Scottish Power awards contract
Scottish Power has awarded a contract to reduce carbon emissions to a green support services company, EAGA. The deal is worth approximately two hundred million sterling pounds. EAGA which is based in Newcastle company has consented to handle the Carbon Emissions ...
by Samantha Donovan July 6th, 2008
Renewable power tariffs and online tariffs almost the same
The differences in cost between online energy tariffs and the specially designated renewable energy tariffs are becoming marginal. This is according to a price comparison website. The price comparison website discovered that the disparity on average between the electricity tariffs ...
by Jenson Brayshaw July 6th, 2008
Wind turbines face opposition
An electricity firm which was proposing to develop 6 wind energy turbines was picketed by campaigners who were opposed to the plan. The protestors who were under the umbrella body of Action Group Against Sempringham Turbines opposed the wind farm outside ...
by Emma Young July 6th, 2008
Wind farm decision postponed
A decision on whether to give the go-ahead to the construction of a weather mast measuring fifty metres tall on a piece of land located in the midst of Gartree and Lubenham has been postponed. Harborough District Council had been requested ...
by Jenson Brayshaw July 4th, 2008
Second thoughts over wind farm
The firm that was developing a wind energy project in South Wales has had second thoughts on the scheme and pulled out. The wind farm developer, E.ON claimed that the reason for abandoning the plans was because of the noise ...
by Jenson Brayshaw July 3rd, 2008
Wind energy development facing obstacles
Though the Renewable Energy Strategy recently unveiled by Gordon Brown the British Prime Minister has been welcomed, the wind energy sector has claimed that there are obstacles standing in the rapid development of wind power generation facilities. Renewable Energy Systems which ...
by Emma Young July 2nd, 2008
Wind farms causing destruction of countryside
A councillor from Strabane Sinn Fein has claimed that the big number of wind energy projects within a six and a half kilometre radius outside Castlederg is causing destruction to the countryside and yet the locals are not enjoying any environmental benefits. It was during a Strabane District Council meeting that
by Lynnette Adamson June 30th, 2008
Green energy to add household bills by £260
The wind energy programme that has been unveiled by the government will cause an increase of two hundred and sixty sterling pounds to the annual household bills. But the government has maintained that the sacrifice was necessary in order to ...
by Samantha Donovan June 30th, 2008
Britain to be turned into Saudi Arabia of wind
British Prime Minister has disclosed that his government will give encouragement to energy utilities to develop seven thousand wind energy turbines as part of the efforts to decrease the dependency of Britain on fossil fuels as well as a way of reducing the carbon dioxide emissions. Gordon Brown summed it up
by Emma Young June 29th, 2008
Street in the dark for two months
A road in Elstree has been in the dark for over eight weeks following a fault in the street lights. As a result Sullivan Way residents have keeping to their houses unable to go out at night because of the ...
by Emma Young June 28th, 2008
Energy experts not impressed with green energy strategy
As the green energy strategy awaits unveiling energy experts are accusing the government of being a latter-day convert. Experts say that the United Kingdom is playing when other nations in the world are already steps ahead in renewable energy generation. The experts say that for instance electricity generated from wind sources
by Emma Young June 28th, 2008
