An airport that is to include a biomass boiler in an extension has retained its environmental management certification.In receiving the ISO 14001 certification, London Stansted Airport held on to its position as the largest UK airport to achieve the level.Andy Jefferson, Stansted's head of environment, said: "We were extremely proud...

A biomass boiler is to cut a hospital's carbon footprint in half, according to an NHS trust.The state-of-the-art biomass boiler will run on locally sourced woodchip, replacing the existing 40-year-old boilers that run on heavy fuel oil.Receiving funding from the NHS Carbon reduction programme, it will be the first of...

Air source heat pumps can provide 100 per cent of a new buildings heating and hot water, according to a company that has just installed a variety of energy efficient measures in a hostel.Green Energies, has installed a heat pump, solar thermal water heating panels, waste water recycling and a...

Solar thermal water heating panels installed at a community swimming pool is reducing its annual energy bill by £1,500.Funded by grants from the Energy Saving Trust and E.On, the Jesmond swimming pool in Newcastle installed the 11 solar thermal water heating panels.Glenn Armstrong, chief executive of Jesmond Swimming Project, said:...

Ground source heat pumps could help businesses manage their heating and cooling costs, according to Geothermal International.According to a statement from the firm, up to 40 per cent of a businesses energy budget is spent heating and cooling commercial premises.This year alone all of the Big Six energy providers have...

Energy assessors may be interested to visit a Wrexham school which is showcasing green technology.The £2.9 million Ysgol Maes y Mynydd in Wrexham was built as an amalgamation of three schools which has seen the installation of a ground source heat pump and solar panels.Wrexham council leader Aled Robert told...

Ground source heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar thermal water heaters are to receive the same incentives as electricity microgeneration devices.In the third and final reading of the Energy Bill in the House of Lords before it returns to the Commons, Lord Hunt announced the Renewable Heat incentive, which would...