Plans for the development of ten sites for wind turbines have moved forward with exclusivity agreements being offered to companies. According to the Crown Estate, the ten sites will be offered to nine companies and consortia and are expected to offer up to of six GW of offshore energy.The agreements...

Heating solution providers and suppliers of energy efficiency technologies have been invited to take part in a £10 million competition to devise innovative energy solutions for houses.Prime minister Gordon Brown announced the Technology Strategy Board's (TSB) Retrofit for the Future competition, which challenges suppliers to "design and install new high...

The UK could reduce its carbon emissions by simply engaging more carbon capture technology. Geology professor, Stuart Haszeldine, has told a Royal Society meeting that it is important that the government looks into the technology, as it could reduce CO2 emissions by a third. He said: "The attraction of Carbon...

An eco-school in North Wales has opened its doors for the first time today. The £3.7 million Ysgol-y-Graig school on Anglesey, which houses more than 300 pupils, will generate its own electricity as well as being built from sustainable timber. Leader of the council, Gareth Winston Roberts OBE, said: "In...

The UK should work to create clean technology jobs such as biomass boiler and photovoltaic solar panel installers if it is to keep up with US president elect Barack Obama's green plans.According to the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) the UK government must take big steps to match Mr Obama's ambitious...

A solution is going to be put in the direction of small businesses looking to become more energy efficient.The Carbon Trust is hoping to give small businesses financial backing by offering them interest-free loans of up to £200,000, to enable them to be more ambitious in their energy saving projects.Currently,...

English supermarkets could be encouraged to take a leaf out of the book of a chain in Ireland, which has opened the first 'eco-store' in the Republic.Tesco Ireland believes its new store at Ballycarne will use an estimated 45 per cent less energy than a typical supermarket of its size,...

Information on energy efficiency, renewable energy and insulation will be offered to residents of Flyde as they prepare for the cold months of winter.Fylde Low Waste and Energy (FLoWE) will be going around the area in a trailer handing out advice on how to reduce fuel bills and boost energy...

Energy assessors could be employed by London's theatre industry in a bid to meet mayor Boris Johnson's targets of cutting carbon emissions.London's theatre industry is responsible for 50,000 tonnes of emissions every year, claims the mayors Green Theatre action plan and a series of energy efficiency measures could cut that...

Energy companies could be asked to do more to help the fuel poor, such as helping them install insulation in their homes, the Independent reports.Following price hikes, such as British Gas's 35 per cent gas tariff increase, ministers in the Treasury and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform...

Incentives for microgeneration, proper insulation and energy efficiency could help Britain become carbon neutral and a net energy exporter by 2050, according to the Liberal Democrats.Leader Nick Clegg launched the Apollo Project for UK Independence, a series of proposals he claimed could "free Britain from the shackles of foreign oil,...