Belfast rubbish to generate electricity

Gas from a Belfast landfill is to power an electricity generation facility.

Government sustainability "on track", emissions reductions lagging

The government's own operations seem on course to meet sustainability targets.

ROCs to be re-banded

The system of incentives for renewable energy facilities is to be adjusted to offer some technologies more support.

Vegetable oil provides electricity, heating, cooling

A low carbon micro-trigeneration system that runs on vegetable oil is being developed.

Dissipated heat could negate carbon cuts

Heat created by generation and use of electricity could lead to climate change even if carbon emissions are curbed as planned.

Feed-in tariff, emissions commitments become law

A trio of 'environmental' bills have received Royal Assent.

Distiller to cut emissions and effluent with biomass plant

Plans to generate electricity from biomass and clean a distillery's effluent have been given the go-ahead.

Peterborough EnergyPark plans submitted

Plans for a development which will dispose of waste, generate heat and electricity and house a research facility have been submitted.

Decentralised energy would save London 3.5m tonnes CO2

Building up to 50 new power plants would reduce energy waste, according to report.

Peterborough to be a Zero Waste Place

Peterborough is to take steps to reduce the waste in the city centre.

Factory to be partially powered by waste

A chemical factory which is one of the biggest users of energy in the UK will get some power from an energy-from-waste plant.

Landfill gas powers waste collection vehicle

A waste firm is trialling a collection vehicle powered by landfill gas.

Computer firm announces green energy plans

Computer firm Dell has announced plans to power its Texas-based headquarters with renewable energy, it has emerged.

Breweries 'to cut carbon emissions'

International brewing firm Scottish and Newcastle has announced it is installing two biomass-fuelled combined heat and power plants in its breweries in Tadcaster and Manchester in an effort to reduce CO2 emissions, it has emerged.

New gasification plant under construction

Construction is underway at the first gasification plant of its kind in the UK.