfully competing in the UK's low carbon challenge.

FoE urges Obama to push for fair deal in Copenhagen

12/11/2009 9:05:04 AM: Friends of the Earth is urging Barack Obama to use his influential powers to push for a fair and successful deal in Copenhagen.

US injects momentum into Copenhagen talks

12/9/2009 8:45:05 AM: America's Environmental Protection Agency has declared greenhouse gases a risk to human health, boosting Barack Obama's powers.

Energy efficiency plans questioned by NHIC

11/20/2009 1:05:06 PM: NHIC executive director Andrew Leech has warned that banning planning permission for energy efficiency projects could cause problems.<br/>

MP to help property owners fight climate change

11/18/2009 11:45:08 AM: Housing and planning minister John Healey proposes to ban planning permission for energy efficiency measures.

Low carbon communities to be designed

10/16/2009 11:40:11 AM: A leading designer is to work on local communities in Scotland.

Distillery uses algae to cut CO2 emissions

10/5/2009 12:10:41 PM: Algae is being used by a Scottish whisky distillery to reduce carbon emissions.

Electric car plans for Brighton

9/21/2009 9:05:07 AM: A new electric car charging initiative is being planned by Brighton and Hove City Council.

Brixton to become low carbon zone

9/7/2009 9:17:10 AM: London borough receives green funding.

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.

Windfarm scheduled for construction in Scotland

8/12/2009 5:17:05 PM: A 16MW windfarm is to be built by RWE npower in Aberdeenshire over the next two years.

EfW scheme approved in English county of Lincolnshire

8/4/2009 1:17:06 PM: Proposals for an EfW power station in Lincolnshire have been approved by local councillors.

RES outlines plans for Den Brook windfarm in England

7/28/2009 10:55:17 AM: RES plans to build a new nine-turbine windfarm in West Devon capable of providing enough electricity for 8,000 homes.

Conservatives accused of holding back UK wind power

7/28/2009 10:55:05 AM: Greenpeace has claimed that Conservative councils are much more likely to deny planning permission to windfarms than their Labour counterparts.