All Green energy articles – Page 8
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News22,000 installers needed to meet renewable heat target
Seven times as many accredited installers needed by 2020 according to PwC report
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CommentFracking: Proceed with caution
If there is a role for fracking in UK energy policy, it needs to be founded on research and proper regulation
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CommentThe power's in the community
Getting communities working together to harness renewable energy is the key to its success
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CommentAre we smart enough for smart meters?
Smart meters have to be part of the answer to cutting energy consumption in UK homes but we need to train occupiers in how to use them properly
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CommentAllowable solutions are the only way to reach carbon reduction targets
In order to have zero carbon domestic buildings by 2016 and non-domestic by 2019 the CLG will have to work out the price of carbon per tonne under the framework
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FeaturesChoosing low-carbon windows
There is more to a low-carbon window choice than whether you opt for double or triple glazing
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NewsMorgan Sindall to construct UK’s first carbon neutral lab
Contractor awarded £16m contract by University of Nottingham
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NewsCity Halls prioritise energy efficiency
Study finds varying responses to climate change from city bosses
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NewsFears government zero-carbon plan will harm recovery
Industry concerned vagueness of allowable solutions proposals will weaken nascent housing recovery
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NewsGovernment to cap zero-carbon cost to housebuilders
Government estimates cost of introducing ‘allowable solutions’ to housebuilding industry could be as much as £224m per year
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NewsOfgem freezes solar subsidies for rest of 2013
Solar feed-in-tariff remains stable as installations level-off over the last year
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NewsEd Davey: Hinkley deal uncertain
Energy secretary warns there is no guarantee on when or even if a deal will be reached that allows work to start on the £10bn nuclear project
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FeaturesInterview: Ed Davey, energy secretary
The energy secretary on the Green Deal, nuclear, and George Osborne’s climate change scepticism
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NewsHinkley funding decision 'before end of 2013'
EDF commits to making a final investment decision on £10bn project before the end of the year
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NewsPlanning rules for wind farms tightened
Government gives greater weight to local concerns over renewable energy projects
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NewsBalfour picked for £346m Welsh windfarm
Balfour Beatty has been appointed preferred bidder to own and operate the £346m Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm project, located off the north coast of Wales
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CommentThe green Deal, social housing and a degree in maths?
The Green Deal should be able to provide finance for this sector. The big question is, will the projected cost-savings be realised?
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Combined cycle gas turbine plants
Unless new electricity generating capacity is built soon there will be an energy security crisis in the UK. Barbra Carlisle and Paul Webber of EC Harris examine the role of gas in electricity generation
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NewsNuclear power on course for 2020 start, says Davey
Energy secretary says UK can still complete construction on new nuclear power plants fast enough to have them running by 2020