Marine energy business park gets £5m boost
(Wed 31/03)
The UK Government has confirmed an investment of £5 million towards a £12.8 million project to help create a new marine energy business park in Hayle, Cornwall.
Leading UK businesses launch insulation campaign
(Mon 29/03)
A group of leading businesses have launched the 'Insulate Today' campaign as part of a pilot scheme to make it easier, cheaper and more appealing for quarter of a million employees to insulate their homes and save hund
TV star Ben Fogle embarks on nationwide “upcycling” tour
(Fri 26/03)
Ben Fogle has helped launch the Kenco Eco Refill Young Eco Designer competition to encourage children and their families to reduce and reuse waste in an imaginative way and become a new generation of ‘upcyclers’.
Government launches £10m marine energy challenge
(Tue 23/03)
Innovators have been invited to advance the power of the sea with the world’s largest Government challenge prize.
Female leaders show the way for Earth Hour 2010
(Sat 20/03)
With a week to go before the people of the planet switch off for Earth Hour, prominent women across the globe are leading the way to encourage the people of the world to show what can be done to fight climate change.
Dinner by candlelight as hotel chain signs up to Earth Hour
(Tue 16/03)
The Radisson Edwardian chain of hotels has pledged to support tackling climate change by signing up to WWF's Earth Hour between 8.30 and 9.30 pm on Saturday, 27 March 2010.
environCom opens UK’s largest WEEE processing facility
(Mon 15/03)
environCom, the UK’s leading waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycler, has opened the UK’s largest WEEE processing facility in Grantham, with the capacity to treat over 100,000 tonnes per annum – j
Construction work starts on Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site
(Sun 14/03)
Construction work on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site has officially started with the arrival of the 164m “Nordnes” vessel, which will position rocks at selected foundation locations in preparation for th
Sensor firm raises £3m to improve efficiency of power generation
(Sun 14/03)
Industrial technology firm Oxsensis has raised £3m in a funding round in which Carbon Trust Investments Limited has joined existing investors Albion Ventures, Seven Spires, Frog Capital, the Rainbow Seed Fund, and sever
One-month countdown to UK's green CRC scheme
(Mon 01/03)
Today marks the one-month countdown to the start of the Government’s new scheme to save organisations money on fuel bills and to reduce carbon emissions.
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Hadrian's Wall declared World's first Fairtrade World Heritage Site Zone
(Wed 24/02)
Hadrian’s Wall Heritage group and local businesses are celebrating after successfully campaigning to make Hadrian’s Wall Country the World’s first Fairtrade World Heritage Site Zone.
Newcastle plant to make world's biggest wind turbine blades
(Thu 18/02)
The latest £8 million funding for offshore wind technology was made available today as UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown hailed the UK as a “global leader” in the offshore wind market.
Low carbon community scheme receives DECC £500k funding
(Thu 04/02)
The Ashton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral project has been selected as one of 20 communities to receive government funding worth up to £500,000.
Green chemistry’s new centre for CO2 applications opens
(Wed 03/02)
A new centre to maximise the beneficial use of carbon dioxide is to open at the University of York.
Europe's first green car rally launched to find eco-driver champ
(Sat 30/01)
The first ever pan-European eco-driving challenge has been launched to find the Continent's greenest driver.
